Page 68 - Susquehanna Chorale 40th Anniversary Book

My favorite memory was...
(Current Singers)
...The most memorable event for me was our concert at Chautauqua, which opened the 2016 Chautauqua Season. At the end of the summer, several friends
in the Chautauqua Choir claimed ours was the
best concert of the Season! – Paul Burkhart
...the “Legends Among Us” concert, featuring Bob Page and Alice Parker. These two giants of choral music, walking into our rehearsal, was exhilarating! – Michael Checco
...So many memorable events over my many years in SC, but perhaps one of the most memorable and cherished moments would have to be one magical concert on our 1st Tour in which Linda, every singer, and the music were truly one and the music sang itself. It was indescribable.” – Lynlee Copenhaver
...a Christmas concert at Lancaster Church of the Brethren. The rear wall of the sanctuary was a large wall of glass. During the concert, snow began to fall and it was a perfect backdrop to the music-making for the singers. We all dream of a White Christmas! Of course, my eyes were still on
the conductor rather than the snowfall! I don’t remember what the commute home was like that night. – Alan Hair
...I’ve loved all my moments with SC but I’d have to say my most honorable was the 10th anniversary of September 11. I was able to sing Mozart’s Requiem with the SC and the Harrisburg Symphony in the Forum. I wasn’t part of the SC but was able to sing with them. – Kari Kornish
...our trip to Chautauqua in 2016. It was a great opportunity to spend an extended amount of time with other chorale members and build relationships. It was also a wonderful place to sing. The acoustics were phenomenal and the audience was very responsive and appreciative. However, the most CHERISHED moments were the 4 years that I was able to share the stage with my son and daughter as they sang with the Children’s & Youth Chorales. – Gayle Krull
... The “Sing Me to Heaven” concert at the Chautauqua Institution, which is situated in New York state far from the urban light pollution we have in Central Pennsylvania, in 2016. We were deeply into the performance; there was an almost palpable feeling of ensemble, of breathing
and singing as one, propelling our music from the stage into the great outdoor space of the ampitheatre in the gentle warmth of a June evening. Among the pieces was Eriks Esenvalds Stars, by turns crystalline and
lush, evoking the grandeur of the night sky. We moved into the audience as we sang our final piece, We Rise Again, cycling back to the final chorus several times
as the audience rose as one, cheering, nearly 2,000 people sharing an emotional high. When it was all over, and the audience had largely drifted away, we walked from under the roofed ampitheatre to see a sky exactly like the one we had tried to create in our performance of Stars - dark and vast, pricked by the millions of tiny, twinkling stars of the Great Milky Way. – Gwen Lehman
...One of the most vivid memories I have is singing
Silent Night at the end of every Christmas concert. Singing this song by candlelight with snow gently falling outside is so beautiful and moving that I only feel like Christmas has truly begun once we release our last note and blow out our candles. – Karen Lynch
...working with Robert Page and Alice Parker in the “Legends Among Us” Concert – Scott Siciliano
...the 2000 ACDA Convention in Baltimore - A most interesting day! We were performing in the ballroom of a hotel.There was no real stage, just 4’ X 8’ panels on legs. Normally the piano is on Linda’s left side. When we got to the room, the baby grand was stage right, so some
of the men moved it. They lifted it at the keyboard end, tilting it onto its front caster and began pushing it. At
the junction of the staging, the caster, instead of rolling onto the next section, ran into the other higher section
of staging and stopped. The momentum plus continued pushing carried the nose ever forward; the front leg folded under the piano and everything came to rest on the nose! OOPS!!! We sheepishly picked it up, trundled
it back to its original position, and propped the nose on three stacked chairs. We redeemed ourselves musically. When we finished our last number, Jabberwocky, the audience roared and surged to its feet. – Sara Zentmeyer
...the “Star Wars in Concert” in 2010 at the Giant Center. During the sound check, Anthony Daniels (C3P0) wandered into the wings. He must have liked what he heard because he came to visit us during supper. He was charming,
witty, voluble- in short, a delight. Performance was 7 minutes’ worth of singing, first act only. During intermission members of the orchestra complimented us on our performance; we were in the top 3 of all choirs they’d played for. They knew from our first word that we’d be good! Lucas Richman, conductor, very pleased; wished we could travel with the show! Great praise indeed. In
all a thrilling, electrifying experience. – Sara Zentmeyer
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Celebrating 40 Years