Category Archives: Meetings

Performance Meeting, April 2, 2025

Program

Program Leader: TBA

Song Leader: Susan Ashworth Accompanist: Kathryn Govier

Song: “The Spacious Firmament on High” (sheet music)

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Solveig’s Song from “Peer Gynt” by Edward Grieg (1843-1907)

La Pastorella (The Shepherd Maid), Lieder D 528  by Franz Schubert (1797-1828)                                          

 La Danza (Tarantella Napoletana) by Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868)

Performed by Elise Ragland, soprano, and Angelica Lopez, pianist

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Allegro con brio from “Sonata in C Major, Op.53 (“Waldstein”)” by Ludwig van Beethoven  (1770-1827)

Performed by Melanie Richards, pianist

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Three Songs by Gabriel Faure (1845-1924): 

Les Berceaux, Clair de Lune, and Notre amour

Performed by Katharine Shields, soprano, and
Andrei Zimbalist, guest pianist

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l Moderato and ll Vivace from “Sonata for Piano” by Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

Performed by Tim Woolsey, pianist

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Performance Meeting, March 5, 2025

Program

Program Leader: TBA

Song Leader: TBA Accompanist: TBA

Song: “O Life that Maketh All Things New” UUA 12

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Concerto in C major for Four Violins by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
  l Grave, ll Allegro, lll Largo e staccato, lV Allegro

Performed by Dixie Addington, Catherine Van Zanten, Kay Mueller, Gregory Shields, violinists

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Sonata in A minor, Op. I, No. 4 by George Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
l Larghetto ll Allegro lll Adagio lV Allegro

Performed by Marianne Weiss Kim, recorder,
Angela Smith, cellist, and TBD, pianist

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Andante from ”La Ci Darem La Mano” by W. .A. Mozart (1756-1791)    

   Lullaby (German: Wiegenlied) Op.49, No. 4 by Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
(Originally written for Soprano, Baritone, Piano, transcribed for violin and piano by Fabrizio Ferrari)

Performed by Gregory Shields, violinist, Katharine Shields, soprano, and
Andrei Zimbalist, guest pianist

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II Allegro from “Sonata” in A-Major for Flute (Violin) and Piano” by Cesar Franck (1822-1890) 

       Performed by Sheryl Goodnight, flutist, and Stephen Burnaman, guest pianist

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IV Allegro mosso from “Sonata for Cello and Piano in G Minor, Op. 19” by  Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1945)

Performed by Terri Freeland, cellist, and Brian Grothues, pianist

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Performance Meeting, February 5, 2025

Program

Program Leader: TBA

Song Leader: Sue Bilich Accompanist: Pat Yingst

Song: “It’s a Small World” (sheet music)

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Spanish Dance No.1  and Spanish Dance No. 2 by  Moritz Moszkowski (1854-1925)

Performed by Kathryn Govier and Marcia Edwards, pianists

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Three songs by George Gershwin (1900-1938):

Embraceable You 

Somone to Watch Over Me

Love is Here to Stay

Performed by Charles Palmer, tenor, and
Kathryn Govier, pianist

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Favorites from the Great American Songbook:   

       As Time Goes By by Herman Hupfeld (1931)    

   Lady’s A Tramp by Rogers & Hart (1937)    

                   Night and Day by Cole Porter (1932)   

                 There Will Never Be Another You by Harry Warren & Mack Gordon (1942)    

               Performed by Helen Young, pianist

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Home  from “Phantom” by  Maury Yeston (1945-    )

My House from “Matilda” by Tim Minchin (1975-     ) 

   My House from “Peter Pan” by Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)

                 Wouldn’t It be Loverly?  from “MyFair Lady” by Frederick Loewe (1901-1988)

Performed by Elise Ragland, soprano, and
Angelica Lopez, pianist

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Performance Meeting, January 15, 2025

Program

Program Leader: TBA

Song Leader: Liz Cass Accompanist: Cynthia Mills

Song: “Seek Not Afar for Beauty” UUA 77

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Hold On  by Margaret Bonds (1913 -1972)  

                     Standing’ in the Need of Prayer and Sit Down Sister from “Songs of the Spirit” by Gwyneth Walker (1947-  )  

Performed by Elise Ragland, soprano, and Angelica Lopez, pianist

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Soul Journey by Melanie Richards (1946 – )

Performed by Melanie Richards, pianist

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II Cantilena and III Presto Giocoso from “Sonata for Flute and Piano” by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Performed by Pat Yingst, flutist, and Brian Grothues, pianist

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Chanson d’Orkenise, Hôtel, Fagnes de Wallonie, and Sanglots from “Banalités” by Francis Poulenc (1899-1963), Poetry by Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918)

Performed by Bethany Ammon, mezzo soprano, and
Benjamin Dia, pianist

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The Irish Washerwoman  Traditional

I Allego and II Adagio from “Sonata for Violin and Viola in C Major, MH 335”  by Michael Haydn (1737-1806)

Performed by Ruby Jane Smith, violinist and fiddle 1, and
Gregory Shields, violist and fiddle 2

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Holiday Celebration, December 4, 2024

PROGRAM

Program Leader: Linda Tietz

Song Leader: Deborah Hammons Accompanist: Melanie Richards

Song: “People, Look East” UUA 226

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Allegro Molto and Rondo from “Christmas Festival” (comp. 1899) by Carl Buttshardt (unknown dates)

Meditation – Ave Maria by Bach/Gounod (1685-1750) / (1818-1893)

Performed by Kathryn Govier and Marcia Edwards, pianists

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Allemande and Corrente from “Partita in A minor for Solo Flute” by J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Performed by Pat Yingst, flutist

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My Christmas Song For You Music by Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1982), Lyrics by Furniss Peterson (1890-1956)

I’ll be Home for Christmas by Walter Kent (1911-1994)

White Christmas by Irving Berlin (1888-1989)


Performed by Charles Palmer, tenor, and Kathryn Govier, pianist

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    A SingAlong of Christmas Carols and Hanukkah Songs

    Deborah Hammons, Christmas Carol Song Leader with Kathryn Govier, pianist and Sue Bilich, Hanukkah Song Leader with Sarah Avnet, guest guitarist.

    Opening of 2024/2025 Season, November 6, 2024

    PROGRAM

    Program Leader: Angela Smith

    Song Leader: Katharine Shields Accompanist: Andrew Zimbalist

    Song: “Morning Has Broken” UUA Hymnal 38

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    III Adagio and II Scherzo from Sonata for Flute and Piano, Op. 64  by Melanie Bonis (1858-1937)

    Performed by Sheryl Goodnight, flutist, and Stephen Burnaman, guest pianist
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    Transcendental Etude No. 9 “Ricordanza” by Franz Liszt (1811-1886)

    Performed by Grace Huang, pianist

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    Three Short Pieces from Salon Violin Gems Collection:

            Sarabande   by Carl Bohm (1844-1920) / arr. Paul Alverez

        Romanze in F by Carl Busch(1862-1943)  / arr. Theo. Moses-Tobani 

                       La Brunette (Valse de Concert) by Edmund Severn (1862-1942 )

    Performed by Dixie Addington, violinist, and Brian Grothues, pianist

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    Lia’s Recitative and Aria from “L’Enfant Prodigue” by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

    Performed by Katharine Shields, soprano, and
    Andrei Zimbalist, guest pianist

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    Four Mazurkas by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849):

    Op. 56, # 2 in C Major

    Op. 59, # 2 in A minor

    Op. 30, # 3 in D-flat Major

    Op. 30, # 4 in C# minor

    Performed by Tim Woolsey, pianist

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    Chamber Music and Friends, March 6, 2024

    Program

    Program Leader: Janie Keys

    Song Leader: Deborah Hammons Accompanist: Gena Tabery

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    Avec douceur  and  Gai Largo from Concerto for Two Violas by Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1712)

    Performed by Ruby Jane Smith and Gregory Shields, violists, and Gena Tabery, pianist

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    Declaration​​​​​​​​​​​,  September Nocturne, ​​​​​​​​​​​and Danse from Sonata for Flute and Piano*​​​​​​  by  Neil Flory (1970- )              

    Performed by Sheryl Goodnight, flutist, and Stephen Burnaman, guest pianist

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    Wir Wandelten, Op.96, No. 2

    Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84, No.4        

    Treue Liebe dauert lange, Op.33, No.15

    By Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) 

     Performed by Katharine Shields, soprano, and Andrei Zimbalist, guest pianist

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    Allegretto quasi Minuetto​​​​​​​​​ and Allegro from Sonata in e minor, Op. 38, No.1​​​​  by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) 

    Performed by Terri Freeland, cellist, and Brian Grothues, pianist

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    *commissioned in 2019 by Sheryl Goodnight, honoring the 21 years that she and Stephen Burnaman have collaborated.

    All That Jazz, April 3, 2024

    Program

    Program Leader: Katharine Shields  Song Leader: Elise Ragland. Accompanist: Marcia Edwards. Song: This Little Light of Mine

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    Two Piano Rags  ​​​​​by Scott Joplin (1868-1917) arr. by Denis Agay 

    Gladiolus Rag​​​​​​​​​​​                  Scott Joplin’s New Rag

    Performed by Kathryn Govier and Marcia Edwards, duo pianists

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    Heartaches by the Number​​​​   by Harlan Howard (1927-2022)

    One Fork Man (composed 2023) by Ruby Jane Smith and Gregory Shields

    Fiddle Contest, three tunes in contest style​​​​  – Traditional

    Performed by Ruby Jane Smith and Gregory Shields, vocals, violin, and guitar

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    Poem for Flute and Piano by Charles T. Griffes (1884-1920)

    Performed by Pat Yingst, flutist and Brian Grothues, pianist

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    Two Movie Duets

         I Remember It Well, from Gigi ​ by  Frederick Loewe (1901-1988)                                People Will Say We’re in Love, from Oklahoma  by  Richards Rodgers (1902-1979)

    Performed by Elise Ragland, soprano, Charles Palmer, tenor, and Kathryn Govier, pianist

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    Piano and Friends, February 7, 2024

    Program

    Program Leader: Pat Yingst Song Leader: Carol Brannon. Accompanist: Melanie Richards

    Song: “Tis the Gift to be Simple”

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    Scenes from Childhood, Op. 15  by Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

    Nos. 1-8, 13:  Of Foreign Lands and People; A Curious Story; Blind-Man’s Bluff; Pleading Child;  Happy Enough; An Important Event; Dreaming; At the Fireside; The Poet Speaks   

    Performed by Felicity Coltman, pianist

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    Allegro non troppo  from Sonata in e minor, Op. 38, No.1​​​​  by  Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)  

    Performed by Terri Freeland, cellist and Brian Grothues, pianist

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    Vier Klavierstücke, Op. 119 by  Johannes Brahms  (1833-1897)

    Nos. 1,2,3,4: Intermezzo in b minor​​​​​​​​​​;  Intermezzo in e minor​​​​​​​​​​;              Intermezzo in C major​​​​​​​​​​;    Rhapsodie in E♭ major​​​​​​​​                   ​​​​​​​​​           

    Performed by Tim Woolsey, pianist

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    Song and Melody, January 17, 2024

    Program

    Program Leader: Suzy Gallagher Song Leader: Katharine Shields Accompanist: Brian Grothues

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    Four Lieder from Shakespeare, Op.31 by Erich W. Korngold (1897-1957)

    “As You Like It:” Desdemona’s Song , Under the Greenwood Tree, Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind, When the Birds Do Sing

    Performed by Elise Ragland, soprano, and Angelica Lopez, pianist

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    Etude, Op.15, No.9 by Sergei Bortkiewicz (1877-1952) 

    Rondes des Fantomes (the Ghost’s Dance) from 12 Etudes d’Execution Transcendante Op.11 by Sergey Lyapunov (1859-1924)       

    Performed by Grace Huang, pianist

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    Sonata in A major for Flute and Piano (original, violin) by Cesar Franck (1822-1890)               

    Performed by Sheryl Goodnight, flutist, and Stephen Burnaman, guest pianist

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    Nocturne in E major, Op. 62, No.2​​​ by Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)

    Performed by Melanie Richards, pianist

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    Three Lieder:

      Heidenröslein, D.257         

      Frühlingsglaube, D.686            

      Die Forelle, D.550

    By Franz Schubert (1797-1828)

    Performed by Deborah Scott Hammons, voice, and Brian Grothues, pianist

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