Program

Program Leader: Carol Brannon

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Christmas Carol Sing-Along

O Come All Ye Faithful by John Reading, setting by Norman Dello Joio

Silent Night by Franz Gruber, setting by Norman Dello Joio

Hark the Harold Angels Sing by Felix Mendelssohn, setting by Norman Dello Joio

Marcia Edwards, Song Leader, and Kathryn Govier, pianist

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Hanukkah Sing-Along

Mille Cherubini en Coro by Franz Schubert

Il Est Ne le Divin Enfant, traditional French carol

O Du Fortiche by Johannes Daniel Falk

7 Fantasien, Opus 116 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

#1 Capriccio in D minor

#2 Intermezzo in A minor

#3 Capriccio in G minor

Performed by Tim Woolsey, pianist

Program

Program Leader: Pat Yingst, Song Leader: Liz Cass, Accompanist: Charles Smith

Song: What Gift Can We Bring (UU hymnal 404)

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“Sonata #1 for Flute and Piano” (Allegro Moderato and Andante) by Eugenie Rocherolle (1936-2025)

Performed by Sheryl Goodnight, flutist, and Stephen Burnamen, pianist

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Bel Piacere (aria from “Agrippina”)  by G. F. Handel (1685 – 1750) 

An Eriskey Love Lilt ,  Scottish folk song arranged by Marjorie Kennedy-Fraser (1857-1930)

Cool aand Silent is the Lake by Gladys Davenport (1895-1961)

The Daisies by Samuel Barber (1910-1981), poem by James Stephens (1880-1950)   

If You Become the Moon,
Indian folk poem, music by
by Kevin Helppie (1956), Forrest Kinney (1957-2019), and Jaclyn Weber(1958), translation by Devendra Satyarthi and Forrest Kinney

Performed by Elise Ragland, soprano, and Mary Parse, pianist  

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 El Albaicin from “Iberia” by Isaac  Albéniz (1860-1909)

Performed by Brian Grothues, pianist

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Guest Speaker

Dr. Robert Radmer, Music Director of the Balcones Community Orchestra

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Wednesday October 15, 2025 at 11:00 a.m

Austin Woman’s Club Chateau Bellevue , 708 San Antonio St.

Parking at 701 Nueces St

In addition to the piano performance of Brendan Tark, first place winner of the 2025 Wilcox award, Music Club Austin is proud to present Sara Schneider, KMFA’s popular host of both Early Music Now and Rideshare. She promises to let us in on how the playlists are really made AND how she finds time to write historical fiction.

Sara will be bringing copies of her book, The Eagle and the Songbird, for purchase (cash, check or Venmo), and she will be available to autograph them.

The menu for the luncheon will be a sandwich and salad bar with cheese cake and strawberry sauce for dessert.

The cost of the luncheon is $30 per person. Mail your reservation to Linda Tietz, 9610 Padina Cv, Austin, TX 78733. October 8th is the deadline for reservations

It’s time to think about performing for us next year. We’d like to receive the program proposals by July 1.

Here’s the link to the program proposal form. If you are on a computer** you can fill in this form online and then send it directly to the email address at the front of the form.

**If you are using a phone or a tablet you will not be able to fill in the form online and will have to print it, fill it in and mail it to the address at the front of the form or scan it and email it.

Austin Women’s Club, 708 San Antonio at 8th Street, Austin, Texas

N F M C F e d e r a t i o n D a y
a n d P r e s i d e n t s ’ L u n c h e o n
Honoring Past Presidents

Toastmaster: Angela Smith President, The Wednesday Morning Music Club
Our National Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner
Elise Ragland, leader
Brian Grothues, piano
Program Leader: Melanie Richards, Program Committee Co-Chair

Program

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Ah Vous dirai-je Maman from 12 Variations , K. 265 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Andante Moderato from Drei Intermezzi Op. 117 by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)

Andante moderato, Andante non troppo e con molta espressione, and Andante con moto from
Preludes Book 1 by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Performed by Dr. Anthony Tobin, Guest Pianist

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Invocation: Terri Freeland

Program

PROGRAM

Program Leader:  Linda Tietz Song Leader:  Carol Brannon Accompanist: Marcia Edwards Song: Beautiful Dreamer, pg 22-23

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Mountain Greenery (1926) by Richard Rodgers (1902-1979)

You ‘re So Vain (1971) by Carly Simon (b. 1943)

Performed by Sue Bilich, vocalist, and Adam Roberts, guest pianist

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Elegie Opus 3 No 1 and Prelude in G minor, op.23, No.5 by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 – 1943)

Performed by Brian Grothues, pianist

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Songs by Jerome Kern (1885-1945) 

They Didn’t Believe Me (1939)  lyrics by Herbert Reynolds ((1867-1933) 

The Way You Look Tonight (1936) lyrics by Dorothy Fields (1904-1974) 

All the Things You Are (1939)  lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein (1895-1960)

The Last Time I Saw Paris (1940)  lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein (1895-1960)

Performed by Charles Palmer, baritone and Kathryn Govier, pianist

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Allegro non assai from Symphony No.4 in E minor, op.98 for 4 hands by Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)

Performed by Brian Grothues, pianist, and Margarito Morales, guest pianist

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Club Orientation Presentations

Carolyn McColloch, chairperson, with help from Marcia Edwards, Pat Yingst and George Edwards

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PROGRAM

Program Leader:  Beth Moreno Song Leader:  Katharine Shields Accompanist:  Mary Parse

Together We Sing: By the Beautiful Sea, p. 72

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As Time Goes By by Herman Hupfeld (1894-1951)

Brother Can You Spare a Dime by Jay Gorney (1896-1990), lyrics by Yip Hamburg (1896-1981)

I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face by Frederick Loewe (1901-1988), lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner (1918-1986)

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

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Serenade and Scherzo from Suite for Flute, Violin, and Piano by Melanie (Mel) Bonis (1858-1937)

Performed by Pat Yingst, flutist, Andrew Ross, guest oboist, and Maxine Gomes, guest pianist

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Dopo l’oscuro nembo  Romanza from Adelson e Salvini  by Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835)

 A Bird in a Gilded Cage – A new tune for an old song (written 2009 based on the original song from 1900) ) by Elaine Fine (1959 – ), lyrics by Arthur J. Lamb (1870-1928)

Performed by Elise Ragland, soprano, Melanie Richards, pianist, and Pat Yingst, flutist

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Elliot Kim, First Place Winner

First Place winner is Elliot Kim, Violinist, who won First Place in the Wilcox Contest in 2018. He has studied violin for 12 years, the last 9 with William Dick of Austin. Among his many awards is acceptance to the National Youth Orchestra of the United States ofAmerica in 2020 and 2021. He is first violinist and founding member of the OPUS String Quartet, sponsored by the Austin Symphony Orchestra. He is also an award-winning pianist. Elliot will attend the University of Pennsylvania in the fall, where he plans to continue his music studies and ensemble participation while focusing on pre-medical course work.

Violinist Laoise Matsumoto, Second Place Winner

Second Place went to Laoise Matsumoto, Violinist, and student of U.T. Professor Sandy Yamamoto. Laoise began her violin studies at the age of three, with Kristi Manno. She has participated in numerous festivals, music camps, and institutes over the years, and has won many awards, including two first place awards and a second place award in the 2020 Great ComposersCompetition, an international online competition. Laoise will enter the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in the fall, and will study with Professor Sibbi Bernhardsson. She plans to go on to Masters and Doctoral programs after her undergraduate studies.

Flutist Ella Jones, Third Place Winner

Ella Jones, Flutist, won the Third Place Award. She is a student of Ann Kjerulf Knien, who has given us several winners in the past. Ella has won many honors, including first chair in All-State Band, First Place in the Junior Division of the Austin Flute Society’s Young Artist Competition, and 3rd Place in its Senior Division. She will attend Trinity University in San Antonio in the fall, where she has been invited to play in their wind symphony and orchestra.

 The Bonnie Cummins Fielder Grant for Career Advancement is awarded biennially to promising vocalists who are beginning a music career. This year’s finals were held on May 5 at the Steinway Gallery of Austin: the judges were Liz Cass from LOLA and Ron Ulen, Professor of Voice, Texas State University.  

Catherine Goode studied at the University of Houston and Michigan State University, where she received her Master’s Degree in Performance. Ms. Goode performed this past year with the Kentucky Opera as well as in the Merola Opera Program, where she was named as Young Artist for 2021. One of her career goals is to create roles and commission a song cycle for women composers.

Renée Pape is a soprano who holds a Master’s Degree in Music, Vocal Performance and Pedagogy from the University of Houston. She also studied at the Moores School of Music, where she recently performed in Carmina Burana. Ms. Pape is Resident Artist, Opera North and, in 2019, she was named Emerging Artist at Opera in the Ozarks.

Brian Yeakley, currently the director of the Houston opera company
Operativo, also studied at and holds degrees from the University of Houston. Mr. Yeakley has pending contracts for 2021 at both the San Antonio Opera and Opera Saratoga, where recently he showcased his talents(from the ridiculous to the sublime) in performances from Pirates of Penzance and Madama Butterfly.

Program

My Life by Ruby Jane Smith (b 1994) and Gregory Shields (b 1946) , Heartaches by the Number by Harlen Howard (1927-2002), and Baby, It’s Cold Outside by Frank Loesser (1910-1969) performed by Ruby Jane Smith and Gregory Shields, violinists

Italian Polka by Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) perofrmed by Marcia Edwards, pianist, Kathryn Govier, pianist, and Richard Dayries, guest trumpeter

H.M.S. Pinafore by W.S. Gilbert (1836-1911) and Arthur Sullivan ((1842-1900) performed by Katherine Shields, soprano and Gena Tabery, pianist

Variations on a Theme from Mozart’s Magic Flute By Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) performed by Terri Freeland, cellist and Brian Grothues, pianist

O, What a Beautiful Morning, If I LovedYou, and Some Enchanted Evening by Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895-1960) performed by Charles Palmer, baritone and Kathryn Govier, pianist

Fantaisie for Flute and Piano by Georges Hue performed by Pat Yingst, flutist and Brian Grothues, pianist

Cremation of Sam McGee by Robert Service (1874-1958) read by George Edwards