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MUSIC STAFF
William C. Billingham
Jennifer Condon
Susan Miller Hult
Keun-A Lee
Noah Lindquist
Grant Loehnig
Francesco Milioto
Jerad Mosbey
Matthew Piatt
Madeline Slettedahl
Eric Weimer
Maureen Zoltek
ORCHESTRA
Violin I
Robert Hanford,
Concertmaster
The Mrs. R. Robert Funderburg
Endowed Chair
Sharon Polifrone,
Assistant Concertmaster
Alexander Belavsky
Kathleen Brauer
Pauli Ewing
David Hildner
Laura Miller
Liba Shacht
Heather Wittels
Bing Jing Yu
Violin II
Yin Shen,
Principal
John Macfarlane,
Assistant Principal
Bonita Di Bello
Diane Duraffourg-Robinson
Teresa Kay Fream
Peter Labella
Ann Palen
Irene Radetzky
John D. Robinson
David Volfe
Albert Wang
Viola
Carol Cook,
Principal
Terri Van Valkinburgh,
Assistant Principal
Frank W. Babbitt
Patrick Brennan
Karl Davies
Amy Hess
Melissa Trier Kirk
Aurélien Fort Pederzoli*
Cello
Calum Cook,
Principal
Paul Dwyer,
Assistant Principal
Mark Brandfonbrener
William H. Cernota
Laura Deming
Sonia Mantell*
Walter Preucil
Bass
Ian Hallas,
Acting Principal
Andrew L. W. Anderson
Jeremy Attanaseo*
Gregory Sarchet
Collins R. Trier
Flute
Marie Tachouet,
Principal
Dionne Jackson,
Assistant Principal
Alyce Johnson
Piccolo
Alyce Johnson
Oboe
Judith Kulb,
Principal
Judith Zunamon Lewis,
Acting Assistant Principal
Anne Bach*
English Horn
Judith Zunamon Lewis
Clarinet
Charlene Zimmerman,
Principal
Linda A. Baker,
Co-Assistant Principal
Susan Warner,
Co-Assistant Principal
Bass Clarinet
Linda A. Baker
Bassoo
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Preman Tilson,
Principal
Lewis Kirk,
Assistant Principal
Hanna Sterba*
Contrabassoon
Lewis Kirk
JOSEPHINE LEE
returns to Lyric this season as children’s chorus master for
La bohème
. She
has prepared the children’s chorus for seven operas at Lyric since 2000/01. President and artistic
director of Chicago Children’s Choir, Lee has revolutionized youth choral music through cutting-
edge performances of diverse repertoire and innovative collaborations with world-class artists.
She has established CCC as one of the city’s premier cultural institutions, solidifying partnerships
with Lyric, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Ravinia. Recent projects include a revival of the
original musical
Sita Ram
at the Harris Theater and the development of a fully staged theatrical
work with the Q Brothers. The Chicago native has led CCC tours nationally and internationally
to 20 countries. In 2015 she founded Vocality, a festival chorus comprising CCC alumni and young vocal artists from
a wide array of communities within and surrounding Chicago, exemplifying the highest level of choral singing with an
emphasis on excellence and diversity. Vocality debuted in 2015 at the Ravinia Festival in
Porgy and Bess
with the CSO.
CHICAGO CHILDREN’S CHOIR
has performed in ten operas at Lyric since 2000/01,
most recently
Turandot
last season. They return to the Lyric stage this season for
La bohème
.
Founded as a single choir in Hyde Park at the height of the civil rights movement in 1956, today
Chicago Children’s Choir serves 4,800 youth representing all 57 Chicago zip codes. The CCC
encompasses programs in 85 city schools and 10 neighborhoods, an ensemble for young male
voices, and the world-renowned Voice of Chicago. Under president and artistic director Josephine
Lee, Chicago Children’s Choir has undertaken many highly successful national and international
tours, has been featured in national broadcasts, including NBC’s
Today, Oprah
, the PBS series
From
the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall,
and was featured in the Chicago/Midwest Emmy-winning documentary
Songs on
the Road to Freedom
(2008). A regular collaborator with major Chicago musical organizations, CCC has performed
throughout the world, for many dignitaries, and in performances with such celebrities as Chance the Rapper, Luciano
Pavarotti, Beyoncé, Yo-Yo Ma, and Celine Dion, among many others.