There Will Always Be Singing
The MYSTIC CHORALE Fall 2023
led by Mike Pfitzer
with special guests, Opera on Tap, Boston
Concert Program:
There Will Always Be Singing, by Linda Hirschhorn
solos: Jim Hammerman, Mabel Liang, Theresa McNally, Anna Schwartz Cohen & Paula Tusler
Trilo, Traditional Swedish song
Over the Rainbow, by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Yip Harburg
solo: Rozime Lindsey, from Opera on Tap, Boston
The Road Home, by Stephen Paulus
solo: Cyndy Balyozian
Akanamandla, Traditional South African song
There is a Balm in Gilead, Traditional Spiritual
solos: Chihiro Asano & Christina DeVaughn, from Opera on Tap, Boston
Bridge Over Troubled Water, by Paul Simon, Arr. by Kirby Shaw
solo: Marysa Sheren Rochet
– INTERMISSION –
Be Like the Bird, by Abbie Betinis
solos: P.J. Gardner, Regina Hoffman, Cassandra Macias, Lisa Weil, Jai Anna San Antonio
How Can I Keep from Singing, by Gwyneth Walker
Rainbow Connection, by Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher
solo: Wes Hunter, from Opera on Tap, Boston
A Beautiful Noise, by Brandi Carlile & Alicia Keys
solos: Katie Dunton & Kayt Milligan
One Voice, by Ruth Moody, Arr. by Mary Cay Brass
Home (from “The Wiz”), by Charlie Small
solo: Christina DeVaughn, from Opera on Tap, Boston
River, by Bill Staines, Arr. by Nick Page
solos: George Foote, Jim Hickey & Ann Wynne
There Will Always Be Singing (Reprise)
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MYSTIC BAND
Ruth Roper, piano
Billy Novick, clarinet and saxophone
Quinn Eastburn, guitar
Alison Keslow, bass
Jamaal Akeem, drums
Louise Grasmere & Linda Shoemaker, percussion
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Mystic Fall 2023 Singers
Kerry Abukhalaf
David Anick
Jane Arsham
Cyndy Balyozian
Jen Bash
Bobbie Beggs-Sargent
James Benn
Cindy Blank-Edelman
Geraldine Blitzman
Michele Bouchard
Pat Brewer
Matthew Bunyan
Colette Byrne
Graham Campbell
Joan Caplan
Cindy Carver
Felicia Chadbourne
Mary Lou Chapman
Fabrizia Ciampa
Althea Cranston
Noreen Curran
Amy Cutter
Louise DeBenedictis
Hanna Delfiner
Jack DeSanctis
Carla Dorato
Katie Dunton
Karen Enegess
Tricia Fitzgerald
George Foote
Gwen Frankfeldt
Julie Freedman-Sandler
Zachary Friedman
Carrie Fuchs
P.J. Gardner
Evelyn Gladu
Robin Goldstein
Tina Gram
Karen L. Grossman
Sharona Halpern
Jim Hammerman
Todd Harrison
Rebecca Hecht
David Heimann
James Hickey
Marjorie Hilton
Caroline Hodge
Rosalind Hoffman
Sarah Hoffman
Regina Hoffmann
Meg Holland
Michelle Homer
Kristina Howell
Mary Hummon
Susin James
Kate Kaplan
Susan King
Maryanne Kirkbride
Eileen Kirtane
Joanne Klys
Brian Kopperl
Evan Kroop
Ellie Kutz
Nancy Lange
Sandra Lawrence
Maggie Leary
Bob Leigh
Teresa Lessin
Jeri Levine
Richard L’heureux
Mabel Liang
Lucy Litvak
Francesca Lucas
Dot Lucci
Roger Luckmann
Jada MacDonald
Cassandra Macias
Alice Markowitz
Jack Matson
Jeanne McDermott
Brian McGovern
Theresa McNally
Tish Miller
Kayt Milligan
Janice Molloy
Michael Monaco
Stephanie Monaghan-Blout
Ann Monticone
Yvonne Zollman Mosca
Joyce Nichols
Barbara Ostrom
Diana Paolitto
Nathalie Pellenq
Nancy Petrov
Judith Powsner
Julie Puncochar
Katrina Regan
Michal Regunberg
Bert Reuss
Bev Roche
Arlyn Roffman
Bill Rogers
Lynn Rosenbaum
Annamarie Ross Shu
Theresa Rutledge
Jai Anna San Antonio
Phyllis Sandell
Scott L. Sandler
Richard Schmeidler
Gunnel Schmidt
Margaret Schumacher
Myra Schwartz
Anna Schwartz Cohen
Joel Semuels
Carry Sexton
Annie Shapiro
Frances Shashoua
Melanie Shear
Marysa Sheren Rochet
Laurie Sherwood
Margie Singer
Ron Slaby
Barbara Solomon
Charles Stein
Mary Steuart
Patricia Stimpson
Bob Strauss
Barry Sugarman
Gail Sullivan
Betsy Supple
Shannon Sweeney
Tracy Swyst
Jody Tannenbaum
Olivia Tappan
Karen Tucker-Barisano
Paula Tusler
Roberta Unger
Jill Updegraph
Barbara Van Zoeren
Angela Vierling-Claassen
Lyn Voyda
Janie Ward
Lisa Weil
Sue Wentworth
Maggie Whalen
Monica Whelan
Bill Wood
Ann Wynne
Leslie Zheutlin
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THERE WILL ALWAYS BE SINGING Production Team
Production Manager: Bev Roche
Season Producers: Colette Byrne & Cassandra Macias
Concert Production Manager: Richard L’heureux
Graphic Design: Rachel Turner
Stage Managers: Bev Roche & Mary Steuart
Front of House Managers: Gale Batchelder & Paul Wehrlin
CD Sales: Margie Hilton
Rehearsal Sound: Susin James & Joyce Nichols
Rehearsal Livestream: Louise Grasmere & Jack Matson Attendance: Roz Hoffman & Margie Hilton
New Singer Welcome & Buddy Program: Mabel Liang & Paula Tusler
Publicity: Arlyn Roffman
Concert Program: Peter Howell & Olivia Tappan
Sound: Eric Kilburn, Wellspring Sound
Concert Livestream: John Vias, Burlington Cable Access Television
Livestream Crew: John North, Maya Pachter, Mark Parisi & Sydney Reagan
Mystic Chorale Board of Directors for 2023-2024
Patricia Stimpson, President & Treasurer
Olivia Tappan, President
Leslie Zheutlin, Secretary
Richard L’heureux
Mabel Liang
Michal Regunberg
Arlyn Roffman
Joan Toussaint
Linda Shoemaker, Administrative Director
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Mystic Chorale Open Mic — Tuesday, December 5, 7:30 P.M.
First Parish Unitarian Universalist, 630 Mass. Ave., Arlington
Enjoy performances by Mystic members in a fun, informal community setting!
Suggested donation $5.
A limited number of performance slots may be available. Please email admin@mysticchorale.org for more info.
Mystic Gospel 2024
Led by Jonathan Singleton. A great way to start the new year! 8 weeks of rehearsals begin on Tuesday, January 2nd. Concert will be at Cary Hall on Friday, February 23rd.
Mystic Spring 2024
10 weeks of rehearsals begin on Tuesday, March 26th. Concert at Cary Hall on Sunday, June 2nd.
Mystic Chorale Mission Statement
Our mission is to: Make music a participatory experience, promoting singing as an act of compassion while exploring through song the musically rich and diverse cultures that abound in this world.
We welcome all who love to sing!