Volume 4 June 5, 2020
Chorister BiWeekly News & Updates!
In a very synchronistic timely fashion, the Joyful Noise Board adopted this anti-discrimination policy last night in their monthly board meeting:

"Joyful Noise, Inc. does not and shall not discriminate against or show favoritism toward a person or group on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, religion (creed), sex, gender expression, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, military status, immigration status, or political affiliation in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to: hiring and firing of staff, enrollment of students, and selection of volunteers, subcontractors and vendors."

Please see our website for our latest statement of solidarity.

BLACK LIVES MATTER.

Angels in Training
Bravo to the Angels who finished the year with good-byes, until we are called to one last project later this month: The Canticle, from the Earth Mass. We will join in for The Beauty of the Earth, collaborating on-line with the Junior and Senior Choirs and instrumentalists. Our final celebration featured an interesting "show and tell" - favorite stuffed animals, hats, pets and my own collection of musical instruments. 
~ Karen Sovak, Angels in Training Program
Junior Choir
River and Bethany last year with Chompers and Chew Chew"
The Junior Choir had plans to go to a Yard Goats game in April to sing the National Anthem. Our plans were put on hold, and are still technically up in the air. In the meantime, Mr. Skinner purchased an arrangement of The National Anthem. They are planning to put together a virtual choir video just in time for our Nation’s Birthday! Stay Tuned!!!!!!

Senior Choir
Gabriel asked the Seniors to work on a little video project. There will be many more to follow!!!! Here are Alivia Geraghty and Rachel Glander, singing a very appropriate quarantine song! (In case you didn't see the movie 1,000 times, they are singing Rapunzel's song from Tangled!!!)
We are featuring our Graduating Senior Choristers who will unfortunately not be able to be honored on stage in concert this year.
Julia Alfano plans on attending community college and entering the medical field in hopes of becoming a licensed practical nurse and furthering her education in the medical field!

Our dear first soprano Julia Alfano has been one of those Senior Choristers that will be very hard to let go for various reasons… Let’s try to explain: Julia’s whole family has been an intrinsic part of the Chorus Angelicus family for decades. Her mom, Paula, and her uncle, Daniel, both extraordinary musicians, have sung with Gaudeamus for years and have been present at the most memorable concerts of our organization. Julia’s sister, Zoe, was also a chorister for many years, at the time I became Artistic Director. I am so used to always having a member of Julia's family in my rehearsals and concerts, that it will be difficult not to. Julia started as an Angel in Training with Karen Sovak, then took a hiatus, and finally returned as a Senior after I conducted auditions at Northwestern Regional School, where she was a student. It was so great to have her back! She immediately joined our tour in Spain, where she was the perfect ambassador for our choir, and from her first day back as a chorister demonstrated an unyielding commitment to make the group better and better. Julia would always approach me at the intermission or conclusion of a rehearsal to point out aspects of the music that could be improved. She would always have great suggestions for repertoire and solo opportunities for her peers, and would never fail to inspire her fellow seniors to give their all at concert times, with aplomb, elegance, and pride. Because of these traits, Julia was invested as a head chorister during this last season. She didn't disappoint, of course! 

I hope choral music is always part of your life, Julia! Other music directors and musical organizations will be very fortunate to have you. I also hope I get to see your face, and that of any of your family members in our ranks again, soon. All the best for your new life’s journey!


Gabriel Löfvall
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Paul Butcher
August 3, 1978 to April 24, 2012
Paul Butcher Memorial Scholarship Fund

Consider making a donation to the Butcher Memorial Scholarship Fund. The objective is to provide every interested and financially eligible family with a scholarship sufficient enough to enable their child to participate in our programs. The present economic climate has intensified current and prospective families' need for scholarship support and, as such, there has been greater pressure on our scholarship program. This was a cause dear to Paul's heart.