I
Andrew Nolen, Bass-baritone

Jennifer Peterson, accompanist

II
Amy Conn, Soprano

Linda Hall, accompanist

III
Matthew Anderson, Tenor

Linda Hall, accompanist

IV
Mischa Bouvier, Baritone

Linda Hall, accompanist

V
Eve Gigliotti, Mezzo-soprano

Linda Hall, accompanist

VI
Joseph Mikolaj, Tenor

Linda Hall, accompanist

VII
Eleni Calenos, Soprano

Steven Crawford, accompanist

VIII
Jonathan Estabrooks, Baritone

Joel Harder, accompanist

P r e s e n t a t i o n  o f  A w a r d s

      The Ruth Lopin Nash Award was created in 1983 by the Lopin family in memory of the late Mrs. Nash, a music lover and musician. Ellen Lopin Blair, Chairwoman of the Society and a member of the chorus, will present the award in honor of her sister.

Second Place                                  $5,000

      The Stanley C. Meyerson Award was created in his memory in 2004 by his family. His sister Linda Amster, a member of the chorus, will present the award.

Third Place                                      $2,500

      The Docia Goodwin Franklin Award was created in her memory in 2008 by her grand-daughter, Joanne Spellun, a member of the chorus. Ms. Spellun will present the award.

Other Finalists                               $500 each

      These awards will be presented by Janet Plucknett, Competition Chairwoman and Vice President of the Society.

Richard Westenberg Awards    $500 each

      Created in 2009 by Musica Sacra in memory of its late founder, a longtime Solo Competition judge, these two awards for excellence in 18^th and 19^th  century stylistic interpretation are given at the discretion of the judges. Kent Tritle will present them.

Janet Plucknett, Competition Chairwoman
Kent Tritle, Music Director • David Rosenmeyer, Associate Conductor
Mary Ellen Callahan • Tim Dwight • Alfred Hubay • Susan Kern
John Linahan • Grace Matubis • Ronnie Oliver • Rachel Rosales 
Joanne Spellun • Jane Woodside

Flowers courtesy of Susan Fisher and Gary Schieneman
in memory of Grace Fisher and Dr. Bruce Schieneman.

Special thanks to Marie Gangemi for program design and layout.

      Leslie Fagan's exceptional artistry and talent continue to earn much attention. Having performed under the batons of such noted conductors as Hans Graf, Sir David Wilcocks, Jukke Pekke Saraste, and Daniel Lipton, Ms. Fagan has delighted audiences and critics throughout Europe and North America . Last season’s highlights included several performances of Messiah, including with the Oratorio Society, as well as the Brahms’ Requiem and Bach’s St. Matthew Passion, all under the direction of Kent Tritle and Britten’s War Requiem under the direction of her father Gerald Fagan.
      Ms. Fagan is a frequent guest on CBC  and BBC radio and television. Her recordings include Le miroir de mon amour and A Song for All Seasons (with the Toronto Children's Chorus).
      Leslie Fagan is a graduate of the University of Toronto .  Subsequent studies include with Ileana Cotrubas in France and with Martin Isepp at the Centre for Operatic Studies Sulmona Italy and later in London .

      Alfred F. Hubay's career at the Metropolitan Opera spanned over 60 years and included the positions of House Manager, Box Office Manager, and Consultant to the Marketing and Box Office operations. He was a panelist on the Texaco Opera Quiz for 38 consecutive years.
      Mr. Hubay serves on the boards of the Oratorio Society of New York, the Glimmerglass Opera, the George London Foundation for Singers, the Marilyn Horne Foundation, Horizon Concerts, and the Martina Arroyo Foundation. He is vice-president of the Bagby Foundation for the Musical Arts and a trustee for the Lanie and Ethel Foundation and is on the advisory board of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation. He is also a judge for the George London Foundation, Opera Index, Opera at Florham, and the Marcella Sembrich Voice Scholarship Competition.
      In 1979 Mr. Hubay was awarded the Verdi Medal of Achievement by the Metropolitan Opera National Council.

      Denise A. Pineau is a Vice President at Columbia Artists Management, representing more than 50 artists during the past 12 years. She performed in opera, oratorio, and recital for 20 years and coached with Elly Ameling, Dalton Baldwin, Gerard Souzay and Eleanor Steeber.  She has been soloist with and member of the Dessoff Choirs and currently is on the Board of Directors of the Baldwin Festival Chorus. Ms. Pineau holds an M.A. in Vocal Performance from Boston University and a B.A. in Music from Wheaton College .
       In 2005 Denise Pineau was a featured soloist at Carnegie's Zankel Hall for the first annual benefit concert "Living the Performance Dream" for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center .  In 2007 she initiated a fund-raising campaign to build a resource center for cancer patients and their families at the Jordan Hospital in Plymouth , MA , her hometown.  Diane's Gift of Kindness, in memory of her sister, Diane M. Ireland, was dedicated on April 2, 2009.

      John Daly Goodwin

      Kent Tritle, one of America ’s leading choral conductors, was dubbed “the brightest star in New York ’s choral music world” by the Times in its review of the 2008 Oratorio Society Messiah performance. Currently in his fifth season as Music Director, he has garnered critical acclaim for the Society’s annual Messiah performances as well as Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem and Tragic Overture, Paul Moravec’s Songs of Love and War, the Fauré Requiem, and Bernstein’s Symphony No. 3, “Kaddish,” conducted by Alan Gilbert as part of the Bernstein: The Best of all Possible Worlds festival.
      Mr. Tritle is also founder and Music Director of Sacred Music in a Sacred Space, the acclaimed concert series at the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, Music Director of Musica Sacra, Director of Choral Activities at the Manhattan School of Music, and a member of the graduate faculty of The Juilliard School, currently directing a graduate practicum on oratorio and teaching choral conducting. An acclaimed organ virtuoso, he is also the organist of the New York Philharmonic.
      From 1996 to 2004, Mr. Tritle was Music Director of the Emmy-nominated Dessoff Choirs, winners of the ASCAP/Chorus America award for adventurous programming of contemporary music. He has made more than a dozen recordings on the Telarc, AMDG, Epiphany, Gothic, VAI and MSR Classics labels. He holds graduate and undergraduate degrees from The Juilliard School in organ performance and choral conducting.

O f f ic i a l  A c c o m p a n i s t

      Linda Hall is currently on the staff of the Metropolitan Opera as an assistant conductor. Ms. Hall has frequently performed on the Texaco Metropolitan Opera radio broadcasts. She has adjudicated the regional Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, and has been the official pianist for the National Council semifinals onstage at the Metropolitan Opera for several years.
      Ms. Hall collaborates with many singers and instrumentalists in concerts throughout the United States and abroad. She has recorded with cellist Jascha Silberstein on the Heritage label and with flutist Patricia Spencer on the Neuma label. During the summer, she has taught master classes in Israel , Japan , and China . Linda Hall is a native of New York State . She resides in White Plains .