FOUNDERS CIRCLE ($250,000 & ABOVE) Anonymous • Bob & Regena Cole • L. Patrick Pritchard LIFETIME BENEFACTORS ($50,000-$249,999) Hon. Jacob Adajian • Beverly August † (In Memory of George August) • Centennial Properties • Dramatic Allied Arts Guild • Fine Arts Affiliates • The Ann & Gordon Getty Foundation • Dr. Matthew & Mrs. Roberta Jenkins Family Foundation SEASON SPONSORS ($10,000-$49,999) Hon. Burton Barnett* • California Community Foundation • Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation • William Gillespie Foundation • Frieda Caplan • Irene S. Meyer • Kip & Carol Polakoff † • Presser Foundation • Sigma Alpha Iota Fraternity • Hon. Samuel W. Warner † IMPRESARIO ($5,000-$9,999) Sally & Larry Curry • Lee DeBord • Joanne France • Kari & Arlena Kauppi † • Long Beach Community Concert Association • Dr. Charmaine Meyer † • Shigemi Matsumoto & Marty Stark (In Memory of Moriichi & Suki Matsumoto) • John & Alaine Weiss (In Memory of Bernice M. Weiss) DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($1,000-$4,999) Lillian V. Bishop • Mr. & Mrs. Richard B. Blum • Dr. Ella M. Burnett (In memory of Minnie Glenn) • Randolph Currin, Jr. • Mr. Mike Goldberg c/o Long Beach Community Concert Association • Lawrence Guess ( In memory of Judy Guess) • Jack & Marilyn Kates † • Mr. & Mrs. Frank Lee (In memory of Elaine Richey) • Paul & Jane Lindsey • Roberta Medford • Eric Lou Mellencamp* • Mr. & Mrs. Richard Nelson • Opera 100 • Provost Dr. Donald & Sandra Para • Elisabeth Pehlivanian † • John & Evelyn Pohlmann • John Queen • John Shaak • Ivan A. Shulman • Robert & Janet Spidell • Starbucks Coffee Company* • Virginia L. Stevens • Dr. Jonathan Talberg • Yamaha Corporation of America PATRONS ($500-$999) Mr. & Mrs. Murray Auerbach • Bud Bisbee • Marvalee Cariga(In memory of Daniel Cariaga) • Friends of the Los Angeles Bach Festival • Roberta Medford • William & Elaine Miller • Tammy Reichley • Virginia Skinner • Linda Schnabl • Claude & Bernadette Taniguchi • Al & Clara Totten • West Coast Jazz Party LLC FRIENDS ($100-$499) Karl & Marguerite Anatol • Donald R. Arrowood, III • Boeing Company* • John & Deborah Barcellona • Matthew Barcellona • Diane C. Beeman • Kieran & Marilyn Bergin • Mr. & Mrs. John Busyman • Centennial Properties • James & Rozanne Churchill • Linda K. Christian • Margot G. Coleman • Jack & Marsha Davis • William & Helen Davis • Vernette Dance • Louise Earhart • Edison International • Roland Ennis • Dr. Eric & Mrs. Ronnie Feldman • Cheryl Farr • Joan S. Fish • Michael Fisher • Frederick & Dana Fleet • Kristine Forney • William Gamble • Miriam K. Garland • Frank & Roberta Gebhart • Norma Brandel Gibbs • Kathryn E. Goddard • Tom S. Greathead • Patricia H. Hall • Mary E. Herzbrun • Mrs. John Higginson • The Historic Art Theatre of Long Beach • Barbara Hogan • Don & Tillie Hollar • Stuart & Carol Hubbard • Richard & Dolly Ickler • Eric & Normajean Janssen • James Jordan • Lynn Kleiner’s Music Rhapsody • Brad Lancaster • Thomas & Diane Lau • Alexander & Marnos Lelesi • Leslie Lilly • Jerry & Flora Loeb • Manuel & Barbara Loureiro • Kelly Jean Malloy • James Mathews • Linda Maxwell • Ervin D. McBride • Mr. & Mrs. Daniel McCarthy • Fred & Lavonne McQuilkin • Richard Messenger • Norman & Susanne Milkes • Marjorie Miller • Glenn Moeller • The Music Guild • Mr. & Mrs. • Richard Nelson • Peter & Vicki Pellerito • Elizabeth L. Phillips • PSCU Financial Services • Roger & Elizabeth Reyburn • Roy Sanderson • David & Cherie Schenck • Donald Seidler • Dr. Harold & Mrs. Gerda Seifer • Jeanne Shorr • Dr. Joseph Simmons • Donald & Terry Speir • Mr. & Mrs. William Spencer • Mr. & Mrs. Matthew St. Marseil • Al & Carol Talberg • Wanda Thompson • Ralph & Christine Tisdale • Jeffrey & Sheryl Tovo • Patricia M. West • David Wuertele • Roger & Rebecca Wyatt *Denotes an in-kind donation † Opera Institute Board Members A BIG THANK YOU TO THE MANY SUPPORTERS WHO CONTRIBUTED BETWEEN $1 AND $99 TO THE CSULB CHORAL, VOCAL, AND OPERA PROGRAM. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT! Bob Cole Cons ervatory Dono rs 2011-2012 Special Acknowledgements CHRISTOPHER LUTHI, Choral Studies Accompanist • FRANK AKREY, Lighting Designer, Buster Lighting Design • JUDITH BELL, Decorations • KATE GILLON, Performance Coordinator • RYCHARD COOPER, Sound • SHANNON GRAVELLE, STACY OH, Graduate Choral Assistants • STEPHEN SALTS, Chamber Choir Assistant Conductor • MICHAEL USHINO, University Choir Assistant Conductor • BETH WIGHTWICK, Choral Student Assistant • KIM-MINH HUBERWALD-LEUNG, Program Design CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH F. KING ALEXANDER, President • DONALD J. PARA, Provost • CHRISTOPHER MILES, Interim Dean, College of the Arts • CAROLYN BREMER, Chair, Bob Cole Conservatory of Music • JOHN A. CARNAHAN, Director, Bob Cole Conservatory of Music THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF LONG BEACH THE REV. JERY STINSON, Senior Minister • RUTH WARKENTIN, Office Manager • YVONNE SAMARION, Facilities Coordinator Celebrating 33 Years IN THE HISTORIC SANCTUARY OF THE FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH OF LONG BEACH 241 Cedar Ave. Long Beach, CA 90802 Californi a St ate Univ ersity, Long Beach COLLEGE OF THE ARTS —BOB COLE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Holiday Sing-a-Long LEEAV SOFER, PIANO THE CHRISTMAS SONG Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack-Frost nipping at your nose; Yuletide carols being sung by a choir, and folks dressed up like Eskimos; Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright; Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow will find it hard to sleep tonight. They know that Santa’s on his way. He’s loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh; And every mother’s child is gonna spy to see if reindeer really know how to fly. And so I’m offering this simple phrase to kids from one to ninety-two; Although it’s been said many times, many ways, Merry Christmas to you. JINGLE BELLS Dashing through the snow, In a one-horsed open sleigh. O’er the fields we go, Laughing all the way. Bells on Bobtail ring, Making spirits bright. What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight, Oh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh! Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way! Oh what fun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh! PACIFIC STANDARD TIME THE CHRISTMAS WALTZ JULE STYNE, SAMMY CAHN/ ARR. CHRIS DARJANY BLESS THIS HOUSE MAY BRAHE, HELEN TAYLOR/ ARR. TAKE SIX DANCE OF THE SUGAR PLUM FAIRY P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY, AMY ENGLEHARDT ARR. MICHELE WEIR PACIFIC BELLS ARAB DANCE P. I. TCHAIKOVSKY/ TRANS. ARDIS FREEMAN SLEIGH RIDE LEROY ANDERSON/ ARR. CHARLES MAGGS COMBINED CHOIRS “GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO” FROM CHRISTMAS CANTATA DANIEL PINKHAM UNIVERSITY CHOIR CHRISTUS EST NATUS DAMIJAN MOCNIK HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS ARR. WARD GAILEY JACK WILKINS, TENOR WASSAIL SONG ARR. RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS UNIVERSITY AND CHAMBER CHOIR O MAGNUM MYSTERIUM KEVIN MEMLEY COMBINED CHOIRS GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN ARR. GREG JASPERSE “HALLELUJAH” FROM MESSIAH GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL CANDLELIGHT RECESSIONAL SILENT NIGHT ARR. PAMELA BERTIN BRADLEY ALLEN, BECCA BISHOP, MARCUS CARLINE, GUITARS ˇ