Our 16th Season - 2011-2012
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Our seventeenth season consisted of three concerts. The first in the series, our holiday concert, was a presentation of George Frideric Handel's Messiah. For our pops concert, we offered a collection of Humorous Music of Broadway. An Evening of Spirituals was our spring concert and finished off our series.
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The Chesapeake Choral Arts Society's 2011-2012 concert season began with two performances of George Frideric Handel's Messiah.
The first was on Saturday the 10th of December. This was a performance concert along with the College of Southern Maryland Chorale, members of Pilgrim Church's choir and accompanying orchestra. It also consisted of solos from: Therese Thiedeman, Mike Mickey, Denise Pratt, Gina Johnson, Beth Kahline and guest soloists: Larry Thomas, Tracie Wiesemann, Kevin Thompson. The second was a sing-along concert with other Christmas favorites being sung in addition to the choruses of Handel's Messiah. |
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We even had the opportunity to sing on the radio: 95.9 WGRQ
Thank you, WGRQ for including us on your Hometown Holidays program! |
CCAS on the radio: 95.9 WGRQClick PLAY button to hear the Chesapeake Choral Arts Society sing "Ding Dong Merrily On High!" for the 2011 holiday season!
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CCAS Sponsors Concert by
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Our pops concert this season focused on Humor in Music. The first concert was performed on Saturday, the 24th of March at the New Life Church of La Plata, Maryland. The second was on Sunday, the 25th of March at the College of Southern Maryland's Fine Arts Center in La Plata, Maryland.
The concert offered selections from Ain't Misbehavin, Oklahoma!, Mame, Wicked, and selections from Tom Lehrer. 3 Tenors Medley was performed by Leroy Pressley, Larry Robinson, and W.G. Pete Stokes. Additional solos were performed by: Amber Fuller, Noah Gibson, Greg Kinney, Mia McCaslin, Thomas Valdez, Marian Dundas, Ann Chess, Pat McConkey, Denise Pratt, Carol Charnock, Therese Thiedeman, Beth Kahline, Lynn Monje, and Karin Beausoleil. |
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On Saturday, June 23, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, June 24, 2012, at 3:30 p.m., we presented under the direction of Michael K. Santana Steal Away – An Evening of Spirituals at the College of Southern Maryland's Fine Arts Center in La Plata, Maryland.
What are spirituals? Spirituals are African American Folk Music that came out of slavery. They draw rhythm complexity from African music and words from the slaves’ exposure to Christianity. In short, spirituals are the religious folk songs created by enslaved African Americans. Dvorak and Delius considered the Negro Spiritual to be the only true Folk music upon which any American Nationalistic music could be based. In these concerts, the Chesapeake Choral Arts Society and guest soloists performed arrangements from the most famous arrangers in the genre, including: William Dawson, H.T. Burleigh, Nathaniel Dett, John W. Work, Moses Hogan, and others. There was a focus on what is known as the “coded” spirituals -- spirituals with hidden messages to help guide slaves seeking to escape bondage. Some of the spirituals heard in this concert included: Home on that Rock; Dry Bones; Ride On, King Jesus; Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord; Ezekiel Saw de Wheel; Soon Ah Will Be Done; Elijah Rock; and many more. |
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Season 2011-2012 Board of Directors:
President - Carol Charnock Vice President - Carol Scheer Secretary - Ann Chess Treasurer - Lynn Monje Members' Representative - Randy Hunt Music Director - Michael K. Santana Associate Music Director - Leroy Pressley Accompanist - James Witherite |
Season 2011-2012 Committee Members:
Publicity - Karen Runde, Arvilla Jackson, Denise Pratt, Therese Thiedeman Hospitality/Reception - Robin Boswell, Marc Charnock |
