Singers, staff, board

Karen P. Thomas, Artistic Director and Conductor of Seattle Pro Musica, has conducted at international festivals in Europe and North America, including the Berkshire Choral International, the Bergen International Festival. With Seattle Pro Musica she received the Margaret Hillis Award from Chorus America, and the ASCAP/Chorus America Award for Adventurous Programming. She has received awards from the NEA, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, and ASCAP, among others. For her leadership in multiple areas, including making choral ensembles welcoming spaces for transgender and nonbinary singers, she received the 2018 Seattle Mayor’s Arts Award. Named the Washington State “Outstanding Choral Director”, she has been recognized for her “charismatic...magnetic podium presence” and “sweeping vision.”

An award-winning composer, her music has been praised as “superb work of the utmost sensitivity and beauty.” Her music is regularly performed internationally by groups such as The Hilliard Ensemble, The Vocal Consort of Brussels, NOTUS, and Cathedra of the Washington National Cathedral. Among her numerous commissions are works for the Harvard/Radcliffe Choirs, the Grand Jubilee in Rome, the American Choral Directors Association, and the American Guild of Organists. She currently serves on the board of Chorus America, having previously served on the board of the American Choral Directors Association and on the Seattle Music Commission.

(*Vox, +Chroma, ^Orpheon)

SOPRANO I

• Jordan Berg Narayanan*+

• Marisa Dahlman*+

• Gabriella Garcia*

• Brigid Lucey Miletich*+

• Sylvie Nemeth

• Katie Skovholt*+

• Jenny Spence*+

SOPRANO II

• Helen Anderson

• Lillian Balmforth

• Rebecca Bettilyon

• Jonna Farley

• Erin Gabriel*+

• Tami McTaggart

• Jenn Newland

• Ada Ng*+

• Amy Peer*+

• Kristin Percy Calaff+

• Jan Strand

• Ryn Wolff

ALTO I

• Bernadette Alejandro

• Katharina Depenthal

• Elly Hale+

• Fiona Hatfield+

• Meaghan Leferink*+

• Cally Lindenmier*

• Teena Littleton*+

• Stacy Miller*+

• Josie O’Brien*+

• Susan O’Brien*+

• Jess Peña Manalo

• Corina Rahmig+

• Marit Trelstad

• Krista Welch

ALTO II

• Shirley Beresford

• Melanie Broadbent

• Gail Broder

• Cathy Federici*+

• Nancy Haver

• Helen Lafferty

• Karen Maneman

• Katie Scalia

• Karen Segar

• Tove Trelstad-Larson*+

• Hannah Won

TENOR I

• Kaelee Bolme*^

• Jacob Buys^

• Rosemary De Luca*^

• Arvind Narayanan*^

• Ian Rice*^

• Michael Sederquist*^

TENOR II

• Jae Bernado

• Sutton Bradley*^

• Peter Budny

• David Carpman*^

• Seth Lifland*^

• Lucero Padilla^

• Max Parsons

• Danny Szydlo*^

• Vésteinn Þórsson

• Robert Wade

BASS I

• Jim Bartscher*^

• Ben Flynn

• David Foulke

• Ryan Gao*^

• Peter Hemmen

• Zack Howard^

• Lee Maneman*^

• Nick Young*^

BASS II

• Shane Donnelly^

• Paul Drayna^

• Josh Francis^

• Matthew Lichtinger^

• Tim O’Brien*^

• Carlos Ramirez*^

• Alex Rogers*^

• Benjamin Rogers*^

• Chris Rule*^

*Vox
+Chroma
^Orpheon

Ave Maria
Arvind Narayanan, Lucero Padilla, Ryan Gao; solo trio
Alex Rogers, Sutton Bradley, Ian Rice; chants

Its motion keeps
Jordan Berg Narayanan, Marisa Dahlman, Brigid Lucey Miletich, Ada Ng, Jenny Spence

Hymn to St. Cecilia
Jenny Spence, Kaelee Bolme, Carlos Ramirez, Brigid Lucey Miletich, Arvind Narayanan

Requiem
Brigid Lucey Miletich, Cathy Federici, Jacob Buys, Ryan Gao, Rosemary DeLuca, Michael Sederquist, Benjamin Rogers

The World is Charged
Marisa Dahlman, Amy Peer, Katie Skovholt

Karen P. Thomas, Artistic Director & Conductor

Katie Skovholt, Executive Director

Kate Posey, Operations & Administrative Associate

Dwight Beckmeyer, Collaborative Pianist

Benjamin Rogers, Tenor/Bass Section Leader

Jenny Spence, Soprano/Alto Section Leader

Jenn Newland, Stage Manager

Robert Wade, President Pro Tem

Jan Strand, Vice President

Rick Johnson, Treasurer

Kacey Anderson, Corporate Secretary

Zach Finkelstein

Paul Henderson

Wes Kim

Meaghan Leferink

Dean Arnold

Keith Axelsen

Mona Dworkin

Samuel F. Dworkin

Mike Evans

Phil Haas

Noreen King

Teena Littleton

Terri Lords

Katie Oman

Joy Portella

John Schilling

Dale Whitehead

We thank those generous donors to Seattle Pro Musica's 2024 Fund-a-Dream project in support of this performance of The World is Charged.

Karen Abbey •Beth Alley •Devin and Kacey Anderson • Trevor Anderson and Zhana Bolotin-Anderson • Deb Arnold • Michael Avzaradel and Lauren Carr • Ramona Barber and Paul Henderson • Jim Bartscher and Marisa Dahlman • Shirley Beresford and Donald Patrick • Blake and Sarah Bergquist • Julia Bezems • Sutton Bradley • Gail Broder• Mike and Karen Brugato • Peter Budny and Chris Manning • Jacob Buys • Micaela Canedo • Ruth Conn and Dawn Stremel • Nicholas Corey and Hannah Won • Adrian and Geoff Cunard • Michael Deal • Robert and Beverly Dockstader • Shane Donnelly • Paul Drayna • Mona and Sam Dworkin • Champ Ensminger • Mike and Barbara Evans • Eric Faris • Gerald and Jonna Farley • Allyson Faulkner • Nancy Federici • Cathy Federici • Benjamin Flynn • David Foulke • Erin Gabriel • Becca Guest and Meaghan Leferink • Mark Gunning and Helen Lafferty • Elly Hale and Brad Rodgers • Alanna Hamilton • Linda Hatfield • Nancy Haver • Peter Hemmen and Jan Strand • Robert Hitzfeld • David Horton and Brett Watson • Bernard Jalbert and Carole Jones • Rick Johnson • Annette Jung • Ritika Kanade • David Kendall and Michiko Sakai • Wes Kim and Jessica Rose • Alyssa Landry • Bjorn Larsen and Marit Trelstad • Bill Levey • Matthew Li • Matthew Lichtinger • Kent and Teena Littleton • Terri Lords • Josh Lory • Kelly Maneman • Karen Maneman • Melinda Moree and Elizabeth Sanders • Rose and Royce Morrison • Teresa Nemeth • George Nemeth • Jenn Newland • Ada Ng • Susan and Tim O'Brien • Nathan Olson • Amy Peer • Kristin Percy Calaff • Corina and Troy Rahmig • Krista and Jon Repp • Kathryn and Don Rule • Chris Rule and Misty Shock-Rule • Cindy and Neil Skovholt • Katie Skovholt • Charlotte Skovholt-Yost and Aaron Yost • Ted and Jenny Spence • Danny Szydlo • Justin Terada • Craig Thomas • Karen P. Thomas • Fred and Judy Williams • The Jefferson Community Foundation

Welcome to St. James Cathedral
St. James is the Cathedral Church for the Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle and its Archbishop, the Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne. We are also a parish church for a vibrant faith community of 2,500 households, with a long history that reaches back to Seattle’s early days. We are an inner-city parish with an extensive social outreach to the homeless and disadvantaged of our city. We are a diverse community that welcomes, accepts, and celebrates the differences we all bring.

The Cathedral is also a center for many musical, cultural, and ecumenical events, and a crossroads where ideas and challenges both old and new are explored in the light of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The Cathedral is a place where the rich and ongoing tradition of sacred music and art is treasured and expanded.

Above all, St. James Cathedral is a community of prayer.

We welcome you to St. James Cathedral. Find out more at www.stjames-cathedral.org.

St. James Cathedral
The Most Reverend Paul D. Etienne, Archbishop of Seattle
The Very Reverend Michael G. Ryan, Pastor of St. James Cathedral
Joseph Adam, Director of Music and Cathedral Organist
Christopher Stroh, Assistant Director of Music and Organist
Stacey Sunde, Director of Youth Music
Marjorie Bunday, Administrative Assistant for Music and Concert Manager
Corinna Laughlin, Director of Liturgy