Program for this luncheon TBD.
Category Archives: Meetings
Piano, February 15, 2023
Program
Program Leader: Pat Yingst Song Leader: Elise Ragland Accompanist: Melanie Richards
Together We Sing: I’m Always Chasing Rainbows, p. 58
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Italien by Fannie Mendelssohn Hensel (1805-1847)
Cool and Silent is the Lake by Gladys Davenport (1895-1961)
Performed by Elise Ragland, soprano, and Angelica Lopez, pianist
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Impromptu in B-flat major, op.142, no.3 by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Novelette no.3 in E minor by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)
Performed by Felicity Coltman, pianist
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Deh vieni,non trader from Le Nozze di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
O Mio Bambino by Giacometti Puccini (1858-1924)
Performed by Deborah Scott Hammons, soprano, and Carolyn McColloch, pianist
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Music by Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918):
General Lavine – Eccentric, Bruyeres, and Les Fees Sont d’Exquises Danseuses from Preludes, Book 2
Cloches à travers les feuilles and Poissons d’or from Images, Book 2
L’Isle Joyeuse
Performed by Tim Woolsey, pianist
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Strings and Piano, January 18, 2023
Program
Program Leader: George Edwards Song Leader: Suzy Gallagher Accompanist: Brian Grothues
Together We Sing: Shenandoah, p. 14
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Winter: II. Largo, III. Allegro from Concerto in F minor, RV 297 by Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
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Performed by Ruby Smith, violinist, and Gregory Shields, pianist
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Allegro molto and Rondo from Sonata in D major, Op.6 for one piano, four hands by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Performed by Kathryn Govier and Marcia Edwards, pianists
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Vivace ma non troppo from Sonata in G major for violin and piano, Op.78 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
Performed by Kay Mueller, violinist , and Angelica Lopez, pianist
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Scherzo No.2, op.31 by Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Performed by Grace Huang, pianist
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I. Allegro agitato from Sonata in A minor, Op.36 for cello and piano by Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Performed by Terri Freeland, cellist, and Brian Grothues, pianist
Holiday Coffee, December 7, 2022
Program
Program Leader: Gena Tabery Song Leader: Charles Palmer Accompanist: Kathryn Govier
Together We Sing: I Heard the Bells, p. 48
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II. Andante and III. Allegro from Sonata No. 2 in D major for Viola da Gamba, BWV 1028 by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Performed by Terri Freeland, cellist and Melanie Richards, pianist
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Holiday Songs
A Slumber Song of the Madonna by Michael Dewar Head (1900-1976)
In The Bleak Midwinter by Sherri Porterfield (1995), words by Christian Rossetti (1830 -1894)
Still a Bach Christmas: Still, Still, Still and Air from Orchestral Suite in D by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Pine Cones and Holly Berries and It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas by Meredith Wilson (1902-1984)
Performed by Elise Ragland, soprano, Charles Palmer, baritone, Pat Yingst, flutist, and Maxine Gomes, guest pianist
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Nocturne et Allegro Scherzando by Phillipe Gaubert (1879-1941)
Performed by Pat Yingst, flutist and Brian Grothues, pianist
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O, Holy Night by Adolph Adam (1803-1856)
Performed by Katharine Shields, soprano and Mary Parse, pianist
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My Christmas Song for You (1944) by Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1982) with lyrics by Furniss Peterson ((1890-1956)
The Christmas Song (1945) by Mel Torme (1925-1999) with lyrics by Robert Wells ((1922-1998)
White Christmas (1942) by Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
Performed by Charles Palmer, baritone and Kathryn Govier, pianist
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SING-A-LONGS, Hanukkah and Christmas Carols
Love Notes

Love Notes
April 20, 2022, 10 AM
First Unitarian Universalist Church
4700 Grover Ave., Austin, TX
Program
Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat, op.63 by Gabriel Faure(1845-1924) performed by Tim Woolsey, pianist
“Prairie Songs for Soprano and Piano on Poems of Carl Sandburg and Willa Cather”: No. 2 Going Home and No. 8 Prairie Reprise by Gwyneth Walker (B. 1947) performed by Elise Ragland, soprano and Maxine Gomes, guest pianist
Festive Piece on “Simple Gifts”, a Shaker Folk Song arranged by Joseph M. Martin performed by Marcia Edwards and Kathryn Govier, duo pianists
“Chicago Medley”: Razzle Dazzle, When You’re Good to Mama, Mr. Cellophane, and All That Jazz performed by Suzy Gallagher, soprano, Kit Thompson, tenor, and Greta Gutman, pianist
Ruby’s Waltz and Fiddle Crossing, both by Ruby Jane Smith (b. 1994) performed by Ruby Jane Smith and Greg Shields, violinists
Love-in-a-Mist by Florence Price (1887-1953) and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder by Steven Lutvak (b. 1959) performed by Elise Ragland, soprano and Maxine Gomes, guest pianist
American Music, November 2, 2022
PROGRAM
Program Leader: Elise Ragland Song Leader: Katharine Shields Accompanist: Gena Tabery
Together We Sing: America the Beautiful, pg 19
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Poetry and Thoughts by Michelle D’Arcy
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Canzone for Flute and Piano by Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Soliloquy for Flute and Piano by Jake Heggie (b.1961)
Performed by Sheryl Goodnight, flutist and Stephen Burnaman, guest pianist
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Après un rêve by Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924)
Oh, quand je dors by Franz Liszt ((1811-1886).
Performed by Katharine Shields, soprano, Gena Tabery, pianist
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Adelaide’s Lament from Guys and Dolls by Frank Loesser (1910-1969)
Goodnight New York by Julie Gold (b. 1956)
Performed by Sue Bilich, vocalist and Greta Guttman, pianist
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Module Five or Homage to Paul Desmond by Mike Cornick (b.1947)
The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) , arranged by .Weekley and Arganbright
Performed by the 6 hands of Kathryn Govier, Marcia Edwards, and Felicity Coltman, pianists
Holiday Coffee, December 1, 2021

Holiday Coffee
Honoring Associate, Honary and Distinguished Service Members
December 1, 2021 9:30 AM
Christmas music provided by Isabelle Lipovski 9:30-10:00 AM
Collect Leader: Mollie Tower
Together We Sing: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day led by Mollie Tower with Isabelle Lipovski, piano
Program
Christmas Story John Henry Faulk (1913-1990) read by Michelle d’Arcy, Karen Millican, and Katie Flahive
Hanukkah Sing-a-long led by Fran Rush with Greta Gutman, piano
Christmas Sing-a-long led by Carol Dewar with Isabelle Lipovski, piano
Violin Concerto in F Minor, op. 8, no. 4, RV 297 (“Winter”) Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) performed by Ruby Jane Smith, violin and Gregory Shields, piano
Mille Cherubini in Coro Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Il est né le divin enfant Traditional French Carol White Christmas Irving Berlin (1888-1989) performed by Charles Palmer, baritone and Kathryn Govier, piano
Ave Maria Franz Schubert (1797-1828), Our Father (Lord’s Prayer) Albert Hay Malotte (1895-1964) performed by Isabelle Lipovski, piano
Chamber and American Music, November 3, 2021

Dedicated to Chamber and Amerian Music
First Unitarian Universalist Church , 4700 Grover Avenue
November 3, 2021 10:00 AM
Program and Collect Leader: Melanie Richards
Together We Sing: You’re a Grand Old Flag led by Carol Dewar with Marcia Edwards, piano
Program
Tango Etudes Astor Piazzolla (1914-1992) No. 1 Decidee, No. 3 Molto marcato e energico performed by Sheryl Goodnight, flute
Sonata in A Minor, op. 1, no. 4 George Frederick Handel Larghetto, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro (1685-1759) performed by Marianne Weiss Kim, treble recorder, Angela Smith, cello and Marcia Edwards, piano
Sonata for Violin and Piano in D Major Hans Gal (1890-1987) Allegretto quasi andante performed by Richard Kilmer, violin and Toby Blumenthal-Phillips, piano
Mazurka in A flat, op. 26, no. 3 Frederic Chopin (1810-1849) Etude in C-sharp Minor, op. 25, no.7, Nocturne in B Major, op. 9, no. 3 performed by Tim Woolsey, piano
Salute to the Armed Forces
The U.S. Air Force, The Army Goes Rolling Along, Anchors Aweigh, The Marine Corps Hymn, Coast Guard Marching Song, God Bless America Irving Berlin (1888-1989) led by Carol Dewar with Carolyn McColloch, piano
International Music, October 20, 2021

Dedicated to International Music, NFMC
Chapel of the Austin State Hospital (New Location for this meeting only )
Driving directions to the Chapel at the Austin State Hospital
October 20, 10:00 AM
Program and Collect Leader: Mariam McFalls
Together We Sing: America, the Beautiful, Kathryn Shields, leader, Mary Parse, piano
District VI Fall Conference Delegate Report
Program
VIENNA
Rondo in A Minor, K 511 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1756) performed by Felicity Coltman, piano
CZECH REPUBLIC
Slavonic Dances TBA Antonin Dvořák (b. 1841) performed by Angelica Lopez and Betty Mallard, piano duet
GERMANY
O wüsst ich doch den Weg zurück Johannes Brahms (b. 1833) Wir Wandelten Widmung Robert Schumann (b. 1810) performed by Katharine Shields, soprano and Mary Parse, piano
FRANCE
Image book I – Reflets dans l’eau Claude Debussy (b.1862) performed by Brian Grothues
**Guest Performer`
Fall Luncheon, Oct 6, 2021

NFMC FEDERATION DAY AND PRESIDENTS’ LUNCHEON
Honoring Past Presidents
Wednesday, October 6, 2021, 11 AM
Austin Woman’s Club Building
708 San Antonio at 8th Street
Toastmaster: Sarah Harriman, Club President
Our National Anthem: The Star Spangled Banner Elise Ragland, leader, Carolyn McColloch, piano
Program Leader: Beth Moreno
Program Committee Co-Chair
Invocation: Lois Armor, Past President
Program
Tom Hale, Guest French Horn
Tom Hale is principal horn of the Austin Symphony and the Austin Opera. He has been a member of the Bear Valley Music Festival and Victoria Bach Festival and performed eleven seasons with the Spoleto (Italy) Festival Orchestra. He has appeared at the Spoleto Festival U.S.A. as both performer and conductor. Tom has served on the faculties of Texas State University, the University of Texas, and at Southwestern University in Georgetown. He is a founding member of the Pinnacle Brass Quintet and the Wild Basin Winds. Tom was educated at Texas Tech University (B.M., M.M.) and the University of Texas (D.M.A.).