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December 5, 2009

Good evening and welcome to the Kiwanis Club of Wilton’s 28th annual
holiday concert.

Tonight’s program once again brings together a wealth of Wilton talent

for an evening of festive music and good cheer.

Please join the Kiwanians in extending sincere thanks to tonight’s

volunteer performers, directors, writers and production crew for giving
their time and creative energy to a fun and entertaining introduction to
the holiday season. We offer a very special “thank you” to Miss Jane
Powell who will be our emcee for the evening. A delightful star of
movies and stage, she has lived in town for over 20 years and we are
so pleased to have her here tonight.

And, of course, we extend our gratitude to you, our enthusiastic

audience. Your continued support of this concert and other Kiwanis
fundraisers are essential to our ongoing efforts to assist numerous
local organizations with financial help and to serve our community.

Now please sit back and enjoy the musical gifts from your talented
friends and neighbors.

With our best wishes for a joyful holiday season and a peaceful new
year,

Jeff Turner
President
Kiwanis Club of Wilton
 LITTLE SISTERS OF THE HOLY CARDS
Producer: Susie Gross
Flash Cards: Ed MacEwen
Costumes: Janice Dehn, Liz Doty, Zelie Pforzheimer

Bill Caswell Jane Celentano Don Davidson

Janice Dehn Max Gabrielson Al Galletly
Jan Galletly Annbeth Lattimer Magdalen Livesey
Jan MacEwen Beth Mason Sarah Michaels
Zelie Pforzheimer John Wilson

WILTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ENGLISH HANDBELL CHOIR

Directed by Richard Glafke

Jana Bertkau Kathy Cornbrooks Elizabeth Hendee

Billie Sue Hollingsworth Laurie Mapes Rick Mapes
Rachel Mitchell Kevin Murray Emma Stewart
Karen Tartell Marie Zunda

WILTON HIGH SCHOOL

MADRIGAL SINGERS
Directed by Betsey de Groff
Accompanied by Susan Isherwood

Sabrina Bell Emily Byrne Hilary Clifford

Emily Curtis* Christopher Dehn Michael DeSantis
Annie Diamond* Michael DiBari David Forsey
Alexis Gaillard Ryan Hadley Peter Hughes
William Jankowski Michael Kaelin Kelly Kesler
Liane Knapp* Megan Lattimer Jeffrey Liebowitz
Emily Lutz Christopher Magnano Anna McMorrow
Natalie Michaels Nicolas Nanez Jack Pforzheimer
Bryan Richman Katherine Rinaldi Elizabeth Villareal
Lindsay Waack Alexander Ward

*Accepted into the American Choral Directors’ Association’s Eastern Division Women’s
Honor Choir, three of 13 chosen from CT by auditioned recordings.
 WILTON SINGERS
Directed by Patrick Taylor
Accompanied by Cheryll Ryder

Anna Andrews Alice Ayers Fred Butler

Jean Caffrey Sarah Caffrey Kari Candelora
Kathy Caprino Alison Conroy Mark Fitzpatrick
Al Galletly Jan Galletly Lauren Larson
Annbeth Lattimer Vivian Lee-Shiue Ed MacEwen
Jan MacEwen Carolyn Marcato Beth Mason
Chip Mason Cathy Reale Rod Runestad
Glenn Shattuck Tracy Patrick Smith John Sohikian

Michaele Taylor Patty Taylor Jack Wallace

John Wilson Alison Wood Peter Wood
 PROGRAM

Wilton Congregational Church Handbell Choir

Processional: The Little Drummer Boy Katherine K. Davis,

arr. Tammy Waldrop

Casey Cunningham
Little Girls from Annie Charles Strouse and
Martin Charnin
Al Galletly, accompanist

Little Sisters of the Holy Cards

Hallelujah Chorus from Messiah George Frederic Handel

Moira Craw, flute & Eugenie Rocherolle, piano

Sonata No.1 for Flute and Piano, Eugenie Rocherolle
Second and Third Movements (2006)

Kelly Kesler
White Christmas Irving Berlin
Michael Armstrong Barr
What You’d Call a Dream Craig Carnelia
Kelly and Michael
It’s Almost Like Being in Love from Brigadoon Alan Jay Lerner &
Frederick Loewe
Al Galletly, accompanist

The Three Divas

Christmas Concerto for 30 fingers Anon. (thankfully!)
Al Galletly, Annbeth Lattimer, Sarah Michaels

INTERMISSION

Wilton Congregational Church Handbell Choir

Huron Carol 16th Century French-
Canadian, arr. Timothy
Waugh
Greensleeves 16th Century English
Audience Sing-A-Long (see words in program)
Joy to the World
Winter Wonderland
Silent Night
Accompanied by WCC Handbell Choir and Cheryll Ryder, piano

Kyong Hee Cho, piano

Nocturne in E flat Frederic Chopin

Boogie Woogie Etude Morton Gould

Wilton High School Madrigal Singers

Festive Fanfare Theron Kirk

Wassail Song of Gloucestershire Trad. English, arr.
R. Vaughan-Williams
A Merry Christmas West Country Trad.,
arr. Arthur Warrell

WHS Madrigal Singers and Wilton Singers

Home for the Holidays Al Stillman & Robert
Allen, arr. R. Ringwald

Wilton Singers
Deck the Halls Welsh, arr. James
McKelvy
Still, Still, Still Trad. Austrian,
arr. Norman Luboff
The Twelve Days After Christmas Frederick Silver
When You Believe from The Prince of Egypt Stephen Schwartz,
arr. Audrey Snyder

Let There Be Peace on Earth

Cast, Audience Sing-A-Long
(see words in program)
 THE ARTISTS

Michael Armstrong Barr - Is happy to be returning home for the holidays.

He has performed professionally in New York, Philadelphia, across the country
on tour as well as in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. Michael has
been involved in the construction of many new musicals. For a list of credits or
to enlist in singing or acting lessons, please email MichaelBarr85@gmail.com
or visit www.MySpace.com/MichaelArmstrongBarr.

Kyong Hee Cho – Made her first public performance with the Seoul
Symphony Orchestra at age 11. After winning major nationwide piano
competitions in Korea, she graduated from the Manhattan School of Music with
a B.M. and M.M. in piano performance. In recent years Kyong Hee has used
her talents to perform in numerous charity concerts, both locally and in New
York and California. She teaches piano at her private studio here in Wilton.

Moira Shur Craw - Holds a degree in flute performance from Michigan State
University. She set out to play flute both as a soloist and with chamber music
ensembles, and to teach piano, woodwind and brass instruments. She is a
member of the Manhattan Recorder Orchestra in New York. An exceptional
flutist, she teaches out of her music studio on Westport Road. Check out her
website for more details www.moiracraw@optonline.net

Casey Cunningham – Proudly joins the Kiwanis Holiday concert with a

reprise performance of Little Girls from this fall’s WCT production of Annie Jr.
She has also performed in WCT’s Footloose, and Broadway Hits with Chrystal
Theater, Norwalk, and as King Claudius in Hamlet at Cider Mill’s afterschool
Shakespeare Club. Casey is in 8th grade and plays piano and violin.

Betsey de Groff – Brings many years of choral experience and has conducted
festival choirs in New England, Florida, Wisconsin, and California. She has
served as a clinician/adjudicator for many state and regional festivals, and at
competitions for Music Maestro Please Inc. in New England, Canada, and
California. Her peers in Maine voted her "Outstanding Choral Director of the
Year" in 1998. She is an accomplished singer and private voice teacher.

Al Galletly - Is a past president of the Wilton Kiwanis Club (1999-2000), a

founder of the Wilton Singers, and is currently music director for Wilton
Presbyterian Church. He spent most of his business career with GTE (now
Verizon) Corporation. In 2002, he was named Outstanding Citizen of Wilton in
recognition of his volunteer contributions to the town. He and his wife Jan live
in Stratford.
Richard Glafke - Is in his eighth year as Minister of Music at the Wilton
Congregational Church. Richard received his B.A. and Master of Music degrees
in organ and voice from The University of Michigan. This fall he was guest
soloist in the Pan Asia Youth Orchestra production of The Yellow River Cantata,
which he sang in Mandarin Chinese. This was his tenth performance of the
work, half of which were performed in China.

Susan Isherwood – Returned to Connecticut a couple years ago after 25

years in Maine. She is an accompanist, piano teacher and choir director. She
plays for Wilton High School, the New Canaan Country Day School and is Music
Director for Zion’s Hill United Methodist Church in Wilton.

Kelly Kesler – Has been performing since she was a child. While living in
Virginia, Kelly played the role of Ann in Cheaper by the Dozen, Miss Audubon
in Our Miss Brooks, and Virtue in Anything Goes. Since moving to Wilton, she
has performed in Guys and Dolls, One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Brigadoon
and Our Town. Kelly had the lead role of Fiona in last spring’s production of
Brigadoon. She plans to study acting or musical theatre in college next year.

Annbeth Magee Lattimer – Has lived in Wilton since 1991 when husband
Rob and she were purchased by a pig barn/house. Since its renovation, the
barn has become home to Annbeth’s music school and her twins, Megan (a
member of the WHS Madrigals) and Tim, both of whom are juniors at
WHS. She has happily performed with the Wilton Singers in this concert for
many years and appreciates the sense of community spirit which it inspires.

Sarah Michaels – Has professional credits that include the USO/Bob Hope
tour to the Orient, and national tours of Ziegfeld and Will Rogers Follies. She
has starred in regional and local productions including Evita, Jesus Christ
Superstar, Cabaret, and A Chorus Line. She was most recently seen in Pippin
at the Wilton Playshop. Sarah is a graduate of Salem College and NCSA, is a
vocal coach and voice teacher, and leads workshops in musical theater voice.

Jane Powell – Has performed for five U.S. Presidents and the Queen of
England. With starring roles in 20 major MGM musicals, including the classics
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Royal Wedding co-starring Fred Astaire,
she has appeared in every entertainment medium. On Broadway, she starred
in Irene. On tour, she broke house records in more than a score of American
cities, with starring roles in South Pacific, My Fair Lady, Peter Pan, The Sound
of Music, Carousel, Brigadoon, The Boy Friend, Oklahoma!, The Student
Prince, I Do, I Do, and many others. In the heyday of live radio comedy series,
she played Charlie McCarthy’s girlfriend, and hosted Frank Sinatra’s weekly
radio show in his absence. In October 2008, she was honored by the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs with the Secretary’s Diamond Award for her
“legacy of service to military personnel and veterans.” The Diamond Award is
the VA’s highest honor to private citizens for helping the Department carry out
its mission. She lives in Wilton with her husband Richard Moore.
Eugenie Rocherolle – Is a former, longtime Wilton resident. She began a
publishing career in choral and band music after graduating from Newcomb
College of Tulane University. She has composed over 80 collections of piano
repertoire, distributed internationally. Performances include the Terrace
Theater in the Kennedy Center, and among her awards and commissions are
works for solo and duo piano, church choir, chamber ensembles and chorus
and orchestra. She and her husband now reside in Old Lyme, CT

Cheryll Ryder – Has performed as a soloist and accompanist throughout the

U. S. and Europe. She enjoys teaching at Cider Mill School. She is the proud
mother of Ryan Hadley, one of tonight’s WHS Madrigal Singers.

Patrick Taylor – Was named Music Director for the Wilton Singers this past
month. He is currently director of choirs at Greenwich High School where he
was recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award in 2005. Prior to GHS he
held a similar position for 10 years at Wilton High School. This December
Patrick will once again be a guest conductor at the annual Messiah Sing-in at
Avery Fisher Hall. He graduated magna cum laude from the Hartt School of
Music and earned an M.A. in conducting from Eastman.

Wilton Congregational Church English Handbell Choir - Was organized in

1993 when the three-octave set of bells was purchased. The group was
expanded in 2004, when memorial funds, established in memory of Andrea
Glafke, Norma Gomard, Malcolm MacGregor and Spence Spencer, were used
to purchase a fourth octave of bells. Tonight’s performance represents a bell-
ringing debut for four new ringers.

Wilton High School Madrigal Singers – Is one of three auditioned choirs at

WHS. The Mads were founded in the 1970s by Elissa Getto, who was also the
founding music director of the Wilton Singers. Since the 1980s, the two groups
have often performed together at the Kiwanis Holiday Concert and Wilton
Singers’ Spring Feast. The Madrigal Singers serve as community ambassadors
for the high school. The award-winning group performs a diverse repertoire of
choral music ranging from classical to contemporary.

Wilton Singers – Have been making music since 1983. Along the way, they
have awarded over $50,000 in scholarships to WHS choral students, and have
delighted their audiences with a varied repertoire encompassing show tunes,
classical, jazz, and popular music. The Singers come from different professions
and musical backgrounds, and span an age-range of over 60 years. But all
have in common the bonds of friendship and their love of choral music. For
more information, click on www.wiltonsingers.com
PRODUCTION CREW
Producer: Jan MacEwen
Production Stage Manager: Susie Gross
Stage Manager: Laura Ploss
Stage Crew: Diane Keeping, Nate Lanzi , Geoff Malyszka,
Bonnie Sailer and Kenny Simeone
Sets: Ed MacEwen
Lighting Design and Board Operator: Dennis Tully
Spot Operator: George Schneidewind
Sound Design: InPhase Audio
Tickets: Anne Pollack, Sue Wall

KIWANIS CONCERT COMMITTEE

Lois Alcosser
Julie Anderson
Don Davidson
Al Galletly
Glenn Shattuck
Bud Taylor
Judy Zucker

SPECIAL THANKS
Bill Brautigam
Mike Brewi
Walt Misdom
Amy Quigley
Lou Reens
Phil Richards
Dave Schmitt
Valerie Senew
Jeff Turner
Carl Yoder

ADDITIONAL THANKS
Christian Planton
CVS Pharmacy
Orem’s Diner
Wilton Bulletin
Wilton Congregational Church
Wilton R.S.V.P.
WHS Key Club

CONCERT CO-SPONSORS: Wilton Parks and Recreation Department

 Benefactors
Nancy & Bill Brautigam
Alice & Tom Brown
Marylynn & Dave Clune Family
Bob & Anne Cuddy
Frances K. Dibner
Tony Fouracre &
Mari Okie-Fouracre
Jerry & Barbara Holdridge
Harriet T. Hoskinson
Patrons
Dom & Marie Agostin
John & Annette Ambler
Alice L. Ayers
Mike & Corinne Brewi
Ruth & Tom Briody
The Butlers
Gerald & Diane Carney
Nickolas & Dorie Davatzes
Michael & Linda Fein
Mj Fitzgibbon
Terry Goodwin
Buck & Lila Griswold
Anne & Martin Hamar
Dr. & Mrs. Francis Hamilton
Mr. & Mrs. John Hammond
Fred & Louise Herot
Mel & Phyllis Holson
Ivan & Joanna P. Husovsky
Al & Carol Kesler
Stan Kovak
Donald & Mary Marquardt
Dolores M. Monteleone
Gail & Ray Moskow
Joan Pendergast
Mr. & Mrs. Gregory M. Perry
Jeff & Nadine Turner
Nancy & Dick Husta
George & Nancy Lamb
The Lindberg Family
Cora & Dick Martin
Sandy McLean
Gary & Stephanie Moore
Peter & CeCe Orvis
Betsy & Steve Pettit
Anne & Saul Pollack
Lou & Paula Reens
Bob & Carol Russell
Christopher & Nancy Smith
George & Betty Sternad
Fred & Pat Wernig
Elfriede & Carl Yoder
Bill & Mary Jo Zieman
Judy Zucker
 Sponsors
Hilde Brown
Andy & Claire Camelio
Mo & David Canary
Bill & Lisa Caswell
The Chambers
Debbie & Greg Chann
Katherine Chann
George & Marilyn Ciaccio
Dr. & Mrs. Kevin Craw
Tom & Marie Cullen
Barbara & Don Q. Davidson
Liliane & Frank DeRosa
Mildred & Ray Dovell
George Ehinger
Marylyn & Tom Flynn
Beth Fuller
Joseph & Karen Gracey
Ned Greene
Muriel & Trygve Hansen
Jan & Dave Hapke
David & Jay Hughes
Dennis & Maureen Jackson
Mary & Martin Kennedy
Dr. Jerome & Lynne Klein
Terry R. Lynn
Jack & Molly Macauley
Mr. & Mrs. Frank J. Maguire
Ann & Jack McDonald
Walter & Ann Misdom
Hans & Aida Mol
Phyllis & Harlan Murray
Irene Newman
Nita & Ed Nordgaard
Bill Patton
Bob & Karen Pingarron
Barbara Quincy
Edward & Cathleen Raposa
Constance A. Tate
Bayden “Bud” & HelenTaylor
Ray & Maryann Tobiassen
Jim Ullom
Wayne & Julie Wallace
John & Kathy Wilson
Wilton Family YMCA
Chris & Melinda Wolcott
Albert Wood
Sally & Jay Zitz
JOY TO THE WORLD

Joy to the world, the Lord is come.

Let earth receive her king.
Let every heart prepare him room
And heaven and nature sing…(repeat)

He rules the world with truth and grace,

And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness,
And wonders of his love…(repeat)

WINTER WONDERLAND

Sleigh bells ring, are you list’nin’?

In the lane, snow is glist’nin’;
A beautiful sight, we’re happy tonight,
Walkin’ in a winter wonderland!

Gone away is the bluebird,

Here to stay is the new bird;
He sings a love song, as we go along
Walkin’ in a winter wonderland!

In the meadow we can build a snowman,

Then pretend that he is Parson Brown.
He’ll say, “Are you married?” We’ll say, “No, Man!
But you can do the job when you’re in town!”

Later on we’ll conspire,

As we dream by the fire,
To face unafraid the plans that we made,
Walkin’ in a winter wonderland!
SILENT NIGHT

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,
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
Christ the savior is born,
Christ the savior is born.

LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH

Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me;

Let there be peace on earth, the peace that was
meant to be.
With God as our Father, brothers all are we;
Let me walk with my brother in perfect harmony.

Let peace begin with me, let this be the moment

now.
With every step I take, let this be my solemn vow:
To take each moment and live each moment
in peace eternally.
Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me.