CHOIR MANAGER & PIANIST

Jamie Bowman is the director of choral activities for students in grades 6-12 in the
Gettysburg Area School District. Her choirs have performed for Hershey Park Music in the
Parks, Walt Disney World Performing Arts, and most recently, Disney’s Candlelight Processional.
Mrs. Bowman’s high school students regularly participate in the PMEA District 7 Chorus,
Regional 5 Chorus, and All-State Chorus as well as ACMEA’s County Chorus Festivals, and PMEA
District 7 Songfest. Mrs. Bowman has accompanied for PMEA District 7 Songfest, ACMEA
junior and senior high choirs, private voice and instrumental recitals, local choirs, and high
school musicals. She is the Director of Music for the Gettysburg Presbyterian Church where she
accompanies the Adult Choir and leads the Adult Bell Choir and Youth Choirs. Mrs. Bowman
holds a B.M. in Music Education and an M.M. in Music Education from West Chester
University and is currently finishing a Masters in Choral Conducting from Messiah College.

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Brooke Maskin ’20 is a junior Music Education Major and Spanish Minor studying at
Gettysburg College. Her passion and admiration for learning and teaching music has brought
her many opportunities within the Sunderman Conservatory of Music. These include holding
positions as a student music ambassador, being one of the Bullet’s Marching Band Drum

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Majors, and serving as the treasurer for Gettysburg College’s chapter of the Collegiate
National Association for Music Education. Brooke has enjoyed every rehearsal and is
extremely grateful for time she has had with the Children’s Choir and Chamber Chorale this
semester.
of the
GETTYSBURG CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Located on the campus of Gettysburg College, the Gettysburg Children’s Choir provides
access to a choral program of the highest quality for young people in grades three through

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twelve from all cultural and economic backgrounds. The organization serves as a model for
diverse and quality choral literature and vocal training. Students achieve a level of artistic
excellence necessary to perform at various regional and national settings. The choirs rehearse
on Monday evenings from late August through May. For information about how to join, visit
our website at www.gettysburgcc.org. Also consider joining our Summer Camp at the
Adams County Arts Council from 9AM - noon, June 10th – 14th.
Brent Talbot, Artistic Director
Thanks to the generosity of many, we have raised $13,982 in memory of the co-founder of
the Gettysburg Children’s Choir, Jane Lambertson Jones (1948 – 2018), whose passion and
Jamie Bowman, Manager and Pianist
love for children and music made our world a more beautiful place. We are currently in a Brooke Maskin,‘20 College Intern
fundraising campaign to bring the Jane Jones Memorial Fund to $20,000, which will
allow us to provide six full scholarships each year to students with significant financial need.
The Gettysburg Children's Choir is a 501 c(3) organization and donations are tax deductible.
Saturday May 4, 2019 at 7PM
Contributions may be mailed to Gettysburg Children's Choir, PO Box 4178, Gettysburg, PA
17325 or paid directly through our website. This program is supported in part by the Adams Church of the Abiding Presence
County Arts Council’s STAR Grant Program which is funded by the Adams County
Commissioners, the Borough of Gettysburg, and the Robert C. Hoffman Charitable at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
Endowment Trust. The Choir receives in-kind support from Gettysburg College and annual
fund gifts from many individual donors. Nearly one-third of our students are on financial 61 Seminary Ridge, Gettysburg, PA 17325
assistance and our low annual tuition of $130/pupil only covers half of our operating costs.
To learn how to donate and to see a complete List of Donors go to our website:
www.gettysburgcc.org/donate The concert is free and open to the public!
 A Journey Home GETTYSBURG CHILDREN’S CHOIR

Gede Nibo …………………..………….Ludovic Lamothe arr. by Ken Ställman Jezebel Abma Olivia Hall Sofia Oshunrinade
Caroline Bannak Eva Hollabaugh Connor Peterman
Lily Bannak Gabe Hollabaugh Rebekah Reaver
Poor Wayfarin’ Stranger …...Appalachian Folk Melody arr. by David Eddleman
Afia Baryeh Audrey Hunt Sarah Rice
Connor Peterman, soloist
Dempsey Bodan Iris Lancaster Maria Royer
Maylin Boden Isla Lewis Charlotte Ruff-Miller
The Cuckoo …….…………………American Folk Song arr. by Robert I. Hugh Kaya Jean Bugler Aubrey McClosky Conor Ruff-Miller
Finn Clarke Faith McDannell Savannah Schneider
Nine Hundred Miles..………..trad. American Folk Song arr. by Philip E. Silvey Addison Deardorff Destiny McDannell Addison Singer
Gabriel Hollabaugh, piano Aubree Deardorff Ruby Kauffman Tuff Smith
Madison Dittrich Kellen Mikesell Anna Strauss
Lunar Lullaby ………….…music by Jacob Narverud, words by Kathleen Nicely Eliza Dreves Seneca Mikesell Audrey Trax
Addison Dunlop Ilana Miller Rachel Wessell
Little Birch Tree……..…………………...Russian Folk Song arr. Sue E. Bohlin Brody Granger Adeline Nelson Colin Wilson
Savannah Schneider, cello; Hannah Green Carmen Oshunrinade Matthew Wonders
conducted by Brooke Maskin, ‘20
The CHAMBER CHORALE of the GETTYSBURG CHILDREN’S CHOIR
The Little Creek ……..…………………......words and music by Matt Carlson
dedicated to Jane Jones (1948 –2018) Finn Clarke Grace McDannell Helen Reaver Bella Smith
Alek Hopkins Kellen Mikesell Abbigail Robinson Maxwell Wolfe
Gaven Jones Rebecca Negro Liam Ruff-Miller Joshua Wotring
Lord, when you send the rain……….….………….music by Rollo Dilworth
Cheyenne Lehman Connor Peterman Angelina Sanders
words by James Baldwin (1924-1987)
dedicated to Jane Jones (1948 –2018)
ALUMNI, INTERNS, & DIRECTORS of the CHILDREN’S CHOIR
Esto Les Digo ……………..music by Kinley Lange, based on Matthew 18: 19-20
Olivia Benson Matt Carlson Kyleigh Kutz Lucy Pratt
Eby Buscher, soloist
Dave Bowman Ben Fruchtl Brooke Maskin Emma Sanders
Jamie Bowman Mackenzie Hoy Robby Napoli Sarah Scozzaro
Lord, Send Your Spirit ...words and music by Raymond Wise, based on Acts 1:8 Alice Broadway Melanie Kammerer Laura Petersen Taylor Smith
Eby Buscher Phoebe Kammerer Alec Pratt Owen Yingling
“Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Better” from Annie Get Your Gun……..
music by Irving Berlin, libretto by Dorothy and Herbert Fields ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Alec & Lucy Pratt, soloists
Brent C. Talbot is Associate Professor and Coordinator of Music Education at
“Make Our Garden Grow” from Candide ………………..Leonard Bernstein the Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College where he teaches various
libretto by Lillian Hellman courses in music education and supervises student teaching. Prior to joining the conservatory,
Phoebe Kammerer, soloist he served on the faculty at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Talbot taught
middle and high school music in the Rochester (NY) City and Webster (NY) public school
“Set Me as a Seal” from a New Creation……….……………….René Clausen districts and was the former Coordinator of Music at Poly Prep Country Day School in
Brooklyn, New York. He holds degrees in music education from Indiana University (B.M.E.)
and the Eastman School of Music (M.A. & Ph.D. in Music Education, Diploma in
Will the Circle Be Unbroken……….trad. Appalachian arr. by J. David Moore
Ethnomusicology). Additionally, he is certified in all three levels of Orff-Schulwerk. Dr.
Talbot was the founding director of the Eastman Young Children's Chorus and Director of
It Takes a Village ……………………………………………….Joan Szymko the Eastman New Horizons Choir. He is an active choral clinician who has conducted
Max Wolfe, baritone; numerous county and district honor choirs as well as directed groups at the Interlochen
conducted by Brooke Maskin,‘20 Center for the Arts and the Chautauqua Institute. Dr. Talbot is an active member of ACDA
and serves in leadership roles within the MayDay Group, NAfME, and PMEA. For more
We Are Free…………………………………………….…trad. South African information visit www.brentctalbot.com.