Celebrating Maestro Robert Shafer’s 50 years as a choral conductor in Washington, DC
On May 5, 2018 members of the Washington, DC choral community honored Robert Shafer for an extraordinary 50 years of service as a choral conductor and music educator. The event was held at the National Press Club and hosted by Robert Aubry Davis. Pianist Frank Conlon (Bob Shafer’s college roommate) and bass Kerry Wilkerson performed, and singers and colleagues from every stage of Maestro Shafer’s career came to celebrate.
Here’s to the next 50 years!
Photography courtesy of Emmilu Olson & Rachel Tester
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Flowers by Doepkens Farms
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Sonatus duo
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James (Hutch) Hutchinson, Jr & Audrey Bigelow
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Lynne Price
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Carol Edison & Patricia Morris-Falconi
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Cita Furlani, Bob Shafer & Elaine Wunderlich
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Joel Cuffman, Leo Settler & Glenda Finley
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Jeff Jenkins & Lani Kanakry
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Debra Wynn, Robert Aubry Davis & Amy Solomon
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Bob Shafer, Joan Gregoryk & Glenda Finley
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Bill Doepkens & Alison Combes
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Jennifer Gotten, Dick Morrison & Bob Shafer
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Durrie Golding & Amy Solomon
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Jennifer Gotten & Joe Jones
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Jim Shaffran, Mark & Marie Colturi, & Emily Tsai
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Joe Jones & Drew Riggs
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Peggy Hatton, Cindy Carlton & Meg Hemingway
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Leo Settler
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Lani Kanakry & Lynne Price
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Rachel Binger & Zain Shariff
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Susan Schumacher & Peggy Hatton
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Laura Bradford
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Marie Hyder, Kerry Wilkerson & Marie Colturi
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Sharon Shafer & Kathy Lupinacci
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Rachel Tester & Emily & Ben Tsai
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Frank Conlon
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Frank Conlon
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Kerry Wilkerson
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Kerry Wilkerson
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Chorus President Bill Doepkens
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Presenting a photo of Nadia Boulanger
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Maestro Shafer
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Steve Briggs
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Hutch Hutchinson & Betsy Morse
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Steve Briggs & Bob Shafer
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Bob Shafer & Amy Solomon
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Madison High School alums
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Shenandoah University alums