FREE OPERA, LIGHT OPERA, JAZZ & MUSICAL THEATRE ON MOTHER'S DAY!

Lots of free tickets at the door.

The 2012 Free Mother's Day Concert is being presented by Justin Rudd! & his nonprofit Community Action Team on Sunday, May 13, 3 p.m. Lots of free tickets at the door, or RSVP to Justin@JustinRudd.com with first/last names.

Public invited to free professional Mother's Day Concert in Belmont Shore hosted by CAT. Includes opera, light opera, jazz and Broadway.

FREE TICKETS: Lots of free tickets at the door or Email full names to Justin@JustinRudd.com

Justin Rudd's nonprofit Community Action Team (CAT) will present their 4th-annual free professional Mother's Day Concert at Bay Shore Church, 5100 E. The Toledo, Belmont Shore, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 13. The public is invited to attend. Free general admission tickets at the door, or email full names to Justin@JustinRudd.com. Doors open at 2:30 p.m.

The professional musicians are with Christian Campos’s Horizon Music Group based in Los Angeles and are paid thanks to funds raised at CAT's Long Beach Turkey Trot 5K/10K. The concert is expected to last approx. 95 minutes, plus intermission, and includes opera, light opera, musical theatre and jazz favorites.

2012 MUSICIANS
- Hayden Eberhart, Angie Engelbart, and Jen Lee, sopranos
- Callista Hoffman and Shabnam Kalbasi, mezzo sopranos
- Matthew Miles, tenor
- David Castillo and Dominic Gregorio, baritones
- Ben Lowe, bass-baritone
- Aurelien Eulert, piano

World of Art Song [15’]

Gregorio: Mahler, Selections of “Ruckertlieder”
(1) Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder! [1’30”]
(2) Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft [3’]
(3) Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen [7’30”]

Hoffman: Schumann, “Du Ring an meinem Finger” [3’]

Around the World in Opera [30’]

In Spain … but in Italian
Kalbasi: Rossini, “Una voce poco fa” from Il barbiere di Siviglia [6”]

In France … but in Italian [5”]
Lee: Donizetti, “O Luce Di Quest' Anima” from Linda di Chamounix

In India … about a British Raj, but in French? [4”]
Engelbart/Hoffman: Delibes, “Sous le dôme épais” from Lakmé

In Italy … and … in Italian … finally! [3”]
Castillo: Donizetti, “Bella siccome un angelo” from Don Pasquale

A German Fairytale … in English [3”]
Eberhart/Hoffman: Humperdinck, Evening Prayer from Hansel and Gretel

In America [9”]
Engelbart/Lowe: Moore, Willow Scene from The Ballade of Baby Doe

INTERMISSION

Operetta in English [6’]
Eberhart: Bernstein, “Glitter and be Gay” from Candide [6”]

Masterful Mozart [14”]
Engelbart/Kalbasi/ Lowe: Mozart, "Soave il vento" from Così fan tutte [3”]
Miles: Mozart, “Il mio Tesoro” from Don Giovanni [3’30”]
Castillo/Kalbasi: Mozart, “Il core vi dono” from Così fan tutte [4’30”]
Lee: Mozart, “Der Hölle Rache” from Die Zauberflöte [3”]

Scenes from South Pacific [11’]
Gregorio: Rodgers/Hammerstein, “Some Enchanted Evening” [3’]
Miles: Rodgers/Hammerstein, “Younger than Springtime” [3’30”]
Lowe: Rodgers/Hammerstein, “This nearly was mine” [4’30”]

Old Jazz Favorites [9’]
Eulert: Gershwin, “Embraceable You” from East is West [3’]
Castillo: Porter, "Begin the Beguine" from Jubilee [3’]
Eberhart: Gershwin, "Someone to Watch Over Me" from Oh, Kay! [3’]

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Some other CAT events include: monthly 30-Minute Beach Cleanups; Bulldog Beauty Contest; Father/Daughter Dance; Long Beach Giving Project; Operation Easter Basket; $1,000 Nat'l Elem. School Spelling Bee; Nat'l Adult Spelling Bee; 4th of July Kids Bike Parade; Long Beach Losers weight-loss contest; Interfaith Blessing of the Animals; National Mutt Show; Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade; Miss Long Beach & Miss Southern California Cities pageants; Long Beach Turkey Trot; Operation Santa Paws; and Camp Justin!

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Mother's Day
Sunday, May 13, 2012
3-4:45 p.m.
Bay Shore Church
5100 E. The Toledo, Long Beach, Calif., 90803. MAP The concert is expected to last approx. 95 minutes.

RSVP to Justin@JustinRudd.com.

PARKING
Free lot on the corner of The Toledo & Granada Ave. MAP We also encourage carpooling, public transit, biking and walking.

QUICK LINKS
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Justin Rudd's Community Action Team (CAT) | 3040 E. First Street | Long Beach | 90803  
A 501c3 nonprofit.  Tax ID# 05-0545777.  Contributions are tax deductible.

WHAT WE DO: monthly 30-Minute Beach Cleanups; Bulldog Beauty Contest; Father/Daughter Dance; Long Beach Giving Project; Operation Easter Basket; $1,000 Nat'l Elem. School Spelling Bee; Nat'l Adult Spelling Bee; Mother's Day Concert; 4th of July Kids Bike Parade; Long Beach Losers weight-loss contest; Interfaith Blessing of the Animals; National Mutt Show; Haute Dog Howl'oween Parade; Miss Long Beach & Miss Southern California pageants; Long Beach Turkey Trot; Operation Santa Paws; more.  CONTACT: Justin@JustinRudd.com

2011 Performers
4Jacquelynne Fontaine, soprano
4Joshua Guerrero, tenor
4Steven Vanhauwaert, concert pianist
4Eva Beneke, guitarist

4JACQUELYNNE FONTAINE soprano
In a recent review, soprano Jacquelynne Fontaine was hailed “elegantissima, piena di passione [full of passion]” for her portrayal of Donna Anna in Don Giovanni, in Viterbo, Italy. Miss Fontaine has recently performed with orchestras ranging from the Orchestra di Roma del Lazio in Italy to numerous Symphony Orchestras in Southern California, such as the South Coast Symphony and Conejo Pops. In 2006, Miss Fontaine was crowned Miss California, and placed in the top ten at Miss America 2007, also winning the talent award for her performance of Puccini’s “Vissi d’arte”. She recently competed her second year of doctoral studies at the Thornton School of Music, and currently studies with David Jones in New York City.
MORE/LISTEN


4JOSHUA GUERRERO tenor
Joshua has discovered a profound love and respect for the Opera and has ventured into classical music.  His diversity and natural ability, however, have allowed him to walk in both the classical and pop worlds. Most recently, Joshua was seen as Le Chevalier in UCLA’s production of The Dialogues of the Carmelites, as a featured tenor in Palm Spring’s yearly event Opera in the Park, and as a regular headliner at the L.A. hot spot Upstair’s at Vitello’s.  He is currently a student of the Herb Albert School of Music at UCLA. MORE/LISTEN


4STEVEN VANHAUWAERT piano
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times for his "impressive clarity, sense of structure and monster technique, " Steven studied piano in Brussels at the Royal Conservatory with Boyan Vodenitcharov.  In 2004 he moved to Los Angeles to continue his studies with Kevin Fitz-Gerald, James Bonn and John Perry at the Thornton School of Music. Apart from classical piano, he also studied jazz and improvisation with Dennis Thurmond. He has appeared in major venues with orchestras such as the Pacific Symphony, the Flemish Symphony, the USC Symphony, Collegium Instrumentale, the Auburn Symphony, the Eastern Sierra Chamber Orchestra and Prima la Musica, among others. In recitals he has appeared in all the major concert halls of Belgium, as well as numerous other prestigious venues in Bulgaria, Hungary, the U.S., the Netherlands, France, Canada, Austria, etc.
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4Eva Beneke, guitarist
German guitarist Eva Beneke was born in East-Berlin, and studied classical guitar at the Berlin University of Arts. She graduated with a Masters in Music Education and completed her studies with Thomas Müller-Pering at the Franz Liszt Hochschule in Weimar, where she received the prestigious solo-artist diploma in 2007. Eva was awarded first prizes at guitar-competitions in Italy, the Netherlands and Los Angeles.  
Career highlights include  a performance at the Musikfestspiele Mecklenburg Vorpommern (Germany, 2005), concerts with the German Symphony Orchestra under Kent Nagano at the Berlin Philharmony and the L.A. Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (2000), an invitation to perform and teach a masterclass at Lima´s conservatory (Perú, 2005) 
during the 13th edition of the Festival International de la gitarra and the publication of her compositions for solo guitar with Clearnote Music Publications in 2009.  She performed live on national television with Carrie Underwood at the American Country Music Awards 2010 and was broadcasted live on classical radio stations 
KUSC; KCBX and KCSN. Eva has performed at festivals in Germany, Czech Republic, Italy, Lithuania, Perú, Mexico, the Netherlands and the USA. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles where she teaches at Whittier College and holds a teaching assistantship at the University of Southern California´s Thornton School of Music. Eva is taking private lessons with Grammy-winning artist Scott Tennant, Pepe Romero and jazz-guitar 
legend Bruce Forman while pursuing a doctorate at USC. Her debut CD “Coming Home” was released in June 2010. MORE

4ERIC ROSS guitarist
Eric will play as guests arrive and during the after-concert reception

General Policies for this Performance

Bay Shore Church has a traditional sanctuary with stained glass windows, mahogany paneled walls, mahogany pews, and burgundy carpeting and flooring.  The main floor has a center aisle and seats 300.  The balcony seats an additional 150 persons.  The church has a pipe organ and a Steinway grand piano. 

Children: Children are welcome at this event, but every patron must have a ticket, regardless of age. As a courtesy to other patrons and the performers, please bear in mind that it is not appropriate for small children to attend this event where silence is a prerequisite for full enjoyment of the artistic experience. Babies in arms are not permitted in all cases.

Latecomers Policy: As a courtesy to other patrons and to the performers, latecomers and those who exit the theater during the performance will not be admitted into the auditorium until an appropriate interval as determined by the performance
management.

2011 Repertoire & Performers

La Traviata, G. Verdi
Act I exceprts
"Libiamo ne lieti"
"Oh qual pallor... un di felice"
"E strano... Ah forse lui... Sempre libera"
Jacquelynne Fontaine, soprano
Joshua Guerrero, tenor

"Arabesque", C. Debussy
Steven Vanhauwaert, piano

"Coming home"
Eva Beneke, guitar

"No Puede Ser", P. Sorozabal
Joshua Guerrero, tenor

"Ah non credea... Ah non giunge" from La Sonnambula, V. Bellini
Jacquelynne Fontaine, soprano
Steven Vanhauwaert, piano

"Stormy crossing"
Eva Beneke, guitar

Song Without Words, F. Mendelssohn
Steven Vanhauwaert, piano

"Chi il bel sogno di Doretta" from La Rondine, G. Puccini
Jacquelynne Fontaine, soprano

"Mamma, son tanto felice" C. A. Bixio
Joshua Guerrero, tenor
Steven Vanhauwaert, piano

"Prelude No. 2". H. Villa Lobos
Eva Beneke, guitar

"Bachianas Brasilieras No. 5", H. Villa Lobos
Jacquelynne Fontaine, soprano
Eva Beneke, guitar

"Sorocaba", D. Milhaud
Steven Vanhauwaert, piano

"Romanza", M. Malavasi
"You and I" Stevie Wonder
Joshua Guerrero, tenor
Steven Vanhauwaert, piano

"Blackbird", P. McCartney
Joshua Guerrero, tenor
Eva Beneke, guitar

"No one is alone" from Into the Woods, S. Sondheim
Jacquelynne Fontaine, soprano

"Maria"
"Tonight" from West Side Story, L. Bernstein
Jacquelynne Fontaine, soprano
Joshua Guerrero, tenor
Steven Vanhauwaert, piano

Encore:
"The Prayer" D. Foster

2010 Repertoire & Performers

CRAIG COLCLOUGH bass-baritone
Mr. Colclough made his Los Angeles Opera debut this past season being directed by film legend Woody Allen in Puccini's Gianni Schicchi.  Mr. Colclough portrayed the role of Guccio and continued his season with LA Opera as the Imperial Commissioner in the Robert Wilson production of Madame Butterfly.  This season with the company he portrayed the Sergeant in Il Barbiere di Sivigliaand was featured in the American premier of Die Gezeichneten (The Stigmatized) which is a part of LA Opera's recovered voices series.  Last year Craig was a national semi-finalist at the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in New York. 
King Marke's first utterance | Tristan unt Isolde | Wagner
La vendetta | Le nozze di Figaro | Mozart
The Roadside Fire | Songs of Travel | Ralph Vaughan Williams
Bali Ha'I | South Pacific | Richard Rodgers
Some Enchanted Evening | South Pacific | Richard Rodgers
On the Street Where You Live | My Fair Lady | Frederick Loewe

ANGIE SOLOMON soprano
A recent transplant from the Midwest, Angie completed her Master's degree at the University of Missouri and went on to become the soprano apprentice at the Kansas City Lyric Opera, where she debuted as Papagena in Die Zauberflöte. Possessing a "superb coloratura voice with magical vocal flexibility," Angie won the Grand Prize in the prestigious Naftzger Young Artist Awards in 2007. Besides stage work, Angie has several years of experience teaching private voice and piano lessons, and maintained a studio of undergraduate voice students at the University of Kansas.  Accompanied by Shawn Kirchner.
Je suis Titania | Mignon | Ambroise Thomas
Goodnight, My Someone |The Music Man |  Meredith Willson
Con que la lavare? and De donde venis amore? | Cuatro Madrigales Amatorios | Joaquin Rodrigo
Willow Song | The Ballad of Baby Doe | Douglas Moore
Glitter and Be Gay | Candide | Leonard Bernstein

STEVEN VANHAUWAERT piano
Hailed by the Los Angeles Times for his "impressive clarity, sense of structure and monster technique, " Steven studied piano in Brussels at the Royal Conservatory with Boyan Vodenitcharov.  In 2004 he moved to Los Angeles to continue his studies with Kevin Fitz-Gerald, James Bonn and John Perry at the Thornton School of Music. Apart from classical piano, he also studied jazz and improvisation with Dennis Thurmond. He has appeared in major venues with orchestras such as the Pacific Symphony, the Flemish Symphony, the USC Symphony, Collegium Instrumentale, the Auburn Symphony, the Eastern Sierra Chamber Orchestra and Prima la Musica, among others. In recitals he has appeared in all the major concert halls of Belgium, as well as numerous other prestigious venues in Bulgaria, Hungary, the U.S., the Netherlands, France, Canada, Austria, etc.
Polonaise in C sharp minor, Opus 26 | Frederic Chopin
Allegro | Sonata in A major, D. 664 | Franz Schubert
Gargoyles, Opus 29 | Lowell Liebermann

JANE GROTHE harp
Jane was born in Berlin. She received her first harp lesson at the age of ten and enrolled at the Julius Stern Institute for very gifted young students at the University of the Arts, Berlin (1993-1996) and at the Academy of Music "Hanns Eisler" Berlin (1996-2000). After graduating from high school she became a full-time student at the Academy of Music "Hanns Eisler." In July 2002, she finished her undergraduate degree in Berlin, and since September 2003, she has been studying in California. She received her master's degree from the California Institute of the Arts in 2006 and was fortunate to study for one semester at the Royal Academy for Theatre and Music in Scotland as a nominee from the California Institute of the Arts.  Ms. Grothe is currently a doctorate candidate and teaching assistant at the University of Southern California.  Having received many scholarships and won several prizes, she has worked with several celebrated musicians and performed on stages worldwide.
Deux Interludes (flute, trumpet and harp) | Jacques Ibert
Impromptu-Caprice, Op. 9 | Gabriel Pierne

LEIF WOODWARD viola da gamba
Dr. Woodward is an alumnus of the USC's Thornton School of Music where he was granted the Colburn Foundation Scholarship for studies in Early Music Performance and graduated Pi Kappa Lambda. In addition to holding a doctorate from the USC, Leif also holds a Master of Music degree and Bachelor of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music. A native of Long Beach, Leif performs with groups such as: Los Angeles Musica Angelica, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Pacific Choral, Los Angeles Baroque Orchestra, Santa Barbara Symphony, Angeles Consort, and La Barca. In addition, he appears at the Carmel Bach Festival, San Luis Obispo Mozart Festival, Corona Del Mar Baroque Music Festival and on the chamber music series at the John Paul Getty Museum and Villa, Norton Simon Museum, Sundays Live at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, All Saints Episcopal Music Guild Chamber Music Series in Beverly Hills, and the Los Angeles Musica Angelica Chamber Music Series.
Ancor che col partire | Riccardo Rogniono/Cipriano de Rore
Love's Farewell | Tobias Hume

RACHEL MELLIS flute
Rachel is a Los Angeles-based freelance musician who recently graduated magna cum laude from the USC, where she earned her Bachelor of Music degree in flute performance under the instruction of James Walker. Continuing her education at USC, she is currently in pursuit of a Master of Music degree in flute performance. Rachel has performed with the Debut Orchestra and the American Youth Symphony, and her playing can be heard on over thirty student and independent film soundtracks. Her awards include the Leni Fe Bland Music Scholarship, the NFAA Arts Award for music and the USC Music Scholarship.
Deux Interludes (flute, trumpet and harp) | Jacques Ibert
Entr'acte (flute w/ harp) | Carmen | Bizet
Andantino (flute w/ harp) | Gabriel Faure

JOE FERRUZZO trumpet
Joe was born and raised in Southern California before attending Northwestern University and the USC for his bachelor's and master's degrees in music, respectively.  He has since firmly established himself as a competent and versatile trumpeter in Los Angeles, performing regularly with groups in every genre. Not only has he recorded with jazz ensembles (including the acclaimed Jazz Spoken Here, recorded with the Northwestern Jazz Ensemble), but he has also performed on numerous occasions with local classical groups, including the Torrance Symphony Orchestra.  Recently, he performed under John Williams, playing the composer's own celebrated movie music in a special concert at USC.
Deux Interludes (flute, trumpet and harp) | Jacques Ibert
Meditation (trumpet w/ harp) | Thais | Jules Massenet 

2009 Repertoire & Performers

Jacquelynne Fontaine - soprano
Robert MacNeil - tenor
Jane Grothe - harp
Steven Vanhauwaert - piano

Quando M'en Vo
from La Bohème by Puccini
JF

Recondita Armonia
from Tosca by Puccini
RM

Prelude
by Rachmaninoff
SV

Ave Maria
by Bach/Gounod
JF & JG

O Mio Babbino Caro
from Gianni Schicchi by Puccini
JF & JG

Dein ist mein ganzes Herz
from Das Land Des Lächelns by Lehár
RM

O Luce Di Quest' Anima
from Linda di Chamounix by Donizetti
JF

O Soave Fanciulla
from La Bohème by Puccini
JF & RM

- 10-minute intermission -
Reflections in the Water
Ibert
JG

O Danny Boy trad. Irish Song
Stranger in Paradise Wright & Forrest
Be My Love N. Brodzsky
RM

To a Wild Rose Edward MacDowell
An Affair to Remember Adamson and Warren
No One Is Alone from Into the Woods by Sondheim
I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady, Lerner and Loewe
JF

Prelude
Rachmaninoff
SV

Vissi D'arte
from Tosca by Puccini
JF

Nessun Dorma
from Turandot by Puccini
RM

Libiamo
from La Traviata by Verdi
JF & RM

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