GETHSEMANE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The Rev. Dr. James Warnock Rector The Rt. Rev. Edward Little Bishop of Northern Indiana Johanna Lewis Parish Secretary

Sure on this Shining Night

Brent D. Maher, baritone Carole Heller, piano
GETHSEMANE EPISCOPAL CHURCH MAY 1, 2011, 7:00 PM

VESTRY

Bill Munn Randy Powers Tammi Cunnigham Brent Maher Karen Wood Kathleen Fluhrer

Senior Warden Junior Warden Jim Brunner Jane Cramer Josh Molnar Treasurer

Gethsemane Episcopal Church 111 East Ninth Street Mailing Address: 803 South Washington Street Marion, IN 46953 Phone: 765-664-4638 Http://www.gethsemanemarion.com Email: Gethsemane_Episcopal@Yahoo.com

Sure on this Shining Night

Brent D. Maher, baritone Carole Heller, piano Keith Heller, narrator
Welcome *Dichterliebe, Op. 48 1. Im wunderschnen Monat Mai 2. Aus meinem Trnen spriessen 3. Die Rose, die Lilie, die Taube, die Sonne 4. Wenn ich in deine Augen seh 5. Ich will meine Seele tauchen 6. Im Rhein 7. Ich grolle nicht Come da ciel precipita from Macbeth *Crucifixion Music, when soft voices die Theres nae lark Sure on this shining night When the air sings of summer from The Old Maid and the Thief When I have sung my songs to you Vi ravviso from La Sonnambula Four Spirituals Were You There? Deep River I Stood on the River of Jordan Goin Home Rev. Dr. James Warnock Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Brent D. Maher is the music director at Gethsemane Episcopal Church where he conducts the choir and frequently performs a variety of sacred classical songs and American spirituals. Mr. Maher also performs annual recitals in Marion and his programs have previously featured 21st century art songs, romantic Lieder, spirituals, and operatic repertoire. He earned a bachelors degree in Vocal Performance from Taylor University, where he studied with Dr. Patricia Robertson. Brent was an active member in Taylors opera theater, singing the Viceroy in La Perichol, Don Alhambra in The Gondoliers, and a variety of characters in scene programs. He also sang with the Taylor University Chorale and the Taylor Sounds chamber ensemble. Brent currently serves as the Director of Assessment and Quality Improvement at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana. Carole Heller is the organist at Gethsemane Episcopal Church. She received a B.S. Degree in Music Education from the University of Indianapolis, studying piano with Dorothy Munger, pianist for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. She received a Masters of Music Degree from Butler University in music education, with piano and French horn as her principal instruments. She began her teaching career in Lawrence Township schools and Center Grove Schools in Indianapolis. She was Director of Music at Brebruf Preparatory School in Indianapolis. She taught choir at Marion High school for one year and then finished out her teaching career at McCulloch Middle School in Marion, teaching orchestra, band and choir for the last seven years. She played French horn in the Indianapolis Civic Orchestra, the Jewish Community Center Orchestra and the Athaneum Turner's Orchestra. She also sang alto in the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir and the Louisville Bach Society Choir. Carole currently works at Marion General Hospital and enjoys playing French horn with the Mississinnewa Valley Band. She has two daughters and a son, one granddaughter and one grandson. Her daughter, Stephanie, lives in Marion and the rest in Toledo, Ohio. Carole and her husband, Keith, live in Muncie, Indiana.

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) Ernest Charles (1895-1984) Vincenzo Bellini (1801-1835) Moses Hogan (1957-2003) Harry T. Burleigh (1866-1949) Antonn Dvok (1841-1904)

Please silence all cell phones during the performance. Thank you. Please join us for refreshments in the Parish Hall following the program.

*Please hold your applause until the conclusion of these sets.