Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra

Andrea Drury, Chorus Master Thomas Drury, Accompanist SOPRANO Mary Birkhead Kerri Blanford Angelika Clark Gabby Emberton Madi Filson Jill Hemminger Danniece Henderson Katie Herrenbruck Anna Hevron Donna Jeffers Natalie Lyons Joan Mentzel** Celine Mestel Ellen Merrick Erika Miller Kim Moors* Andrea Nichols Allison Oldham Jean Pace Juliana Sampaio Vicky Shelby Pat Welborn Ellen Welcher ALTO Chelsea Barrus Melissa Bethel Erica Birkner Ann Boyd Jessica Carter JoEllen Clark Patricia Bunner Colbert Claire Finn Mary Forbes** Paula Key Margaret LaFontaine Marilyn Lankford Heather Marin Samantha Prindle Christie Reagan Jennifer Rivera* Lydia Roden Loren Veazey Sally Vogl-Bauer Michele Wagner TENOR Steve Best* Cletus Davis** Taylor Droste George Evans Jordan Taylor Fulkerson Al Jacobs Patrick Litteken Chris Price Nick Rhoades Cole Samples Justin Tucker BASS Dan Besing Brad Betsworth Charles Blesch Phil Boyd Joseph Birkhead Josh Cook Tristan Davis Scott Kempin* Max Loehr Joba Malachi Jonas Martin J.D. Mason Will Miller Herb Nomura Kip Pace Arb Rupert Kyler Smith Don Summers Rob Swaney Ben Walden BUILDING OUR FUTURE HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM Izzy Burns Alice Contessi David Drury Bayla Espenlaub Em Jost Dakota Kuntz Elijah Lawrence Sadie Siebert Karina Skavinski Drayton Vallee Dezarae Washington *Section Leader **Assistant Section Leader

Program

FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2025, at 7:30 p.m.
St. Benedict Cathedral

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EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC CHORUS
EVANSVILLE PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Andrea Drury, Chorus Master
Thomas Drury, Accompanist

ELAINE HAGENBERG		By Night
ELAINE HAGENBERG		Illuminare Splendor Caritas Nox Munera Pacis Taylor Droste, Soloist Illuminare his
INTERMISSION
Zdenĕk Lukáš		*Májko, májko zelená* Jack Bogard, Violin
MARQUES L.A. GARRETT		*Sing Out, My Sou*l
JOSEPH RHEINBERGER		*Abendlied, Op 69, No. 3*
MORTEN LAURIDSEN		*Sure on this Shining Night*
Z. RANDALL STROOPE		*Lamentations of Jeremiah*

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Biographies

Program Notes

Written by Andrea Drury

Chorus Roster

THE CHORUS

Andrea Drury, Chorus Master
Thomas Drury, Accompanist


SOPRANO
Mary Birkhead
Kerri Blanford
Angelika Clark 
Gabby Emberton
Madi Filson
Jill Hemminger
Danniece Henderson
Katie Herrenbruck
Anna Hevron 
Donna Jeffers 
Natalie Lyons 
Joan Mentzel**
Celine Mestel 
Ellen Merrick 
Erika Miller
Kim Moors*
Andrea Nichols
Allison Oldham 
Jean Pace
Juliana Sampaio
Vicky Shelby 
Pat Welborn
Ellen Welcher

ALTO
Chelsea Barrus
Melissa Bethel 
Erica Birkner 
Ann Boyd 
Jessica Carter 
JoEllen Clark 
Patricia Bunner Colbert
Claire Finn
Mary Forbes**
Paula Key
Margaret LaFontaine
Marilyn Lankford
Heather Marin
Samantha Prindle
Christie Reagan
Jennifer Rivera*
Lydia Roden
Loren Veazey 
Sally Vogl-Bauer
Michele Wagner 

TENOR
Steve Best*
Cletus Davis**
Taylor Droste
George Evans
Jordan Taylor Fulkerson
Al Jacobs
Patrick Litteken
Chris Price
Nick Rhoades
Cole Samples
Justin Tucker

BASS
Dan Besing
Brad Betsworth
Charles Blesch
Phil Boyd
Joseph Birkhead
Josh Cook
Tristan Davis
Scott Kempin*
Max Loehr
Joba Malachi
Jonas Martin
J.D. Mason
Will Miller
Herb Nomura
Kip Pace
Arb Rupert
Kyler Smith
Don Summers
Rob Swaney
Ben Walden

BUILDING OUR FUTURE 
HIGH SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM
Izzy Burns
Alice Contessi
David Drury
Bayla Espenlaub
Em Jost
Dakota Kuntz
Elijah Lawrence
Sadie Siebert
Karina Skavinski
Drayton Vallee
Dezarae Washington


*Section Leader
**Assistant Section Leader