Encore, Spring 1999

              Henry Leck, Founder
& Artistic Director
Early Spring 1999
A  Quarterly  Newsletter  for  all   the   Friends  of ICC
ICC Creates its Alumni Association
Suzanne Farid, a junior at
DePauw University, is studying
sociology with an interest in public relations. This past January,
during her Winter Term, she interned with ICC's Managing
Director Ginger Markham. She
was given the significant task of
laying the groundwork for the
inception of ICC's Alumni Association. And who better to undertake this effort than an ICC
alumna? Here is Suzanne's story
in her own words.
I thought I might get to ease into
this internship. Wrong! Handing
me the phone number for the San
Francisco Girls' Chorus (SFGC),
an organization with a reputable
alumni association, Ginger gave
me my assignment for the month:
create the framework for ICC/
IYC's Alumni Association.
First Steps
I contacted the SFGC for advice
on where to begin. How does one
start an Alumni Association?
The SFGC was very helpful.
They told me about their alumni
activities and involvement, and
sent me a copy of their association's by-laws as a reference.
Early on, I also met with Bill
Farkas of the Butler University
Alumni Office, to discuss the
essentials for an alumni association. I reviewed and adapted
those guidelines to create the initial proposals and guidelines for
the ICCAA.
Another early task was to try
to relocate some of the singers
we had lost contact with. Via the
Internet, we were able to find
more than fifty families of former
singers! However, we still have a
number of "lost" alumni. (See article below.) We hope that anyone
who knows how to contact these
past singers will notify us. One of
the key intents of the ICCAA is
to maintain a current database of
addresses: not only to keep our
alumni informed of new and exciting Choir news, but also to encourage former singers to keep in
touch with each other.
Who is Eligible
Membership to the ICCAA is
open to any chorister who participated in the Indianapolis
Children's Choir and/or Youth
Chorale for at least one year.
Members will receive newsletters
and announcements regarding
the Choir and recent happenings
in the lives of fellow alumni.
Additional Plans
We hope to establish an ICCAA
Board of Directors whose responsibilities will include organizing
social gatherings and other activities that our former singers
are interested in.
If you are an 1CC/IYC Grad
If you are a choir graduate, you
probably have many fond memories of the friends you made in
choir; but you might find it difficult to stay in touch. With the advent of the ICCAA, we hope to
reunite you former singers with
ICC and each other.
Plans are in place for inviting
ICC alumni to special concerts
and events where they will be
recognized. The first of these
events will take place at the 1999
Angels Sing concerts.
We Need Your Help
This organization can only become as strong as the effort that
the alumni are willing to put
forth. This will also be an opportunity for alumni to continue to
support ICC/IYC. From volunteers to donations and more, the
ICCAA will enrich our choral
heritage and complete our circle
of song.
Suzanne, an ICC alumna, laid the groundwork for the Alumni Association.
Then:  Suzanne was in ICC
for seven years. She started in
Chamber Choir and advanced,
spending her last three years in
Tl. She also sang in IYC one
year. Her most memorable ICC
experiences include the European Tour, and performing in
Carnegie Hall, and the South
Pacific Tour.
While in Lebanon High
School, Suzanne was a member
of the Madrigal Choir and
Marching Band. She also sang
in and helped direct several
school musicals.
Now:  Suzanne is a junior at
DePauw University, studying
Sociology and minoring in German and Communications. She
is involved in DePauw Community Service, Concert Choir, and
Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
Before interning at ICC, she
spent a semester studying in
Vienna, Austria.
Suzanne says that her experience in ICC helped to develop
her love of languages and travel,
but she learned the most from
the people she met and the
friendships she made.
Help Us Find these "Lost" Alumni
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If you know the whereabouts or
phone numbers of any of the following people, please call us at
317-940-9640 or e-mail us at
gmarkham@icchoir.org. We
want to let everyone know about
our new Alumni Association and
send them the Encore! We'll continue to publish more names in
future issues. Thanks for helping!
Jenny Ancelet
Shaun Ancelet
Kathlynne Anderson
Keil Anderson
Serena Anderson
Zachary Anderson
Alison Ashby
Alex Axsom
Kristen Babcock
Megan Bailey
Kate Barfield
Alyssa Beattie
Laura Beeson
Mandy Begley
Tamara Boldridge
Lauren Bower
Candace Boyd
Graham Boyd
Jennifer Bramblett
Stefanie Bray
Andrew Brennan
Holly Bricker
Keith Brinkley
Suzanne Brown
Tim Brown
Miriam Browning-Nance
Ariana Bryant
Dolshalia Bryant
Rhonda Bryant
Matthew Burns
Nicole Buys
Evan Byl
Jill Call
Star Carnell
B.J. Carver
William Carver
Amy Clayton
Jay Paul Claytor
Michelle Claytor
Michelle Cleveland
Shannon Cochran
Monica Collins
Sarah Conrow
Paulicea Cotoia
Michael Couch
Jessica Creasy
Teresa Crispino
Jenny Cullison
Brandon Cutrell
Albert Davis
Dustin Davis
Fred Davis
Sheila Davis
Kenyel Day
Betsy Deal
Caitlin DeLury
Justyn Denny
Taryenna Dickerson
Hayley Dittus
Jenna Doty
Sarah Doty
Jeremy Doublestein
Joshua Downey
Ashely Draper
Rudy Duerson
Detric Echols
Jennifer Elliott
Michael Elliott
Lily Emerson
Claire Emswiller
Stephanie Fergason
Cory Ferguson
Laura Fletcher
Lauren Forbes
Philip Foust
Beth Frieden
Jennifer Geswein
Michael Geswein
Amy Gill
Grant Gilroy
David Glidewell
Amber Glock
Candice Grigsby
Mandy Grose
Laura Gunnels
Lori Haase
Lydia Haines
Nicki Hall
Sophia Hall
Ebony Hare
Jason Hart
Christiana Hartman
Elizabeth Harvey
Julia Hathaway
Daniel Hayes
Jessica Hayes
Cara Heidbrier
Betheny Heinz
Matt Helton
Addy Hendrickson
Nikki Henson
Jeremiah Hiers
David Hodgson
Gavin Hoffman
Robin Hoffman
Siobhan Hogan
Meliss Hohmann
Sarah Holtsclaw
Denise Hopkinson
Stephanie Hovis
Sarah Howbert
Joshua Huff
Kate Huffman
Michelle Jeffries
Julie Jennings
Erica Jensen
Justin Jeter
Shalene Jha
Kara Jobes
Charre Johnson
Rachael Johnson
Christina Jones
Eric Jones
Chrissy King
Heather King
Kelly King
Ann Kirsch
Darren Krock
Cassie Kruse
Diane Lee
Mario Lewis
Ben Lockrem
Ashley Long
Avery Long
Jennifer Lutton
Nicole Lyndes
Christopher Mader
Jessica Marte
Jessica Martin
Chip Maxwell
Craig McCullough
Cartala McGill
Jade McGillem
Christine McGinley
Justin McHone
Emily Mentlik
Matthew Miller
Dawn Milton
Jamilah Mintze