SPRING 2016 • Volume 23
The Newsletter of Trenton Children’s Chorus
Trenton
Children’s
Chorus
Making Music
Making Friends
Making a Difference
Mission Statement
To empower the academic, social
and spiritual lives of children
through artistry in music.
Board of Trustees
Mari Pearlman Walthall, President
Cheryl M. Howard, Treasurer
Julie Denny, Secretary
Rob Connor
Patricia Daley
D. A. Graham
Charles J. Hatfield
Carol P. Herring
Jane Satterthwaite Hynes
Kimberlynn Kleasen
Rev. Berlinda A. Hart Love
Nancy Hood Robins
Honorary Members
Rev. Darrell L. Armstrong
Scott Hoerl
Staff
Linda Helm Krapf, Executive Director
Tanya K. Coyne, Interim Artistic Director
Kep Short, Operations Manager
Gloria Bethea, Learning Academy Director
Kimberly Martin, Choir Manager
Maureen Llort, Director of Development
Kelly Paul, Finance Manager
Constance W. Hurtt, Training Choir Director
Brittany Russo, Choral Readiness I Director
Ruth-Noemi Belonni Rosario,
Choral Readiness II Director
Desiree Melegrito, Preparatory Choir I Director
John Floyd, Preparatory Choir II Director
Rochelle Ellis, Vocal Consultant
Eric Thomas, Drumming Instructor
Jared Slaymaker, Chaequan Anderson,
Emily Vite, Accompanists
Anne Horne, Volunteer Coordinator
Students at Luis Muñoz Rivera Middle School
Ruth-Noemi Belonni-Rosario
TCC Launches New Choir
at Rivera Middle School
“Hey, you got that song stuck in my head all last week!”
“When do we actually get to go on stage and perform for concerts?”
“Can we invite our cousins or other friends to this choir?”
A
room full of high energy sixth, seventh, and eighth graders clap, stomp and
sing after school every Wednesday at Luis Muñoz Rivera Middle School
in Trenton. They are members of Trenton Children’s Chorus’s first satellite
choir, launched this January. Today’s rehearsal begins with “Shosholoza,” a
Ndebele folk song popularized in South Africa that conveys a message of hope and
solidarity during times of hardship and distress.
“Once the shock of having to speak another language is over, you’re going
to get it,” says choir director Ruth-Noemi Belonni-Rosario, high-fiving students
who sing out.
“We want to teach music that is approachable,” Belonni-Rosario says.
“Something that sounds a little like the radio, but meatier—music that will
challenge them. This is not Taylor Swift. We want them to open their minds and
their ears to new stuff and get them to use their bodies more. They’re great kids
and they’re really working hard.”
Using their bodies gets really complicated with the next song, “I’ll Think
of You.” Students pair up to practice what can only be described as an extremely
complicated pat-a-cake, executed while singing. Everyone is smiling and
laughing.
“I want to hear voices more than clapping,” calls out accompanist Jared
Slaymaker. “I heard that some of you have been practicing. I want to see if you’ve
got it.”
“The kids are still getting to know us, and we are getting to know them,”
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TCC Launches New Choir at Rivera Middle School
continued
says Slaymaker. “They are a smart, eager and energetic bunch! One girl, after we challenged
students to write a song, actually did write a song. The lyrics are awesome!”
The TCC/Rivera School Choir is part of the Trenton Community Schools Initiative
(TCSI) through a partnership with Mercer Street Friends. TCSI combines the resources,
experience and expertise of non-profit organizations strategically positioned to improve
educational outcomes for children in the Trenton Public School system.
Rehearsal ends at 4:30. The students are still singing as they leave the classroom. ◆
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Trenton Children’s
Chorus, Inc.
is a not-for-profit
501(c)(3) charitable
organization
From The Board
FUTURE PLAN
Over the next few years, TCC staff, trustees
and volunteers will work together to fully realize
the organization’s potential as a thriving cultural
pulse point. While the mission, purpose, and core
values of TCC remain the same, we aspire to achieve
the following goals outlined in the organization’s
Strategic Plan:
• Reach greater numbers of students, especially
those enrolled in Trenton Public Schools
• Increase support for students who are
struggling academically through TCC’s
Learning Academy
• Deepen choristers’ musical knowledge
• Ensure that every child learns to respect self
and others, work collaboratively with others,
prize excellence and hard work, and feel proud
of his or her achievements
This work will require us to think deeply about the
kind of space we need to house our work, the kinds
of new programs and activities we offer to children
in our community, and the ways we can work with
other organizations and agencies in the greater Trenton
community. We are excited by the challenges and
possibilities of our future! ◆
Jessi Franko
T
he Trenton Children’s Chorus Board of Trustees
is excited to announce the appointment of Linda
Helm Krapf as the full-time Executive Director
of TCC as of February 1, 2016. Linda has been serving
as Interim Executive Manager since September,
2015. Over the past 30 years,
Linda has provided executive
leadership of local, regional
and international non-profit
programs and organizations.
Her experience navigating
the complex challenges
facing today’s non-profit
organizations makes her a
Linda Helm Krapf
valuable asset to TCC, as
it seeks greater involvement in its community as a
relevant and responsive change agent.
Executive Artistic Director, Patricia Thel, who began
a year’s leave of absence last July, has submitted her
resignation to the TCC Board. We wish her well and
want to formally acknowledge her exceptional service
to the organization and children over the past five years.
Patty brought our choristers to their current level of
musical excellence. She will be much missed. Under
Patty’s leadership, TCC doubled the number of children
it served and the choirs reached unprecedented levels of
musicianship, performing at the UN, the White House
and the New Jersey Governor’s mansion, among many
other venues.
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Black History Concert ~ February 6, 2016
Photos by Jessi Franko
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Camp: One of the Best
Experiences of My Life
— Melissa Simmons, 11-year member, high school senior
Outstanding summer
Melissa Simmons: One of five TCC
members to attend Westminster Choir
College High School Vocal Institute in
July 2015.
Patty Thel
I’ve been to so many camps. I think I’ve been to camp
most every year, and it’s been one of the best experiences
of my life, especially High School Vocal Institute at
Westminster Choir College. Vocal Institute is one of the
most challenging places to be. The friendships, the bonds,
the music you create—it’s hard work, but you come out
changed. You learn about yourself and how to treat people.
The teachers are so loving and helpful and accepting. No
one is ever excluded. Camp helped me see who I am and
get to the core, to become more socially aware of the things
I say and do and conscious of other people’s feelings.
Going to camp helped me become more loving and
accepting. It was spiritual growth.
Send a
Child to
Camp
camp opportunities –
like the Vocal
Institute programs
at Westminster –
are made possible
by generous support
from the camps,
and by YOU.
Just indicate “CAMP”
Kate O’Neill
on your check or
2015 Westminster Choir College Middle School Vocal Institute scholarship recipients:
Back row: Sianni James, Devynn Beal, Elijah Lightner, Paola Noel, Elijah Clemens. Front row: Esmeralda
Bodon, Kylah Walters, Asata Knight, Makayla Gordon, Nora Flamer. Not pictured: Neigel Lightner, Brandon
Missouri, Cecilia Herrmann
Spring
Song
into
online donation.
Thank you!
Special Thanks to
Maria Kauzmann, Graphic Design
Kate O’Neill, Copy Editor
Performances by Trenton Children’s Chorus,
Hopewell Valley Chorus, ECHO A Cappella, Vox Nova,
Con Brio, Across the Street
Sunday, March 20 at 2 PM
Hosted by
Central Church, Pennington Road, Ewing Township, N.J.
Admission is free, but free-will donations from the audience and
singers benefit the Hopewell Valley Spring into Song Scholarship,
which annually sends one or more TCC members to music camp.
Since 2002, Spring into Song has raised 33 full scholarships to Camp
Albemarle at the American Boychoir School, and 9 full scholarships
to Middle School Vocal Institute at Westminster Choir College.
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The generous support of the following individuals, corporations, and foundations allows
the Trenton Children’s Chorus to continue to touch the lives of young people –
and to make great friends and music doing so. Thank you all.
ANNUAL FUND
Diamond Baton $20,000 +
City of Trenton
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation*
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen and
David J. Lenihan*
Trenton Funders Collaborative
Gold Baton $10,000 - $19,999
Mary Owen Borden Foundation
Church and Dwight Co., Inc.**
The Edward T. Cone Foundation*
Horizon Foundation, Inc.
The Horizon Foundation for
New Jersey
Nassau Presbyterian Church**
The John Ben Snow
Memorial Trust
Trinity Church
Silver Baton $5,000 - $9,999
Colgate-Palmolive Company**
Community Foundation of
New Jersey
Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Fund
of the Princeton Area
Community Foundation
Dorothy E. Katz Reading &
Recreation Fund of the
Princeton Area Community
Foundation
Kim Kleasen and
Glenn Thomas**
The David Mathey Foundation*
PNC Foundation
Theresa and Paul Price**
Mari Pearlman and
Ned Walthall*
Virtuoso $2,500 - $4,999
Jon and Jenny Crumiller**
Nancy Ford**
Music Together
Kristen Anne Rich
Mary G. Roebling Foundation*
Debbi and Aldo Roldan**
Harriet and Jay Vawter*
Maestro $1,000 - $2,499
Anonymous
Madeline and Alan Blinder**
Brogann and Jon Bowden
Rob Connor
Joan L. Cornish
Bill and Angela Creager*
Patti and Eliot Daley**
Julie Denny**
Nancye and Jim Fitzpatrick**
Carol and Jim Herring
Emily Lewton
McAlpin Fund of the Princeton
Area Community Foundation**
Ravindranath Fund of the
Princeton Area Community
Foundation
Amy and Jay Regan
Reichelderfer-Blair Fund of the
Princeton Area Community
Foundation*
Joy Saville**
Daniel and Mary Beth Scheid
Joanna and William Storrar**
Alice and Steve Ginsburgh*
Gordon and Llura Gund Fund of
the Princeton Area
Community Foundation
Jamie and Kathy Herring
Kit Hildick-Smith
Anne R. Horne*
Anne and Jonathan Horner
Conductor $500 - $999
Jane and Ed Hynes*
Ann and Roger Behar**
C Peter and Maria Kauzmann**
Juanell and Dave Boyd**
Hugh and Audrey Kleasen
Jeanne Wilmot Carter
Pam and Ralph Leach*
Mr. and Mrs. Jorge J. Castellanos* Leadership Solutions Consulting**
Steve and Nina Cook
Ginger and Mark Leonard**
Jennifer E. Curtis*
Rev. Berlinda A. Hart Love
Dawn Day**
Emily Mann and Gary Mailman
Judy and Charlie Eaton
Emily Rose and Jim Marrow
Lauren and Peter Fasolo
Andrea and Ed Meyercord
Ruth and Scott Feinstein
Daniel and Margaret Migliore**
Tanice and Dudley Fitzpatrick**
Howard Miller
Beth and Rollie Goss*
Marissa Mink
D. A. Graham
Debbie and Steve Modzelewski
Judith and Darrell Guder**
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Pechter
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F.
Mr. Vince Poor
Hendrickson*
Robin Roman
Robert Hilkert and
Frank S. Rose*
Deborah Toppmeyer
Lynne Seidel*
David and Jane Long
Anne and George Self*
Tania and Sam McCleery
The Ellen and Albert Stark
Ann and John McGoldrick**
Foundation Fund of the
Lisa Neff-Wheeler and
Princeton Area Community
John Wheeler
Foundation
Mercer County Cultural and
Gail C. Szenes
Heritage Commission
Unitarian Universalist Church
June and John Pecora
at Washington Crossing
The Russells
Pam and Bill Wakefield*
Katy L. Simonsen
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Webb**
Alison Snieckus*
Susan Whatmore
Alison Stewart
Martha and James Wickenden*
Rush Taggart III and
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth M. Young**
Dorothy L. Bedford
Ann and Richard Zultner
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Utaski
Susan and Fred Van Sickle
Fan $100 - $249
Anne VanLent Fund of the
Aging Advisors, LLC*
Princeton Area Community
Mr. and Mrs. Georg
Foundation
Albers-Schonberg
Carol Wehrheim*
Eloise Anderson
Wendy Matthews and
Artist $250 - $499
Russell Annich**
Susan K. Anderson
Anonymous
Anonymous*
The Baglio Family
Anonymous
Mrs. Alice Baker**
Elizabeth Baughan
Elaine E. Barger
Sue and Marc Brahaney
Ernest and Jeanine Hearne
Norman and Natalie Nordby Chen**
Barsamian
Shuang Huang and
Patrick Beers
Yak-Fa Cheung
Jacqueline Lapsley and
Barbara Edwards and
Gregory Bezilla
Thomas Christensen*
Helena and Peter Bienstock**
Katherine and Thomas Cook
Tina Bilhorn
Frank and Bette Coughlan*
Curtis P. Billhymer
Covenant Presbyterian Church
Walter A. Bliss, Jr.
Beth and Marty Deitchman
Geraldine Bowers**
Marylou M. Ferrara*
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
James Floyd
Braunschweiger
Carol Burden
Capacity Building $50,000
Trenton Funders Collaborative –
Mary Owen Borden Foundation
The Bunbury Company
Harbourton Foundation
Princeton Area Community Foundation
Special thanks to the Trenton Funders Collaborative
for their great faith in TCC by providing a three-year
$150,000 capacity building grant.
Pernilla Burke and James Burke
Judy and Bill Burks
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Buzard
Linda Konrad-Byers and
David Byers
Diane Campbell
Lindsey and Knud Christiansen**
Mr. Christopher Cole
Nick Corcoran
Howard Crossland
Helen M. Cushman*
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Dawson
Denise DeGrazia
Janice Nicklas and
David S. Dummit*
Landis and Peter Eaton*
Mark and Nila Eisenach
Miriam and Elem Eley*
Peter Erdman
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Farnum
Shaness and Peter Farrell**
David and Laurie Feinstein*
Randall Finken
Joan and John Fleming
Shelley Flores
Sandy and Dean Foose**
Barbara Gillespie
Elyse Pivnick and Norm Glickman
Bev and Tony Glockler**
Mr. Eric W. Greenfeldt
Susan E. Haig
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Hamren
Barbara and Will Happer*
Hussain Haqq
Claudene and Bob Harkins**
Daniel A. Harris and
Jane L. Butters
Dr. and Mrs. Edward M.
Harrison, Sr.
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel H.
Hartshorne
Dr. and Mrs. James B. Hastings*
Nina L. Heitz
Peggy and Paul Herrmann
Olivia Hicks
Edward Andrew Hoag
Mrs. Herbert W. Hobler*
Nancy L. Hodges
Jane and Jonathan Holmquist
Cheryl and James Howard
Harriet and Jack Huston*
Paul and Christina Jeannes
Liz and Marty Johnson
Joyce and Marc Johnson
Sarah and Landon Jones**
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Katen**
Laurie and Paul Kayne*
Maureen Kearney
Beverly Koch*
Anne Kuhn
Bruce LaBar**
Mr. and Mrs. Craig W. Lamb
Linda L. Lee
Mr. Thomas Leyden
Margaret Liffiton
Nancy and Burton Malkiel
Ginny Mason
Greg and Anne Elise Matthews*
Vilma Keri and
Edward E. Matthews**
Jock McFarlane**
Mr. and Mrs. Mark McLaughlin
Michelle Mauro Meara and
Chip Meara
Kim and Jim Millar**
The Miyamoto Family
Frank Morgiewicz
Rita Nannini and Mark C. Stern*
Suzanne C. Neilson
New Jersey State Employees
Charitable Campaign
Diane Oshin
Pat and Marv Ostberg
Sue Ellen Page and
Eric Johnson**
Jacquie and Woody Phares
Ev and Kay Pinneo*
Dr. Estrella Poblete
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Purnell
Emily K. Reeves
Karen and Archibald Reid*
R. David Reynolds
Jill Goldman
Ronald Rose
Sylvia Rosser
Bill Satterthwaite
Ruby and Bob Schmidt
continued on next page
Bold employer matching gifts
* donor 5 consecutive years
** donor 10 consecutive years
† deceased
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Nora Schultz
Alison M. Shehadi
Austin and Ann Starkey*
Barbara and Barney Straut
P.A. Sturges*
Uchechi and James Tarver
Penny and Ted Thomas*
John Thurber and Connie Cloonan
Mrs. Charles C. Townsend, Jr.
Janice and Bill Trucksess**
Jacqueline Turner
Marcia and Nicholas VanDyck**
Jeanne Conerly and
David Venturo*
Gregory Vite
Marue E. Walizer
Phyllis Warren
Keith Wheelock
Vergene Wieman
Wanda and Dennis Williams**
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Wilson
Marcia and Warren Wood*
David P. Young, DMD, D.I.C.O.I.*
Heidi Zdrojeski
Andrea Zintz and David Bernstein
Friend Up To $100
Barbara V. Ackerman
Felicia Alexander*
Carole Allison**
Keiko and Larry Alphs
David P. Anderson
Matthew Anderson
Anonymous
Debbie Baer
Elizabeth and John Balazs
Mr. and Mrs. Howard L. Banks
William Becker
Evelyn Benson
Gloria and Alex Bethea*
Kathleen M. Bingeman
Meredith L Button
Beth and Tom Carroll
Robert Cerulli*
Harriet Chase*
Children’s and Family Minstry
Amanda Ansorge and Gregor Clark
Anita Maynard-Losh and
Toby Clark
John C. Clark
Bianca Clark
Jo Carolyn Dent-Clark
Suzanne and Adrian Dicker
Barbara Dorish
Jeffrey Douma
Daniel Elias
Rochelle Ellis
Mr. Paul and Rev. Joanne
Epply-Schmidt
Mrs. Elizabeth Ettinghausen
Sandy and Roy Feinstein*
Liz Fillo and Chris Coucill*
Helen Fowkes
Janine and John Geisel*
Elaine German, M.D.
Elizabeth and Kevin Gift
Victoria S. Gonzales
Goodshop
Polly Winfrey Griffin
Carol Haag
Desiree Melegrito Halcomb
Michelle Hartz
Barbara Hauter
Dennis and Meg Helms
UPBEAT
Angie Holler*
Amelia and Frank Holstein
Rev. and Mrs. Chase Hunt
Rosanne Jacks**
Meghan Jambor
Ann and Greg Janke
Jan Johnson**
Elizabeth Katen-Narvell
Virginia Kerr
Carol A. King*
Louise and Michael Kingston*
Michael Knox and
Barbara Bristow
Joyce Lang
Mr. Jeffrey Laurenti
Carol Lipson*
Wendy Liscow
Maureen and Frank Llort**
Peter M. Loupos
Parrie and William Love
Yvonne E. Macdonald
Laurie Martin
Jim McCloskey
Angela and Bruce McGlynn*
KP Weseloh and Wayne Meisel
Janet Miller
Rev. and Mrs. Patrick D. Miller**
Rebecca R. Mitchell
Dana Hughes and Evan Moorhead
Matthew Morgan
Valerie Nelson and John Ferris
Ms. Amanda Clarfield Newell
Ann Nugent*
Frances Myers O’Brien**
Akinyi V. Ochieng
Jan and Victor Ostroff*
Rosemary and Herman Parish
Jean and Larry Parsons
Madeleine and Roland Patterson
Mr. and Mrs. Manfred Pawlak
Ms. Leslie Pell
Pennington Quality Market**
Benjamin Racusin
Chiquera Register and
Efrain Cabasquini
Julia H. Rhodes**
Romy Yoga
Lorraine Rose
Lutheria Rountree
Elaine Ruggieri
Rev. Katharine Sakenfeld
Margo and Shawki Salem
Kathy and Joseph Scehovic**
Alan H. Schechter
The Schneider Family
Anne and Mitch Seltzer*
Kep Short
Lois and Leslie Smith
Deborah D. Smith
Charles and Linda Spiro
Felicia Jean Steele
Arceli and David Suley
Angele Switzler
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Thomas
Betty and Robert† Thompson*
Ruth C. Thornton
Lucinda C. Tufts
Margret Van Vuuren and
Scott Chasalow
Anastasia Walker
Nancy and William Walker
Pamela and David Wetherill
Faye Wiggins
Kate and Bruce Windom
CAMPERSHIP FUND
Maestro $1,000 - $2,499
Lynn and Thomas Ebeling*
Nancy Ford**
Conductor $500 - $999
Landis and Peter Eaton*
Princeton Friends of Opera**
Artist $250 - $499
Marylou M. Ferrara*
Presbyterian Women of Nassau
Presbyterian Church
Fan $100 - $249
Anonymous*
Dermatology & Skin Surgery
Center of Princeton, LLC
Rachael B. Evans
Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Katen**
Kingston Women’s Chorus*
Kim Kleasen and
Glenn Thomas**
Aging Advisors, LLC*
Maureen and Frank Llort**
Kimberly J. Miller
Kate and Tom O’Neill*
Pennington Dental Associates, LLC
Sarah E. Schlichter*
Jo-Ann Rubay Sciarrotta
Katy L. Simonsen
Friend Up To $100
Anonymous
Beverlin Berry
Gwendolyn S. Jennings
Marilyn L. Licciardello
Christine Piatek*
Benjamin and Terry Primer
Chiquera Register and
Efrain Cabasquini
Stephani Register
Mr. and Mrs. David C. Rowntree*
Deborah D. Smith
Marcia H. Snowden*
Sara A. Summiel
Margret Van Vuuren and
Scott Chasalow
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Woodford
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Goldman Sachs Gives
Johnson & Johnson Family
of Companies
JRJ Charitable Giving Fund
RetailMeNot, Inc.
Schwab Charitable Fund
The Harry Frank Guggenheim
Foundation
The Prudential Foundation
Matching Gift Program
The Robert Wood Johnson
Foundation
MEMORIALS
AND TRIBUTES
In memory of George C. Ford
Nancy Ford
In memory of Nicole Leach
Pam and Ralph Leach
In memory of Peter J. Jensen
Jennifer E. Curtis
In memory of Natalie Paterson
Patti and Eliot Daley
In memory of Marian S. Robbins
The Schneider Family
Faye Wiggins
In memory of Ruth Wyatt
Frank and Bette Coughlan
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Dawson
Janine and John Geisel
Pam and Ralph Leach
Linda L. Lee
Maureen and Frank Llort
Angela and Bruce McGlynn
Kim and Jim Millar
P.A. Sturges
Wanda and Dennis Williams
In honor of Emefa Agawu
Diane Oshin
In honor of Gloria Bethea
Nancy Ford
Emily Lewton
Maureen and Frank Llort
In honor of Nancye and
Jim Fitzpatrick
Nancy L. Hodges
In honor of Tanice Fitzpatrick
Nancye and Jim Fitzpatrick
In honor of Nancy Ford
Gloria and Alex Bethea
In honor of Anne Horne and
Connie Hurtt
Vergene Wieman
In honor of Cheryl Howard
Phyllis Warren
In honor of Jane Hynes
Beth and Marty Deitchman
In honor of Benjamin Page
Johnson
Sue Ellen Page and Eric Johnson
In honor of Jeanne Katen
Bill and BJ Katen-Narvell
In honor of Maureen Llort
Rita Nannini and Mark C. Stern
In honor of Sue Ellen Page
Gloria and Alex Bethea
Barbara Edwards and
Thomas Christensen
Suzanne and Adrian Dicker
Dr. and Mrs. James B. Hastings
Jane and Jonathan Holmquist
Rev. and Mrs. Chase Hunt
Jacqueline Lapsley and
Gregory Bezilla
In honor of Dee and John
Patberg’s 35th Wedding
Anniversary
Patti and Eliot Daley
In honor of Kayla Pechter’s
Birthday
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Pechter
In honor of Susan Remmers
Frances Myers O’Brien
EDUCATIONAL
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
In honor of Gloria Bethea
and Family
Frances Myers O’Brien
Diamond Baton $20,000 +
The Page and Otto Marx, Jr.
Foundation**
In honor of Debra Ford Biggers
Frances Myers O’Brien
In honor of Ruby Schmidt
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Utaski
ENDOWMENT FUND
In honor of Christ Church
Ridley Park Staff
Janet Miller
In honor of Melissa Simmons
Madeleine and Roland Patterson
Gold Baton $10,000 - $19,999
Nancye and Jim Fitzpatrick**
EMPLOYER MATCHING
GIFTS
Bristol-Myers Squibb Matching
Gift Program
Colgate Palmolive Company
Equifax Foundation
ETS Cares
Fidelity Charitable
Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
In honor of Helen Cushman
Lucinda C. Tufts
In honor of Julie Denny
Louise and Michael Kingston
Ann and John McGoldrick
Marue E. Walizer
In honor of Nancy Schluter
Ms. Leslie Pell
In honor of Arceli and
David Suley
Desiree Melegrito Halcomb
In honor of Patty Thel
Mr. Paul and Rev. Joanne
Epply-Schmidt
Ann Reichelderfer and
Douglas H. Blair
www.trentonchildrenschorus.org
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FIFTH ANNUAL
ONE VOICE BENEFIT
Benefactors
The BrookTangle Foundation
Theresa and Paul Price
Underwriters
Church & Dwight Employee
Giving Fund
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Jenny and Jon Crumiller
Tanice and Dudley Fitzpatrick
JoAnn Heffernan Heisen and
David Lenihan
Kim Kleasen and Glenn Thomas
Janice and Bill Trucksess
Mari Pearlman and Ned Walthall
Patrons
Brogann and Jon Bowden
Barbara Broad
Melanie and John Clarke
Angela and Bill Creager
Patti and Eliot Daley
Julie Denny
Lauren and Peter Fasolo
Nancye and Jim Fitzpatrick
Nancy Ford
Gay and Stanley Gaines
Linda and Steve Gecha
D. A. Graham
Judith and Darrell Guder
Music Together and
Ken Guilmartin
Sarah and Charlie Hatfield
Carol and Jim Herring
Cheryl and James Howard
Harriet and Jack Huston
Joyce and Marc Johnson
Joan and Keith Kettelkamp
Kate and Andy Lindseth
Rose and Louis H. Linowitz
Charitable Foundation
Berlinda A. Hart Love
Kim and Jim Millar
Liza and Sky Morehouse
Judy King and Rob Moreno
Janie and Ty Nutt
Susie and Stephen Paneyko
Princeton Design Guild
Margie and Ravi Ravindranath
Nancy and Randy Robins
Debbi and Aldo Roldan
Elisa and Richard Rosen
Joy Saville
Laura and Michael Semler
Clarice and Michael Taylor
Susan and Fred Van Sickle
Louise and John Wellemeyer
One Amazing Voice
Polly and Patrick Edelmann
Jaye and Joe Semrod
Newell B. Woodworth
One Rockin’ Voice
Anonymous
Patrick Beers
Toni Besselaar
Liza Connolly
Angie Holler
Jeniah Johnson and Tom Sheeran
Farley Kern and Michael Petro
UPBEAT
Livia and Joe McCarthy
Andrea and Ed Meyercord
Kristen Anne Rich
Tricia and Norm Rosenthal
Austin and Ann Starkey
Mary and Mark Wilde
One Sweet Voice
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Agnew
Jill Ammidon
Mr. and Mrs. Chris Anhut
Elizabeth Baughan
Cindy and Frits Besselaar
Francine Besselaar and
Peter Abrams
Doranne Bigelow
Harriette Brainard
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Buzard
Leslie Campbell
Tanya and David Coyne
William and Suzanne Dinger
Landis and Peter Eaton
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Evans
Liz Fillo and Chris Coucill
Sally and Allen Fitzpatrick
Ann and Glen Fries
Julia Garry
Tracey and Tom Gates
Kendall and Victoria Hamilton
Nancy and Rob Hearne
Josh Heltzer
Jamie and Kathy Herring
Joyce and Don Hofmann
Shuang Huang and Yak-Fa Cheung
Jane and Ed Hynes
Gwendolyn S. Jennings
Jeniah Johnson and Tom Sheeran
Jane Henderson Kenyon and
Kevin Kenyon
Linda F. Knights
Jessica and Rich Koehler
Maureen and Frank Llort
Jenny and Jeffrey Long
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lorenzo
Laurie Martin
Cecilia and Michael Mathews
Tania and Sam McCleery
Robin and Jon McConaughy
Katherine McGavern and
Alan Dybvig
Gwendolyn McKoy
Andrea and Chris Mecray
Meg Michael
Jill Stevens Miller
Kate and Peter Mittnacht
Dana and Alberto Molina
Matthew Morgan
Lolly and Rich O’Brien
Mr. and Mrs. Martin O’Brien
Andrew and Phoebe Outerbridge
Dee and John Patberg
Amy Pearlmutter
Liza and Jamie Peck
Jamie Phares
Kathrin W. Poole and Howard
H. Tomlinson
Katie and Aiden Redmond
Anne Reeves
Karen and Archibald Reid
Kate and Joe Riley
Maeryn and Bill Roebling
Rev. Nancy Schluter
Emile Schoffelen
Magda Hendrikx and
Marc Schorpion
Staley Sednaoui
Anne and Mitch Seltzer
Marcellus Smith and Thelma
Napoleon-Smith
Barbara and Barney Straut
Miyuki Kaneko and Brian Sullivan
Betty and Robert† Thompson
Jones and Katherine
Callaghan Toland
Martha and George Vaughn
Pam and Bill Wakefield
Jennifer and Henry Wang
Eilza and Will Whittaker
Ms. Elizabeth Wislar
Tom Wright and
Cameron Manning
Martha and Glenn Wright
Melita Wright
Contributors
Mr. and Mrs. Georg
Albers-Schonberg
Debbie Baer
Ernest and Jeanine
Hearne Barsamian
Ann and Roger Behar
Helena and Peter Bienstock
Judy and Bill Burks
Beth and Tom Carroll
Cedar Grove Fund of the Princeton
Area Community Foundation
Dr. Shirley Suiling Chan
Harriet Chase
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cuneo
Rev. Arlo Duba
Helen and Bob Duncan
Joan and John Fleming
Sandy and Dean Foose
Victoria S. Gonzales
Debora and John Haines
Claudene and Bob Harkins
Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel
H. Hartshorne
Kit Hildick-Smith
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Rosanne Jacks
Claire and David Jacobus
Bill and BJ Katen-Narvell
Lauren and Greg Mario
Ginny Mason
Vilma Keri and
Edward E. Matthews
Angela and Bruce McGlynn
Daniel and Margaret Migliore
The Miyamoto Family
Kate and Tom O’Neill
Jacqueline and Spencer Person
Paul A. Ramsey and
Richard Coburn
Frank S. Rose
Lynn and Larry Sanford
Jamie Kyte Sapoch
James and Ruth Thurmond Scott
Lisette and Hank Siegel
Jan Tregoe
Gert and Stephanie van Manen
Alice Vial
Kimberly Vine
Sharon and Russ White
Support a Chorister
Jill Ammidon
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Biggins
Liza Connolly
Lisa Alvarez-Calderon and
Kevin Cox
Tanice and Dudley Fitzpatrick
Nancy Ford
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Forden
D. A. Graham
Shuang Huang and Yak-Fa Cheung
Kim Kleasen and Glenn Thomas
Mari Pearlman and Ned Walthall
June and John Pecora
Magda Hendrikx and
Marc Schorpion
Scott Sweeney
Martha and George Vaughn
Auction Donors
Patrick Beers
Francine Besselaar and
Peter Abrams
Francine Besselaar and
Peter Abrams
Brogann and Jon Bowden
Charles Bruno
Holland and Robert Burt
Casa Aziz
Melanie and John Clarke
A Little Taste of Cuba
Julie Denny
Dermatology & Skin Surgery
Center of Princeton, LLC
Emily’s Cafe and Catering
Tanice and Dudley Fitzpatrick
Flemington Central Liquors
HF Bar Ranch
Jane and Ed Hynes
Joyce and Marc Johnson
Cindy and Jud Linville
Margaret Marsh
McCarter Theatre
Rob Moreno and Judy King
Caroline Paneyko
Susie and Stephen Paneyko
Jamie Phares
Paul A. Ramsey and
Richard Coburn
Marsha B. Levin-Rojer
Elisa and Richard Rosen
Laura and Michael Semler
Viburnum Designs
Sharon and Russ White
Zoe
Bold employer matching gifts
* donor 5 consecutive years
** donor 10 consecutive years
† deceased
Thank You!
How to Make a Big Difference,
a Little at a Time
Become a monthly giver. Your gift of as little as $10 a month
will combine with others and add up quickly to provide
TCC with regular, sustainable income.
It’s easy and secure. Visit our website today at
trentonchildrenschorus.org and start making a big difference!
This program is made possible in part by the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission through funding from the
Mercer County Board of Chosen Freeholders, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, A Partner
Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Trenton
Children’s
Chorus
Non-Profit Org.
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Trenton NJ 08650
Making Music
Making Friends
Making a Difference
TRENTON CHILDREN’S CHORUS, INC.
471 Parkway Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08618-2698
Phone: 609.278.0822
www.trentonchildrenschorus.org
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Join us!
Trenton Children’s Chorus
Spring Concert
Friday, May 13 at 7pm
Free-will offering
Please remember Trenton Children’s Chorus in your will and estate planning.
Jessi Franko
Covenant Presbyterian Church
471 Parkway Avenue, Trenton