April 2011
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Peanut
Peanut is great at helping out with Melodia's administrative tasks and is particularly good at filing, sitting on checks and tending to concert programs. One of her favorite things to do is socializing with Melodians when they come to visit.
Jenny Clarke - alto 1 and founder of Melodia
[Peanut working on concert programs, in next box.]
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Jenga!
This big hunk of love is Jenga. He’s the happiest, snuggliest, and clumsiest cat in the city. With a purr like a motorboat engine and a glass-breaking operatic meow, the only thing keeping him from joining the Melodia ranks is the fact that he’s a boy. Sorry, Jenga.
Steff
(Melodia 2nd Soprano)
[Jenga in next box]
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Mia
Mia is quite helpful at the computer. She answers emails, updates my webpage, and pretty much entered every note of “Mornings With You.” Mia the cat - soprano 1, diva extraordinaire.
Christina Whitten Thomas
Composer, “Mornings With You”
[Mia, on computer, next box.]
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“Waking beside you … A cat purrs in the dawning of our arms, and night dreams...”
– “Mornings With You” by Christina Whitten Thomas, Poetry by Pam McAllister
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Liana
Here’s a photo of Liana reading her birthday card from her Grandma! Liana likes sleeping, snoozing, napping, and snuggling. She’s also a huge fan of eating :-) Her fur is as soft as a cloud and I love her to pieces.
Nicola, Alto 1
[See Liana, next box]
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Grace
“Grace” came to me through my churchyard, apparently abandoned there. I chose the name because I felt I could use a little grace in my life. She immediately became known as Grace Kelly Cat, though, since she is a bit of a princess.
Jeanne, Alto II
[Grace in next box]
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Sammy
Sammy loves coming to Melodia rehearsals and listening to the beautiful music we make. Along with enjoying the sweet sound of female voices, Sammy loves car rides, napping, playing with socks, and people food.
—Ali
Soprano I
[See Sammy in next box.]
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Violet
Violet (“what is violet?”). I named her that because her eyes were a dark blue when she was a tiny kitten.
Rachel
Alto II
[See Violet sitting on the carpet in the next box.]
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Charlie
Charlie is a BIG Melodia fan! Sometimes we happen by the beautiful sound of one of their rehearsals on our walks around the neighborhood. Charlie always stops and listens - he thinks they sound like angels…
Susann
[See Charlie in walking mode, next box]
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March 2011
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Lionel
Katie Albin’s Siamese is very talkative and loving, and, to our surprise, a huge Donovan fan.
Katie, Alto II
[Lionel in the next box, yes, that hidden paw is on a Dovovan album jacket.]
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“I saw a proud mysterious cat
Oh what a proud mysterious cat …”
– From ‘What is Pink?’ by Ned Rorem, poetry by Vachel Lindsay
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Cammy
Cammy is 13 years old and enjoys naps, treats, begging, and having her belly rubbed!
Amanda Hudson, Soprano 1
[See Cammy in the next box.]
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Toby
Toby in Snow
Toby doesn’t get off the mountain much and certainly hasn’t been to the big city, but he sends his best to Melodia for the spring concert. He does wish that more Melodia family members would come visit him in NC.
Wanda
Valle Crucis, North Carolina
[See Toby in the next box.]
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Bailey
I have taken the liberty of posting a photo of Bailey, beloved midnight-black kitty of Colleen (alto 1). Bailey and I are good buddies, and I like taking photos of her with my phone whenever I get the chance. —Rachel (alto)
[That’s Bailey in the next box.]
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Sadie and Max
Sadie is black. Max has the sweater. Both love music. When I sing and play the guitar, they will wander into the room from wherever they are in the house. It goes without saying that they are huge Melodia fans. In fact, they are part of the Melodia West Coast fan club.
Judy
in Los Angeles
[Sadie and Max, next box]
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Ella
Little Ella keeps herself warm by sleeping on the heater (as pictured) or on her (human) mommy’s head. She’s a neurotic little princess who loves chasing her tail in an empty bathtub and snuggling…on her own terms.
Steff
(Melodia 2nd soprano)
(Ella, in next box, on air conditioner.)
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“Riveting”
– The New York Times
Oliver and Max
Ollie and Maxie are not related, although they look alike. They were both stray cats—one from Jersey, one from Long Island…and when they met, they were bff’s from the start. —Rachel, Alto 2
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Chita
This lady has some serious attitude, a taste for yogurt and a love of Godard movies. What can I say, she’s Parisian!
- Amanda MacBlane, Soprano II
[Chita is in the photo in the next box!]
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Shelby and Charley
Meet Shelby the beagle and Charley the toy poodle. Both love cuddling. Shelby’s amazing hound dog nose makes her favorite activity roaming through the woods, while Charley’s endless energy lends itself to hours of playing. Both dogs and owners are fans from afar! They are the proud niece and nephew dogs of Jenny (founder of Melodia!)
Jessica (in Chicago)
[Shelby and Charley head out to play...
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“To me, the glass is half full of watercolors and lost melodies …
stolen...”
– From “The Glass Half Full” by Christina Whitten Thomas, poetry by Pam McAllister
Smokey
Mornings with….Smokey! He’s a big grey kitty who was rescued from an alley in Brooklyn. He loves to be held upside down, then swung between my legs while I hold him under his front arms. Mostly he likes to sleep, usually atop the cable box, but occasionally in the chair as pictured. Good boy, Smokey!
~Cynthia Powell, Artistic Director
{Smokey’s picture in next box]
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Mornings With You
A beautiful program featuring the world premiere of ‘Mornings With You’ by award-winning composer Christina Whitten Thomas, poetry by Pam McAllister. Also ‘By the Rivers of Babylon’ by Charles M. Loeffler, ‘What is Pink?’ by Ned Rorem and ‘Quarry Weave II’ by Meredith Monk.
April 30, 2011 at 8 pm in Chelsea
May 1, 2011 at 3 pm Upper West...
Ella
My sweet Ella! I haven’t been able to be with her this last year while auditioning for grad school but we will be reunited soon! I’m an alto with the Melodia Women’s Choir and am pursuing a career in opera. She’s always my #1 fan.
Yamuna Meleth.
(Ella pictured in next box.)
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Melodia Women's Choir @ www.melodiawomenschoir.org →
Go MelodiaWomensChoir.org to buy tickets now for Mornings With You
April 30, 2011 at 8 pm in Chelsea (Holy Apostles, 296 Ninth Ave @ 28th St.)
or May 1, 2011 at 3 pm on Upper West Side (West End Collegiate, 368 West End @ 77th St)
$20 in adv ($15 st/sr); $25 day of
www.MelodiaWomensChoir.org or 800-838-3006
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