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Concert Program
In These Hard Times
Composed by Linda Hirschhorn (after Bertolt Brecht)
There alway something sings
Poem: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Music: Sarah Quartel
Time
Words by Julie Flanders
Music by Emil Adler
Arrangement by Keiji Ishiguri
Sing, my Child
Words and music by Sarah Quartel
Winnebago
Music and lyrics by David Maddux
Build the Sky
Words by Julia Klatt Singer
Music by Jocelyn Hagen and Timothy C. Takach
Ad Astra (To the Stars…)
Words and Music by Jacob Narverud
Love Is Love Is Love Is Love (from the Justice Choir Songbook)
Words compiled by Abbie Betinis
Music by Abbie Betinis
Performers
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: LEORA ZIMMER
ACCOMPANIST: SOOHEE MOON
Soprano 1
Courtney Allen
Anne Cherry
Katherine Fisher
Kelly Hourihan*
Elizabeth Ryan
Sophia Suarez-Friedman
Soprano 2
Shira Burns
Miriam Cantor-Stone
Sasha Carrea
Dagny Dukach
Sara Epstein
Gabrielle Friedman
Teresa Gotal
Julia Herzig
Laura Mayron
Anna Meyer
Laura Powell
Laura Spalding
Donisha Thaxton*
Katie Thorp
Lisa Weber
Alto 1
Abigail Burns
Ruthanne Corthell
Hana Frankova
Sandy Goodman
Zoey Howe
Susan Eiseman Levitin
Maria Martinez-Lage
Darya Mattes
Melissa Quest-Mercadante*
Vivian Phelan
Maddi Ranieri
Julie Regner
Abby Stewart
Nancy Stockford
Jennifer Wry
Alto 2
Adina Karantza
Maggie Klureza
Maureen Lanan
Julie Petot
Kathryn Soderholm
Laura Staffaroni*
* Section leader
Speakers
Miriam Cantor-Stone
Sara Epstein
Hana Frankova
Zoey Howe
Maria Martinez-Lage
Julie Regner
Jennifer Wry
Sister Singers Festival Singers
Soprano 1
Courtney Allen
Carrie Braverman
Katherine Fisher
Laura Gould
Julia Keller
Danielle Oldfield
Soprano 2
Shira Burns
Emily D’Urso
Gabrielle Friedman
Polly Hoppin
Anna Meyer
Donisha Thaxton
Katie Thorp
Alto 1
Ruthanne Corthell
Abi Harper
Zoey Howe
Darya Mattes
Melissa Quest-Mercadante
Maddi Ranieri
Julie Regner
Lauren Rubenzahl
Jennifer Wry
Alto 2
Maartje Buitendijk
Robin Einzig
Patti Grip
Julie Kinnett
LouAnn Pearthree
Laura Staffaroni
Lynne Wilkinson
Our Volunteers
Production
Shira Burns
Kerianne Hourihan
Zoey Howe
Maureen Lanan
Anna Meyer
Maddi Ranieri
Laura Staffaroni
Jennifer Wry
Graphics, Publicity & Social Media
Helen Bailey
Ruthanne Corthell
Hana Frankova
Sandy Goodman
Sara Hickman-Himes
Zoey Howe
Julia Keller
Khadeja Merenkov
Laura Spalding
Lisa Weber
Voices Rising Leadership Team
Maartje Buitendijk
Shira Burns
Zoey Howe
Maggie Klureza
Anna Meyer
Melissa Quest-Mercadante
Julie Regner
Leena Solusar
Laura Spalding
Katie Thorp
Leora Zimmer
With Special Thanks To
Gregory Borino
Kathleen Hansen
Linda Hirschhorn
David Maddux
October Project
Our Donors
To those individuals and businesses that have contributed this season to support our mission of building community through song, we thank you. Your trust in our future is deeply appreciated. Voices Rising is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. A donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by federal and state laws.
Voices Rising thanks the following donors:
- Mark Davis and Jim Howe
- Heather Gallant
- Donna Hansbury
- Betsy Imershein
- Jennifer Ingham
- Kathryn Keller
- Roger Keller and Nancy Small
- Susan and Ruth Levine
- Anne Marsh
- Janice Mercadante
- Marcia Michaels
- Ravi Prasad
- Drew Ranieri
- Stephanie Salitsky
- Steven Smith
- Jill Smudski
- Lorry Sorgman
- Sue Weil
- Brann and Ellen Wry
- Ora Wry
- Danya and Ben Zimmer Bloomstone
- Leora Zimmer
As well as chorus members past and present who’ve donated to keep our organization strong:
- Courtney Allen
- Helen Bailey
- Leena Solusar
- Sarah Bloomstone
- Carrie Braverman
- Maartje Buitendijk
- Shira Burns
- Miriam Cantor-Stone
- Anne Cherry
- Grace Cinquegrana
- Mia Concordia
- Ruthanne Corthell
- Sarah Crofts
- Dagny Dukach
- Robin Einzig
- Sara Epstein
- Katherine Fisher
- Sho Garland
- Sandy Goodman
- Teresa Gotal
- Patti Grip
- Julia Herzig
- Wendi Hoffenberg
- Kelly Hourihan
- Zoey Howe
- Adina Karantza
- Julia Keller
- Julie Kinnett
- Maggie Klureza
- Sara Krachman
- Maureen Lanan
- Susan Levitin
- Anne Lodick
- Marie Longo
- Maria Martinez-Lage
- Darya Mattes
- Donna Mayo
- Anna Meyer
- Mary-Liz Murray
- Cheryl Pedersen
- Julie Petot
- Vivian Phelan
- Laura Powell
- Melissa Quest-Mercadante
- Maddi Ranieri
- Julie Regner
- Melissa Rifkin
- Lee Rodman
- Lauren Rubenzahl
- Elizabeth Ryan
- Kathryn Soderholm
- Laura Spalding
- Laura Staffaroni
- Abby Stewart
- Nancy Stockford
- Rachel Styles
- Sophia Suarez-Friedman
- Kyra Sweeney
- Eden Tanner
- Donisha Thaxton
- Katie Thorp
- Samantha Wathugala
- Alyssa Weinstein
- Jennifer Wry
Voices Rising is also supported by:
- American Online Giving Foundation
- The Boston Foundation
- Boudro Wrestling
- Network for Good
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation
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This program has been made possible in part by generous funding from the Massachusetts Cultural Council