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CALENDAR 2006
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Jan 2006 Feb 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006
July 2006 Aug 2006 Sept 2006 Oct 2006 Nov 2006 Dec 2006



Wednesday, January 4, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Hail Christmas Day; Prayer for Peace; Song of the Pines
Voces Novae et Antiquae - Robert Ross, conductor
St Luke's Roman Catholic Church (Easton Rd. and Fairhill Ave.)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Saturday, January 7, 2006 - 8:00 pm
Hail Christmas Day; Prayer for Peace; Song of the Pines
Voces Novae et Antiquae - Robert Ross, conductor
Overbrook Presbyterian Church (6376 City Avenue)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Sunday, January 8, 2006 - 4:00 pm
Hail Christmas Day; Prayer for Peace; Song of the Pines
Voces Novae et Antiquae - Robert Ross, conductor
Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial (719 Catharine Street)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Sunday, January 15, 2006 - 2:30 pm - FREE
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
The St. Olaf Choir
Holden Church, Kenyon, Minnesota


Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
Bethany Lutheran Church, Denver, Colorado
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Saturday, January 21, 2006 - 8:00 pm - FREE
Don't Disappear (bass voice, percussion, interactive computer)
Nick Nelson, bass; Tim Hanson, percussion
Salon3136 -- 24-hour concert
3136 Garfield Ave South, Minneapolis
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Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 2:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
Augustana Lutheran Church, Denver, Colorado
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Saturday, January 28, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
First Christian Church, Des Moines, Iowa
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Sunday, January 29, 2006 - 3:00 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska
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Monday, January 30, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
Cathedral of St. Cecilia, Omaha, Nebraska
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Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
The Village Presbyterian Church, Prairie Village, Kansas
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Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Wichita, Kansas
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Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
First Presbyterian Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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Friday, Feb. 3, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
Corpus Christi Cathedral, Corpus Christi, Texas
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Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 - 2:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
First Baptist Church, San Antonio, Texas
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Monday, Feb. 6, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas, Texas
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Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church, Houston, Texas
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Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
Ouichita Baptist University, Arkadelphia, Arkansas
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Thursday, Feb. 9, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
Calvary Episcopal Church, Memphis, Tennessee
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Friday, Feb. 10, 2006 - 7:30 p.m.
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
Manchester United Methodist Church, St. Louis, Missouri
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Saturday, Feb. 11, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church, Mahtomedi, Minnesota
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Sunday, Feb. 12, 2006 - 3:00 pm
Psalm 126: A Song of Ascents
St. Olaf Choir, Midwest Tour
Boe Memorial Chapel, St. Olaf College
Northfield, Minnesota
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CRAIG & JANET SWAN COMPOSER PRIZE RESIDENCY
University of Minnesota School of Music

Thurs, Feb 16, 9:30-11:00 am - Ferguson Hall, room 105
Private session with conducting students
Ferguson Hall, University of Minnesota,

Fri, Feb 17, 12:45-2:15 pm - Ferguson Hall, room 99
Workshop: The Composer/Conductor relationship
With Dale Warland, conductor
Free and open to the public

Wed, March 8, 6:00 pm - Ferguson Hall, room 259
Guest lecture: Choral Notation
MUS 5950: Advanced Notation (J. Allen, instructor)
Free and open to the public

Friday, March 24, 1:05-1:30 pm - Ferguson Hall, Ultan Recital Hall
Graduate Conducting Students Mini-Recital
Toward Sunshine, Toward Freedom: Songs of Smaller Creatures
I. The Bees' Song
II. A noiseless patient spider - Stan Rothrock, conductor
III. Envoi
University of Minnesota Chamber Choir
Free and open to the public

Sun, March 26, 2:30 pm - St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, MN
FULL PREMIERE:
Toward Sunshine, Toward Freedom: Songs of Smaller Creatures
I. The Bees' Song
II. A noiseless patient spider
III. Envoi
University of Minnesota Chamber Choir - Kathy Romey, conductor
Free Concert!

Tues, March 28, 4:00-6:00 pm - Ferguson Hall, room 205
Lecture/demonstration: Betinis's works for chorus
Free and open to the public



Saturday, March 25, 2006 - FREE
Clan of the Lichens: III. The Prayer Wind
Senior Recital, Laura Betinis, mezzo-soprano
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York


June 7 - 10, 2006
Chorus America National Conference (Come visit my table!)
Capital Hilton
Washington D.C.


Sunday, June 11, 2006 - 2:00-5:00 PM - WORLD PREMIERE
Some Glad Morning - SATB, mandolin, banjo, violin, cello
The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists with Spaghetti Western String Co.
Matthew Culloton, conductor
The Saint Paul Summer Song Festival at Raspberry Island Bandstand
Saint Paul, Minnesota


Saturday, July 15, 2006 - WORLD PREMIERE
Build a House - SATB, string quartet
Rob and Kristi's wedding
Brookville, MD


Friday, August 4, 2006 - reading session (conference attendees only)
Song of the Pines - SATB a cappella
Unitarian Universalist Musicians Network (UUMN) National Conference
Kela Wanyama, conductor
Unity Church-Unitarian, Saint Paul, Minnesota


Saturday, September 30, 2006 -
Song of the Pines - SATB a cappella
MACxima; Keith Brown, conductor
Ohio Renaissance Festival
Harveysburg, Ohio


November 2-4, 2006
National Collegiate Choral Organization conference (Come visit my table!)
Scottish Rite Temple
San Antonio, Texas


Sunday, November 5, 2006
Long Time Trav'ling - SATB a cappella, tenor soloists
The chamber choir of First Unitarian Universalist Church
Jason Shelton, conductor
Nashville, Tennessee


Thursday, November 30, 2006 - 12:05 pm
Burt Family Christmas Carols
(Quartet: Melissa Morey, Abbie Betinis, Justin Karch, and Michael Meyer)
Courtroom Concert for The Schubert Club
Weyerhauser Auditorium, Landmark Center
Saint Paul, Minnesota


Friday, December 1, 2006 - 7:30 pm ($8, $10, $12)
In a Far Judean City - SATB carol
Wisconsin Master Chorale - Barbara Towey, conductor
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Stevens Point, Wisconsin


Saturday, December 2, 2006 - 8:00 pm - WORLD PREMIERE
Remember O Thou Man, arr. - SATB, cello, harp
The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists - Matthew Culloton, conductor
St. Paul's on the Hill, Episcopal (1524 Summit Ave)
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Saturday, December 2, 2006 - 7:30 pm ($8, $10, $12)
In a Far Judean City - SATB carol
Wisconsin Master Chorale - Barbara Towey, conductor
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church
Waupaca, Wisconsin


Sunday, December 3, 2006 - 4:00 pm ($10)
Remember O Thou Man, arr. - SATB, piano
The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists - Matthew Culloton, conductor
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
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Sunday, December 3, 2006 - 2:00 pm ($8, $10, $12)
In a Far Judean City - SATB carol
Wisconsin Master Chorale - Barbara Towey, conductor
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Stevens Point, Wisconsin


Friday, December 8, 2006 - 7:30 pm (pre-concert talk at 7:05)
Mary and Gabriel - SATB and percussion - WORLD PREMIERE
6th Annual Mary Joyce Frantz Memorial Christmas Carol
Choral Arts Ensemble, Jay Johnson, percussion - Michael Culloton, conductor
The Church of St. John the Evangelist
Rochester, Minnesota
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Saturday, December 9, 2006 - 7:00 pm
Remember O Thou Man, arr. - SATB, cello, harp
The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists - Matthew Culloton, conductor
Wayzata Community Church
Wayzata, Minnesota
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Saturday, December 9, 2006 - 7:30 pm
Mary and Gabriel - SATB and percussion
6th Annual Mary Joyce Frantz Memorial Christmas Carol
Choral Arts Ensemble, Jay Johnson, percussion - Michael Culloton, conductor
The Church of St. John the Evangelist
Rochester, Minnesota
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Saturday, December 9, 2006 - 8:00 pm
Jerusalem Luminosa - SA a cappella
Vox Musica - Daniel Paulson, conductor
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Sacramento, California
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Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 4:00 pm ($10)
Remember O Thou Man, arr. - SATB, piano
The Singers-Minnesota Choral Artists - Matthew Culloton, conductor
St. Philip the Deacon
Plymouth, Minnesota
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
Prayer for Peace - SATB a cappella
The adult choir of First Unitarian Universalist Church
Jason Shelton, conductor
Nashville, Tennessee


Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 4:00 pm ($5-$15)
Dormi, Jesu - SATB a cappella
Bel Voce - Teresa Bower, conductor
First Lutheran Church
Carlisle, Pennsylvania


Sunday, December 10, 2006 - 4:00 pm
Mary and Gabriel - SATB and percussion
6th Annual Mary Joyce Frantz Memorial Christmas Carol
Choral Arts Ensemble, Jay Johnson, percussion - Michael Culloton, conductor
The Church of St. John the Evangelist
Rochester, Minnesota
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Friday, December 15, 2006 - 8:00 pm - WORLD PREMIERE
In This Tyme of Chrystmas - SSA semi-chorus and SATBB chorus a cappella
The Rose Ensemble - Jordan Sramek, artistic director
Recital Hall, Northeastern Illinois University
Chicago, Illinois
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Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 4:00 pm
Jerusalem Luminosa (SA a cappella); GLORIA! (SATB a cappella)
Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus - Emily Ellsworth, conductor
Wheaton, Illinois


Saturday, December 16, 2006 - 7:30 pm ($5, $14, $18)
Hail, Christmas Day! and Prayer for Peace (SATB a cappella)
San Antonio Chamber Choir - Scott MacPherson, conductor
First Presbyterian Church
Kerrville, Texas


Sunday, December 17, 2006 - service
Song of the Pines - SATB carol
Adult Choir - Lila Farrar, conductor
Brookfield Unitarian Universalist Church
Brookfield, Massachusetts


Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 4:00 pm (free!)
Jerusalem Luminosa - SA duet
Linda Kachelmier, mezzo-soprano; Abbie Betinis, alto
Episcopal Church of the Nativity
Burnsville, Minnesota


Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 7:00 pm (free!)
He Might Have Come on Clouds of Heaven - SATB carol
Festival Choir for Music Gettysburg! - Teresa Bower, conductor
Lutheran Theological Seminary
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania


Sunday, December 17, 2006 - 8:00 pm
He Might Have Come on Clouds of Heaven; Hail Christmas Day!; Song of the Pines - SATB carols
MACxima - Keith Brown, conductor
Pleasant Ridge Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio


Monday, December 18, 2006 - 8:05 am - WORLD PREMIERE
Shem Speaks (SATB Carol, 2006)
Quartet: M. Morey, A. Betinis, J. Karch, M. Meyer
Classical MN Public Radio (99.5 FM in Twin Cities)
John Birge, host
Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 6:10 am
Shem Speaks (SATB Carol, 2006)
Quartet: M. Morey, A. Betinis, J. Karch, M. Meyer
Classical MN Public Radio (99.5 FM in Twin Cities)
The Morning Show, with hosts Dale Connelly and Jim Ed Poole
Tuesday, December 19, 2006 - 7:00 pm ($5, $14, $18)
Hail, Christmas Day! and Prayer for Peace (SATB a cappella)
San Antonio Chamber Choir - Scott MacPherson, conductor
Parker Chapel, Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas


Wednesday, December 20, 2006 - 5:53 pm
Shem Speaks (SATB Carol, 2006)
Quartet: M. Morey, A. Betinis, J. Karch, M. Meyer
MN Public Radio News (91.1 FM in the Twin Cities)
All Things Considered, with Tom Crann
Thursday, December 21, 2006 - btwn 3-4:00 pm
Shem Speaks (SATB Carol, 2006)
Quartet: M. Morey, A. Betinis, J. Karch, M. Meyer
Classical MN Public Radio (99.5 FM in Twin Cities)
Steve Staruch, host
Thursday, December 21, 2006 - 7:30 pm ($25, $15, general seating)
In This Tyme of Chrystmas - SSA semi-chorus and SATBB chorus a cappella
The Rose Ensemble
Trinity Lutheran Church (115 North 4th St.)
Stillwater, Minnesota
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Friday, December 22, 2006 - 2:43 pm
Shem Speaks (SATB Carol, 2006)
Quartet: M. Morey, A. Betinis, J. Karch, M. Meyer
Minnesota Public Radio (99.5 FM in the Twin Cities)
Friday Favorites, with host Melissa Ousley
Friday, December 22, 2006 - 8:00 pm ($15, $23, $33, rsvd seating)
In This Tyme of Chrystmas - SSA semi-chorus and SATBB chorus a cappella
The Rose Ensemble
Saint Thomas Aquinas Chapel, Univ. of Saint Thomas
St. Paul, Minnesota
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Saturday, December 23, 2006 - 8:00 pm ($15, $23, $33, rsvd seating)
In This Tyme of Chrystmas - SSA semi-chorus and SATBB chorus a cappella
The Rose Ensemble
The Basilica of Saint Mary (88 North 17th St.)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Sunday, December 24, 2006 - 11:00 am
Song of the Pines - SATB a cappella
The choir of First Unitarian Church of Duluth
Karen Bauman, conductor
Duluth, Minnesota


Sunday, December 24, 2006
Song of the Pines - SATB a cappella
Vocal quartet at First Unitarian Universalist Church
Jason Shelton, conductor
Nashville, Tennessee