Special Thanks
Steve Montigne
The Dunn Family
The Palakov Family
Anonymous Donor
Congregation Beth Evergreen
Evergreen Christian Church
Rockland Community Church and Dr. David McNeil
Wellshire Presbyterian Church
The Evergreen Chamber Orchestra
Steve Cearley
Linda Wang
Igor Pikayzen
Program
Mass in G Major, D. 167 Franz Schubert
(1797-1828)
Hannah Buenning, Kirsten Carpenter- Ortman,
Adam Kinney and Maotong Yu, soloists
Jordan Ortman, organ
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
INTERMISSION
A Little Jazz Mass Bob Chilcott
(b.1955)
Mike Hyland, bass and Sean Case, drums
Altezza Chamber Choir
Kyrie
Gloria
Sanctus
Benedictus
Agnus Dei
Misa Criolla Ariel Ramirez
(1921-2010)
Chad Hewitt, Karl Allen and David Leyva, soloists
William Perkins, guitar
Sean Case, Sandy Fauth, and David Cup, percussion
Kyrie
Gloria
Credo
Sanctus
Agnus Dei
Christine Gaudreau - artistic director, conductor
Christine Gaudreau is in her 16th year as Artistic and Principal Music Director and Conductor for Ovation West Performing Arts, the Evergreen Chorale and Altezza Chamber Choir.
Christine completed degrees in Music History/Voice Performance as well as a Masters in Conducting from SDSU. Additionally, she has studied conducting at the International Bach Festival and at Yale. She serves as Director of Music and Worship Arts for the highly respected music program at Wellshire Presbyterian Church, where she conducts, among others, the Sanctuary Choir, the professional Wellshire Orchestra, and also curates the concert series Music at Wellshire. A sought after clinician and guest conductor, Christine works regularly for local orchestras, universities, schools and also for the Presbyterian Musician's Association.
Recently: Amahl and the Night Visitors, Copland Old American Songs and Lincoln Portrait ,as well as the second performance of Christopher Tin's Let My Country Awake,; world premiere of William Hill's The Raven's Tears; Beethoven's 9th with Evergreen Chamber Orchestra; Elaine Hagenberg's Illuminare at Carnegie Hall. Christine also just conducted the world premiere of To Sing of Love by Taylor Scott Davis.
Upcoming:.Cantata #61, J.S. Bach, two collaborations with M. Roger Holland, among others to perform his new composition Voice of My People; Schubert's Mass in G; Ramirez' Misa Criolla and Bob Chilcott's A Little Jazz Mass, as well as Wellshire's annual Orchestra Candlelight Services on Christmas Eve.
Kirsten Carpenter Ortman - assistant conductor
Kirsten Carpenter Ortman is the Director of Choirs at the Colorado School of Mines as well as the vocal music instructor at Ralston Valley High School. Additionally, Kirsten serves as the Associate Conductor of the Evergreen Chorale. Kirsten’s choirs have performed in a variety of venues including Carnegie Hall, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. In addition to conducting, Mrs. Ortman also frequently performs as soloist for concert, opera and musical theater productions and is a paid soloist at Wellshire Presbyterian Church. Recent roles include Jenny in The Threepenny Opera, Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof, Despina in Cosi fan tutte, and Giannetta in L'elisir D'amore. Kirsten directed Godspell for Ovation West in the spring of 2022. Kirsten holds a BME in vocal music and MM in conducting from the University in Northern Colorado.
PATRICK LEE - principal pianist
Patrick Lee is a Colorado native, a graduate of CU's jazz department, and a teacher of piano in Evergreen. He is currently into composing and performing live piano scores for his silent film series at Center Stage, and has also released over thirty albums of original music influenced by sampling culture, field recordings, hip-hop, and experimental music. When not doing pull-ups, Lee can be found making kimchi, teaching his daughters to drive, trying to root for Buffs football, and betting on Czech table tennis.
Evergreen chorale
THE EVERGREEN CHORALE
Christine Gaudreau, Artistic and Principal Music Director
Patrick Lee, Principal Pianist and Accompanist
Kirsten Carpenter-Ortman, Associate Conductor
Jordan Ortman, Associate Pianist
Alex Woosley, Production Manager
SOPRANO
Jeannette Armbrustmacher
Elisa Blair
Sara Brush
Hannah Buenning
Elena Bernlore
Ava Campbell
Kirsten Carpenter-Ortman
Anne Davis
Logan Edmonds
Brenda Gleason
Ruth Hund
Chelsea Jipping
Linda Morris
Sylvia Olney
Amy Petcoff
Amy Poole
Heather Rains
Jennifer Rich
Laura Shrock*
Khaylen Stanton
Sarah Stubblefield
Lisa Wald*
Alex Woosley
ALTO
Laurie Atkinson
Deborah Burger
Hillie Teller Corman
Linda Dey
Nancy Dickert
Lorell Duteil
JoAnn Dunn*
Sarah Ellis
Cynthia Farrell
Liv Fischer
Jean Gan
Linda Knippa
Becky LeClair
Therese Lincoln
Emilie McDonough
Ann Moore
Elizabeth Moore
Thalia Moore
Ilene Nova
Michelle O’Laughlin
Shana Palakow
Jessica Read
Barb Scripps
Claire Terry
Lorraine Sides
Ingrid Ulbrich
Kris Waggoner
TENOR
Karl Allen
Kevin Atkinson
Greg Bond
Dan Brooks
Keith Buckley
Jason Duteil*
Chad Hewitt
David Hintgen
Adam Kinney
Steve Montigne*
Michael Post
Ethan Smith
Tom Scripps
Ken Scudder
BASS
Richard Aylor
Robert Baldwin
Scott Campbell
Ken Frick
Kim Gan
David Gleason
David Leyva
George Meyer
Dodge McCord*
Kevin Miller*
Paul Munsch
Brian Sides
Maotong Yu
Ziyangyu Yu
*denotes section leaders
Orchestra
Violin 1
Annabell Linke, concertmaster
Joshua Wyly
Collin Hartman
Violin 2
Ansel Klucsor
Maddie Munley
Daniela Pacheco Gomez
Viola
Trent Guerrero
Robin Newmark
Cello
Jim Todd
Jenny Chen
Bass
Josh Filley
Ovation West DONORS
Over $10,000
SCFD - Ted & Claire Terry - Anonymous - Alan Rubin - Diane and Don Shaver - Anonymous - Linda Trenbeath - Steve Montigne - Colorado State Historic Fund
$5,000-$9,999
Karl & Laurie Atkinson - Carole Callaghan - B Willing Foundation - Community First Foundation - Joanne and Pem Dunn - Huiting Wealth Management - Michelle Vanags: State Farm - Ruth Hund - Barb and Tom Scripps - Virginia Hill Foundation - National Trust For Historic Preservation
$1,000-$4,999
Common Spirit Health - Delta Dental - Evergreen Legacy Foundation - Jean Gan - Barbara Goldstein - Hawks Family Foundation - Jackson Fenner Foundation - James He - Kevin Atkinson - Mande Mischler - Michelle O'Laughlin - Mike and Ann Moore - Jo Powers - Harriet Sear - Denver Foundation - Tykeson Family Foundation - Susan Weil - Amy Poole
Up to $999
A.J. McCullough - Aimee Nicholson - AJ Kazlouski - Alan Groves - Amy Sares - Andrea Jo Jenkins - Angie McPhaul - Anne Chew - Anne Vickstrom - Ardis Strieby - Arina Paoli - August Mayer - Ava Campbell - Barb & Curt Harris - Barbara MacDonald - Belinda Halonen - Beth Riser - Bill Manning - Bob Zavodsky - Linda & Mark Bolinger - Brandon Moore - Brenda Jansen - Debby and Larry Caine - Reid Carlberg - Carol & Greg Dobbs - Carol Cornell - Carolyn Alexander - Carolyn Benson - Carolyn Norblom - Catherine Moyle - Catherine W. and Dennis Rundle - Chelsea Jipping - Christiane Schmenk - Colette Kimball - Steven and Kim Cox - Curtis Harris - D. Gray and Nicole Behrhorst - David Hingtgen - Denise Tricomi - Denise Wylde - Dick and Bonnie Scudder - Dodge McCord - Donna Mullins - Dusty Dodge - Ed & Mary Steinbrecher - Edwin Doolittle - Elizabeth Hund - Elizabeth Nordeen - Emilie McDonough - Eric & Nicole Weary - John and Pandora Erlandson - Evan Ela - Evergreen Players - Evergreen National Bank
*Donations made to Ovation West Performing Arts between July 1st, 2024 and March 15th, 2026
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