The King’s Singers
Christmas Time Is Here

Friday, December 13, 2024 at 8pm

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The Gerrit & Amy Cole Foundation

This performance will include a 15-minute intermission.

PROGRAM
Subject to change

Carols from King’s

Once in Royal David’s city †
Henry James Gauntlett, arr. Nick Ashby

The Shepherd’s Carol †
Bob Chilcott

In dulci jubilo
Robert Pearsall, arr. Daniel Hyde

Northern Lights

Northern Lights
Ola Gjeilo

Deilig er jorden
Bernhard Severin Ingemann, arr. Ole Faurschou

Ave maris stella
Edvard Grieg

The New World

La peregrinación †
Ariel Ramirez, arr. Peter Knight

Riu, riu, chiu
Anonymous, arr. Philip Lawson

O magnum mysterium
Tomás Luis de Victoria

A siolo flasiquiyo
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla

Finding Harmony at Christmas

Christmas Time is here
Vince Guaraldi, arr. Nick Ashby

Stille Nacht/Silent Night †
(Preceded by a reading of Christmas 1915)
Franz Gruber, arr. John Rutter/Keith Roberts

God rest ye merry, gentlemen †
Traditional, arr. Geoffrey Keating

-INTERMISSION-

Sérénade d’hiver †
Camille Saint-Saëns

Celebrating 100 Years of Disney

When you wish upon a star †
Leigh Harline, arr. John Rutter

A further selection of seasonal songs celebrating the magic of 100 years of Disney

The Christmas Stocking

Festive favorites and brand-new surprises from The King’s Singers world-famous close-harmony library

* Written for The King’s Singers

† Recorded in The King’s Singers discography

Once in Royal David’s city †

Henry James Gauntlett, arr. Nick Ashby                              

Once in Royal David’s city
Stood a lowly cattle shed,
Where a mother laid her Baby
In a manger for His bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little Child.

He came down to earth from heaven,
Who is God and Lord of all,
And His shelter was a stable,
And His cradle was a stall;
With the poor, and mean, and lowly,
Lived on earth our Savior holy.

And our eyes at last shall see Him,
Through His own redeeming love;
For that Child so dear and gentle
Is our Lord in heaven above,
And He leads His children on
To the place where He is gone.

Not in that poor lowly stable,
With the oxen standing by,
We shall see Him; but in heaven,
Set at God’s right hand on high;
Where like stars His children crowned
All in white shall wait around.

The Shepherd’s Carol †
Bob Chilcott

We stood on the hills, Lady,
Our day’s work done,
Watching the frosted meadows
That winter had won.

The evening was calm, Lady,
The air so still,
Silence more lovely than music
Folded the hill.

There was a star, Lady,
Shone in the night,
Larger than Venus it was
And bright, so bright.

Oh, a voice from the sky, Lady,
It seemed to us then
Telling of God being born
In the world of men.

And so we have come, Lady,
Our day’s work done,
Our love, our hopes, ourselves,
We give to your son.

In dulci jubilo
Robert de Pearsall, arr. Daniel Hyde

In dulci jubilo
Let us our homage shew:
Our heart's joy reclineth
In praesepio;
And like a bright star shineth
Matris in gremio, Alpha es et O!

O Jesu parvule,
I yearn for thee alway;
Listen to my ditty,
O puer optime;
Have pity on me, pity, ,
O princeps gloriae.
Trahe me post te.

O patris caritas! O Nati lenitas!
Deeply were we stained.
Per nostra crimina:
But Thou for us hast gained
Coelorum gaudia,
O that we were there.

Ubi sunt gaudia,
Where if they be not there?
There are Angels singing
Nova cantica;
And there the bells are ringing
In Regis curia.
O that we were there.

Northern Lights
Ola Gjeilo

Pulchra es, amica mea, suavis et decora filia Jerusalem,
Terribilis ut castrorum acies ordinata.
Averte oculos tuos a me, quia ipsi me avolare fecerunt, amica mea.

Translation:

You are beautiful, O my love, Sweet and comely as Jerusalem, Terrible as an army with banners. Turn your thine eyes from me,for they have overcome me, my love.

Deilig er jorden
Bernhard Severin Ingemann, arr. Ole Faurschou

Deilig er jorden, prektig er Guds himmel,
Skjønn er sjelenes pilgrimsgang!
Gjennom de fagre riker på jorden
Går vi til Paradis med sang.

Tider skal komme, tider skal henrulle,
Slekt skal følge slekters gang;
Aldri forstummer tonen fra himlen
I sjelens glade pilgrimssang.

Englene sang den, først for markens hyrder;
Skjønt fra sjel til sjel det lød:
Fred over jorden, menneske fryd deg! 
Oss er en evig frelser født!

Translation:

Wonderful is the Earth,
mighty is God's heaven, 
beautiful the pilgrimage of the souls.
Through the fair realms on the earth
to Paradise we walk in song.

Ages shall come,
ages shall pass,
kin shall follow the path of kins; 
never ceases the heavenly tones.
in the soul's joyful pilgrim-song!

Angels first sang it
to the shepherds on the field;
from soul to soul in joy it passed:
Peace over Earth! Humans rejoice.
A savior for all time is born!

Ave maris stella
Edvard Grieg

Ave, maris stella,
Dei Mater alma,
Atque semper Virgo,

Felix caeli porta.
Solve vincla reis,
Profer lumen caecis,
Mala nostra pelle, 
Bona cuncta posce.

Vitam praesta puram,
Iter para tutum,
Ut videntes Jesum,
Semper collaetemur.
Sit laus Deo Patri,
Summo Christo decus
Spiritui Sancto,
Tribus honor unus. Amen.

 Translation:

Hail, star of the sea,
loving Mother of God,
and also always a virgin,
Happy gate of heaven.
Break the chains of sinners,
Bring light to the blind,
Drive away our evils,
Ask for all good.

Keep life pure,
Make the journey safe,
So that, seeing Jesus,
We may always rejoice together.
Let there be praise to God the Father,
Glory to Christ in the highest,
To the Holy Spirit,
One honor to all three. Amen.

La peregrinación †
Ariel Ramirez

A la huella, a la huella
José y María
Por las pampas heladas
Cardos y ortigas.

A la huella, a la huella
Cortando campo
No hay cobijo ni fonda
Sigan andando.

Florecita del campo,
Clavel del aire
Si ninguno te aloja
A dónde naces

Donde naces, florcita
Que estas creciendo,
Palomita asustada,
Grillo sin sueño.

A la huella, a la huella
José y María
Con un dios escondido
Nadie sabía.

 A la huella, a la huella
Los peregrinos
Préstenme una tapera
Para mi niño.

A la huella, a la huella
Soles y lunas
Los ojitos de almendra 
Piel de aceituna.

Ay burrito del campo
Ay buey barcino
Mi niño esta viniendo
Háganle sitio.

Un ranchito de quincha
Solo me ampara
Dos alientos amigos
La luna clara

A la huella, a la huella
José y María
Con un dios escondido
Nadie sabía.

Translation:

Follow the trail, follow the trail,
Joseph and Mary,
Across the frozen plains,
Thistles and weeds.

Follow the trail, follow the trail,
Cutting through the fields.
There is no shelter, no inn;
Keep on walking.

Little flower in the field,
Carnation in the air.
If no one puts you up,
Where will you be born?

Where will you be born, little flower?
Now that you are growing,
Frightened dove,
Sleepless cricket.

Follow the trail, follow the trail,
Joseph and Mary,
With a hidden god,
Nobody knew.

Follow the trail, follow the trail,
The pilgrims,
Lend me a ruined house
For my child.

Follow the trail, follow the trail,
Through suns and moons -
The little almond eyes,
Olive skin.

Oh, little donkey in the field,
Oh, reddish-grey ox,
My child is coming,
Make some space for him.

A thatched hut
Is the only shelter I have,
Two friendly breaths (the ox and the donkey),
The bright moon.

Follow the trail, follow the trail,
Joseph and Mary,
With a hidden god, 
Nobody knew.

Riu, riu, chiu
Mateo Flecha, arr. Philip Lawson

Riu, riu, chiu la guarda ribera.
Dios guardó el lobo de nuestra cordera,
Dios guardó el lobo de nuestra cordera.

El lobo rabioso la quiso morder,
Mas Dios Poderoso la supo defender.
Quizo la hacer que no pudiese pecar,
Ni aun original esta virgen no tuviera.

Este que es nascido es El Gran Monarca,
Cristo Patriarca de carne vestido,
Ha nos redimido con se hacer chiquito.
Aunque era infinito finito se hiciera.

Translation:

“Riu, riu, chiu,” the river bank is protected.
God has kept the wolf from our ewe lamb,
God has kept the wolf from our ewe lamb.

The rabid wolf wanted to bite her,
But Almighty God knew how to defend her.
He willed to make her unable to sin,
But even original sin this virgin did not have

The one who is born is the Great Monarch, 
Christ the Patriarch, clothed in flesh,
He has redeemed us by making himself small.
Though he was infinite, he became finite. 

O magnum mysterium
Tomás Luis de Victoria

O magnum mysterium et admirabile sacramentum,
Ut animalia viderent Dominum natum iacentem in præsepio.
Beata Virgo cuius viscera meruerunt portare Dominum Jesum Christum. Alleluia.

Translation:

O great mystery and wonderful sacrament,
That animals should see the new-born Lord, lying in a manger.
Blessed is the Virgin whose womb was worthy to bear Jesus Christ the Lord. Alleluia.

A siolo flasiquiyo
Juan Gutiérrez de Padilla

A siolo flasiquiyo!
Qué manda siol Thome
Tenemo tura trumenta
Templarita cum cunsielta
Sí siolo ven poté
Avisa bosa misé
Que sa lo molemo ya
Cayendo de pularrisa
Y mullendo pol baylá
Llámalo llámalo aplisa
Que a veniro lo branco ya
Y lo niño aspelandosa
Y se alglaiá ha-ha ha-ha
Con lo zambamba ha-ha ha-ha
Con lo guacamole con lo cascavé
Sí siñolo Thome
Repicamo lo rrabe
Ya la panderetivo Anton
Baylalemo lo neglo al son.

Tumbucutú, cutú, cutú
Y toquemo pasito querito
Tumbucutú, cutú, cutú
No pantemo a lo niño Sesú.

Turu neglo de Guinea
Que venimo combirará
A detlá e su criara
Munglavé con su liblea.

Y pluqué lo branco vea
Quere branco nos selvimos
Con vayal de un tamo plimo
Y haleme a lo niño bú.

De mérico y silujano
Se vísta Minguel aplisa
Pues nos culase su clisa
Las helilas con su mano
Bayle el canario y el villano
Mas no pase pol detlás
De mula que da lasas
De toro que dira mú.

Antoniyo con su sayo
Que tluxó re pueltorrico
Saldrá vestiro re mico
Y Minguel de papangayo
Y quando yegue adorayo
Al niño le dira así
Si tu yo lamo pol mi Yo
me aleglamo por tu.

Translation:

 “Ah, Mr Francisco!”
“At your command, Mr Tomás!”
 “Do we have all the instruments
 Tuned up together?”
“Yes sir, you could well
Tell your lady
That the African folk are about to appear,
Falling about with laughter
And dying to start dancing.”
“Call them out right away,
For the fair one has now come,
The resplendent child,
And he will rejoice (ha-ha, ha-ha)
With the zambomba (ha-ha, ha-ha),
With guacambe-dancing and bell-ringing.”
“Yes, Mr Tomás,
We’ll strum the rebec,
And Anton will jingle the tambourine,
And all we African people will dance to their sounds.”

Tumbucutú, cutú, cutú,
And let’s play gently, softly,
Tumbucutú, cutú, cutú,
So we don’t disturb the baby Jesus.

All of us have come from Guinea
And we’ll invite
Andrea and her maid,
And Mongrave in his livery.

And so that the fair one may see
We love white, we’ll dress
In fine, fleecy cotton
And give the babe a bit of a scare.

Let Miguel dress up quickly
As a surgeon,
So the knife in his hand
May heal our wounds.
Dance the canario and the villano,
But don’t step behind
A mule that kicks out,
Nor a bull that goes moo.

Antonio, wearing the smock
He brought from Puerto Rico,
Will come out dressed as a monkey,
And Miguel as a parrot.
And when he goes up to adore
The babe, he’ll say to him,
“If you cry for me,
You’ll make me happy!”

Christmas time is here
Vince Guaraldi, arr. Nick Ashby

Christmastime is here
Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children call
Their favorite time of year

Snowflakes in the air
Carols everywhere
Olden times and golden times
Of love and dreams to share

Sleigh bells in the air
Beauty everywhere
Yuletide by the fireside
And joyful memories there

Christmastime is here
Families drawing hear
Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year

Stille Nacht /Silent Night †
Franz Gruber, arr. John Rutter/Keith Roberts

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht,
Alles schläft, einsam wacht
Nur das traute hochheilige Paar,
Holder Knab’ im lockigen Haar.
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh’,
Schlafe in himmlischer Ruh’.

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht.
Hirten erst kundgemacht
Durch der Engel Hallelujah,
Tönt es laut von Fern und Nah:
Christ der Retter ist da,
Christ der Retter ist da.

Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht!
Gottes Sohn, o wie lacht
Lieb’ aus deinem göttlichen Mund,
Da uns schlägt die rettende Stund’,
Christ in deiner Geburt,
Christ in deiner Geburt.

Translation:

Silent night, holy night,
 All is calm, all is bright.
‘Round yon virgin mother and child,
Holy infant so tender and mild;
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heav’nly hosts sing Alleluia;
Christ the Savior is born.
Christ the Savior is born.

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love’s pure light.
Radiant beams from thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace;
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

God rest ye merry, gentlemen †
Traditional, arr. Geoffrey Keating

God rest ye merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
For Jesus Christ our Saviour
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

From God that is our Father
The blessed Angel came;
Unto some certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same,
How that in Bethlehem was born

The Son of God by Name.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
And left their flocks a-feeding
In tempest, storm and wind,
And went to Bethlehem straightway
The blessed babe to find.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

But when to Bethlehem they came,
Whereat this infant lay,
They found Him in a manger,
Where oxen feed on hay;
His Mother Mary kneeling,
Unto the Lord did pray.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy

Now to the Lord sing praises,
All you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace;
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth efface.
O tidings of comfort and joy,
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy.

-Intermission-

Sérénade d’hiver †
Camille Saint-Saëns

La, la, la, etc.

Nous venons pour chanter, Madame, 
La Sérénade en votre honneur:
Puissions-nous avoir le bonheur
Que la chanson plaise à votre âme.

Toutes les portes nous sont closes,
Que l’âme du moins s’ouvre à nous,
Qui ne demandons à genoux 
Qu’un sourire à vos lèvres roses.

Il vente, il fait froid, mais qu’importe
Si votre visage vermeil
Nous jette un rayon de soleil
Qui nous réchauffe à votre porte.

Du printemps la lumière aimante
Rit chez vous en toute saison,
Et, Madame, en votre maison
Tous les jours le rossignol chante. Ah!

Maintenant voulez-vous connaître
Qui sont ces gens masqués de noir
Vous venant dire le bonsoir
Et chanter sous votre fenêtre?

Daignez apprendre qui nous sommes:
Nos yeux sont cachés sous des loups,
C’est pour mieux rire des jaloux
Mais nous sommes des gentils hommes,
Pleins d’honneur et de courtoisie,
Gardant deux amours en nos coeurs,
Les Dames et la poésie,

La, la, la, etc.

Translation:

La, la, la, etc.

We come to sing, madam,
The serenade in your honor;
May we have the happiness
That the song pleases your soul.

All doors are closed to us,
May the soul open to us,
Who only ask on bended knee 
For a smile from your red lips.

The wind blows, it is cold, but what matter
If your rosy face
Casts a ray of sun on us
To warm us at your door.

The balmy light of spring
Smiles in you in all seasons,
And, dear lady, in your house
A nightingale sings every day. Ah!

Now do you wish to know
Who these strangers masked in black are
Coming to bid you good evening
And singing beneath your window?

Deign to learn who we are:
Our eyes are hidden by masks,
The better to laugh at the jealous,

But we are gentle men,
Full of honor and courtesy,
Cherishing two loves in our hearts:
Ladies and poetry.

La, la, la, etc.

When you wish upon a star
Leigh Harline, arr. John Rutter

When a star is born they say
That if you make a wish one day
As dreamers do,
Something good will come to you.

When you wish upon a star,
Makes no difference who you are,
Anything your heart desires
Will come to you.

So if your heart is in your dream,
No request is too extreme,
When you wish upon a star
As dreamers do.

(Oh )Fate is kind,
She brings to those who love
All the sweet fulfilment of
Their secret longing.

Like a sudden bolt from the blue,
Fate steps in and sees you through.
(Just believe that) When you wish upon a star
Your dream comes true.

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In the last few years, the group has recorded a series of diverse, collaborative albums that showcase the huge breadth of their repertoire. One honors two great English Renaissance composers: Thomas Weelkes and William Byrd; another is centered around Romantic music; a third honors 100 years of Disney, with 28 brand-new arrangements of iconic Disney songs; a fourth is a double-album focused on the group’s library of signature ‘close harmony’ arrangements; and another celebrates the group’s extraordinary body of commissioned new music.

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Luisa Cano

Eileen and Henry Cohen

Anahid Crecelius

Mike Davis

Myrtle Deakins

Mary Susan Denley

Don and Debra Drysdale

Kent and Irene Dunlap

Doug Elliott

Kelly YuehChun Feng

Joanne Fernbach

Ilone and Darin Gibson

Aimee Gromfin

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hollingsworth

Haylee Homs

Harason Horowitz and Mark Chapin Johnson

Korey Jorgensen

Jessica Kaltman

Judy Kaufman

Kerry Krisher

Bruce Larson

Michael Lawler

Vicki and Richard Lee

Edward Luedke

Ramon Lugo

Capt. Kevin M. Mac Donnell

Dr. Frank and Mrs. Linda Meyskens

William D. Miller and Florence E. Miller

Daniel Morrison

Mr. Ramon Munoz

Ms. Maryellen Musgrave

Susan O'Brien

Cyrus Parker-Jeannette

Jorge Perez Valdes

Mr. and Mrs. Rivadeneyra

Josh and Carolyn Roberts

Dr. Stephen Rochford

Gary and Melanie Singer Charitable Fund

Kris and Geraldine Shah

Kim Smith

Dorothy J. Solinger

Tina Sommers-Bernhardt

Michael and Marilyn Staffieri

Daniel and Jeanne Stokols

Ingrid Strayer

Sullivan Family

Kim Tang

Cindy Tyan

Alvin Umeda

Jeanne Villacorte

Beth Waterman

Nella Webster

Carl and Deborah Weinert

Mark and Lou-Ann Weltman

Hemantha and Sophie Wickramasinghe

Jim and Sandra Williams

Dexter and Gisele Winzey

Gary and Cathy Wyatt

Kelley Yasbek

Andy and Wendy Yurcho

$100-$249

Brian and Gloria Abrams

Susan Adleman

Hoku and Kalani Aichele

Lillian Aranda

Theresa Battel

Rosanne and William Beam

Melissa Beck and Daniel Pugh

Chris Blank and Josie Badeaux

Paul Blank

Carol Boot-Storie

Kerry and Paul Boulian

Mr. and Mrs. J. Boyer

William and Lindsay Brennan

Mr. Steven Brenneis

Gary and Wendy Bryan

Dawn Burdick

Mr. & Mr. Christopher Cabrera

Peggy Campbell

Patrick J. Chambers

Chara Orthodontics

Grace Chen

Jeff Corp

David Coscia and Mark Armstrong

Donna Cox

Vivian Daniel

Charles Davison

Matt and Jane Delorenzo

RJ, Rita, and Timmy De Rama

Rhea Dorn

Ernest Duarte

Ron and May Duff

Eduardo and Elise Espinosa

Jim and Diane Ewing

Aviva and Fred Forster

Ms. Ellen Fujikawa

Eileen Garbutt

Charles Gates

Mr. John Gibbs

Ian and Kari Gibson

Ben and Sandie Goelman

Michael and Kristina Golden

Kevin and Candice Gomez

Anna Gonosova

Ms. Judith Guffey

Patricia Hansen

Gayle and Phil Harp

Jennifer Hart

Fred and Cheryl Heinecke

Edwin Henderson

Richard and Jacqueline Heyendal

Julie Hill

Peter Holden and Angela Howley-Holden

Holmes Family

Rita B Hopper

Dr. Dena Hulbert

W. Itoga & Sons

Gary Jackson and Linda Globerman Jackson

Laurie Jacobs

Judy Jones

Audrey Kapelinski

John Keating

Angela Kraus

Arlene Kato and Mike Kurihara

Kyle and Cherrill Kawakami

Kenneth Keller

Lynne Koffler

Colin and Joan Koransky

Karen Kotake

Mr. Richard Krey

Jennifer and Robert Langer

Lorna Larson-Paugh

Robert and Karen Lechich

Paul E. Len

Cheryl and James Lewis

Amy Li

Anne Llewellyn

Willard and Bettina Loomis

Mr. Robert Lopez

Lorena Mague

Dr. Sari Mahon

Ms. Amira Mansour

Christine A. Marx

Robert Mashihara

Thomas and Glynett Mcteer

Erica Morikawa

Dr. and Mrs. John Mull

Elaine and Cameron Mummery

Tasha and Owen Naccarato

Richard Nakai and Cindy Wederich

Virginia Olson

Lisa Osako

Judy Oswald

Hon. Julie Owen

Lauren and Richard Packard

Tom and Diane Pardue

Gerald Parham

Thomas and Davida Parham

Ms. Julie Patterson

Karin S. Paul

Dr. Dolly Platt

Brian Paegel and Jeremy Pyle

Lois Rake

Paul Ramey

Elaine Ramsay

Brad Rawlins

Kenneth Reinhard and Julia Reinhard Lupton

Anita and Bruce Reisman

Dennis and Marie Richman

In Memory of Irene DeNoia

Paul Schmidhauser and Cindy Hughes

Paul and Kristen Schmidt

Jack and Katharine Schoellerman

Jill Sekiguchi, DDS

Michael Sheffield

George Sidorakis

Tom Slickelman

John L. Smith and Mary Anne Anthony-Smith

Karen R. Speros

Jack and Molly Spiegel

D. Stroebel

James and Nadine Turner

Joanne Vargas

Linda Venezia

Kathy Vickers and Jeremy Freimund

Elliot Vogelfanger

Michele and Irwin Walot

David and Renee Warren

Bruce and Susie White

Steven and Elizabeth White

Roxanne Wong

Henry and Yen Yang Wu

Susan Yee

$150+

Mark Achong
Nancy and Wayne Broadhag
Hoku and Mark Aichele
Mrs. Kaui Balderston
Gregory Bates and Joann Leatherby
Melissa Beck and Daniel Pugh
Paul Blank
Christopher Blank and Josie Badeaux
Laura Brandlin
David Coscia and Mark Armstrong
Charles and Maureen Davison
Susan Lindquist de la Parra
RJ, Rita, and Timmy De Rama
Mark and Kathi Denny
John Elwood
Eduardo and Elsie Espinosa
James Evans
Ian and Kari Gibson
Kevin and Candice Gomez
Roger and Patt Grable
Judith Guffey
Patricia Hansen
Gayle and Phil Harp
Arlene and Mike Kato
Kyle and Cherrill Kawakami
Kathleen Koch
Duane and Kathie Mauzey
Janis and Dave Murray
Hon. Julie A. C. Owen
Julie Patterson
Christopher and Lynne Ramsey
Brad and Susie Rawlins
Jill Sekiguchi
Tom Slickelman
T. Sommers-Bernhardt
Michael and Marilyn Staffieri
Cindy Thomas
Fred and Patricia Viele
David and Renee Warren
Roxanne Wong
Andrew and Wendy Yurcho

$10 monthly

Mr. and Mrs. J. Boyer
Vivian Daniel
Karen Kotake
Traci Shirachi and Cory Chhiap

$75 month

As a partner in the annual National Choreographers Initiative, Irvine Barclay Theatre is also pleased to acknowledge all those who support this important contribution to American dance.

National Choreographers Initiative 2026
Molly Lynch, Artistic Director

Honorary Producer 

Bobbi Cox

Joanne and Dennis Keith

Barbara Roberts

Michelle Rohé

Richard and Elizabeth Steele Endowment Fund

Choreographer Sponsor

Terry Causey

Sophie and Larry Cripe

Judi Gorski

Diane Silber

Dancer Sponsor

Ellen Breitman and Brien Amspoker

James Carter

Croul Family Foundation

Janet and Henry Eggers

Mary and Andrew Franklin

Artistic Sponsor

Alan Andrews and Molly Lynch

Betsy Andrews and Alex Moad

Diane Diefenderfer and David Hanlon

Gale Edelberg and Bob Butnik

Gillian Finley and Robert Labaree

Carol Hamilton

Nancy and Ned Kriz

Dr. Rosalyn Laudati and Dr. James Pick

Kathryn Lynch and Robert McDonnell

Rachelle Menaker and Eddie Schuller

Marica Pendjer and John Miller

Andrew Rose

Sally Anne and Don Sheridan

Paula Tomei and David Emmes

Lynn Weiser and Mike Tompkins

Patron Sponsor

Dr. Michael Bear

Stacie Brandt

Laurie and Bart Brown

Gail and Denis Kalscheur

David Carmichael

Joseph Herron and Dana Klein

Chuck Johnston

Margi and John Murray

Diana Putz

Kim Smith

Jenny Szabo

Karen and Gary Thorne

Barbara and Jack Tingley

Dance Shoe Sponsor

Diane and Dennis Baker

Darci Bodin

Bronny Daniels

Roberta Fox

Sharon McNalley

Ivar Roth, Concierge Podiatry & Spa

Katy and Jack Schoellerman

Ann and Richard Sim

Linda and Steve Weitz

Dance Partner

Ellen Fujikawa

Mike Kerr and Jenny Backhaus

Maurice and Alexandra Mandel

Edward McPherson

Rita Mitchell

Mitsuhiko and Reiko Nakano

Dr. Janice Gudde Plastino

Rosalind Russell

Joseph Sheridan

Dan & Jeanne Stokols

Robert Strang

Mary Vensel White

Update as of 7/14/26

DONATE TODAY

Please consider making a donation to support the work of the National Choreographers Initiative. We need your contributions to support the dancers and choreographers involved in the project. Be an angel to the arts-dance! Thank you!

Send your donation to: NCI 3334 E. Coast Hwy #276, Corona del Mar CA 92625