On May 31 City Choir fêted the conclusion of the 2018-2919 season with a fun-filled End of Year Celebration at St Luke Catholic Church in McLean, VA. With Maestro Shafer’s return and following a triumphant performance of the Mozart Requiem, there was a lot to celebrate! We ate, drank, made merry, bid on an exciting array of auction items to raise money for TCCW, and danced the night away!
Special thanks to the Celebration Committee—Barbara Greene, Pat Yee, Jeff Jenkins, Juliet Weenink-Griffiths; volunteers Vivian Chakarian, Susan Schumacher, and Cindy Waetjen; Zain Shariff and Nathaniel Hodges; Paul Skevington and St Luke Catholic Church; Creative Cuisine Catering; Bill Doepkens; DJ Jake Ritchie of Dream Day DJs; and Total Wine & More.
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Delicious Food courtesy of Creative Cuisine
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Board Vice-President Judy James
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Zain & Nathaniel at check-in
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Celebration Committee co-chair Barbara Greene at a silent auction table
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Emcee Jeff Jenkins leads a sing along
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Sing along
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Sing along
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Sing along
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Soprano Rachel Tester & Operations Director Zain Shariff
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Bob Shafer & Ed Stewart
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Auction chair Juliet Weenink-Griffiths & Chorus President Bill Doepkens
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Soprano Carol Edison with husband Bill
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Tenors Ben Tsai & Meg Hemingway
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Celebration Committee co-chair Pat Yee with John Kemper
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Baritones Kevin Boteler & Steve Briggs
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Ed Stewart with tenor Meg Hemingway & alto Shelley Stewart
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Bob Shafer & alto Joyce Korvick
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Tenor Drew Riggs, alto Elaine Wunderlich, soprano Susan Scheurs & Steve (Santa) Schuers
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Alto Beth Kuzmyak & soprano Erika Singer
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Sopranos Juliet Weenink-Griffiths, Rachel Tester & Emily Tsai
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Tenor Joe Jones
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Soprano Lynn Kaplan & Chorus Manager Nathaniel Hodges
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Alto Joanna Ward displays her auction winnings
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Drawing of the silent auction prizes
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Alto Annabel Hunter collects her prize
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Let the bidding begin!
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Board President Ben Tsai thanks departing Chorus Manager Nathaniel Hodges
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Soprano Laura Bradfield celebrates the success of DoMore24
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Jim Shaffran with Bob & Sharon Shafer
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Alto Barbara Greene & husband Jon
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Cindy Waetjen, volunteer extraordinaire
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Alto (and poet) Anne Woodworth describes her poetry reading auction offering
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Auction chair Juliet Weenink-Griffiths
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Going, going...
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Altos Rhoda Metcalfe & Alfhild Winder with soprano Susan Schumacher
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A very popular auction item...
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Soprano Deb Dewey & alto Marie Colturi bide their time at the auction
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Maestro Shafer congratulates the highest ticket sellers. Not pictured: alto Maggie Sullivan
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Soprano Emily & tenor Ben Tsai with a wood carving made by Bob Shafer
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DJ Jake Ritchie
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Bass Howard Lincoln & wife Kathy cut a rug
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Dancing the night away
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ah ah ah ah
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stayin' alive
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An evening to remember!