1. Sunday,
November 1st
2015 | 3:00 p.m.
with the
St. Croix Valley
Symphony Orchestra
& Trinity Lutheran Choir
Irelands Finest Tenor

3. Program
This is My Song.............................................................. arr. John Helgen
Nearer My God to Thee...........................................................Traditional
Shine Like the Sun.................................................................Karen Black
A Prayer for Our Time......................................................Joseph Martin
Finlandia.................................................Jean Sibelius/arr. John Helgen
Irish Suite........................................................................Leroy Anderson
Clarinet Candy...............................................................Leroy Anderson
The Stars and Stripes Forever.....................................John Philip Sousa
Symphony No. 103...................................................Franz Joseph Haydn
Mvt. II
Bring Him Home........................Claude-Michel Schönberg/arr. J. Tate
Danny Boy...............................................................................Traditional
Granada...................................................... Agustin Lara/orch. E. Stern
I’ll Be Seeing You................................Sammy Fain/arr. Gavin Murphy
WhenIrishEyesAreSmiling..........................Traditional/arr.Murphy/Kearns
Kitty of Coleraine.......................Edward Lysaght/arr. Murphy/Kearns
“La donna é mobile”....................Giuseppe Verdi/arr. Murphy/Kearns
Love Thee Dearest............................Celtic Thunder/arr. Noel Kelehan
Nearer My God to Thee...................... Traditional/arr. Murphy/Kearns
O Sole Mio................................................ Eduardo di Capua/arr. J. Tate
Shenandoah.....................................Traditional/arr. Murphy & Kearns
Time to Say Goodbye..........................Sartori & Quarantotto/arr. ?????

4. Ireland’s Finest Tenor
Anthony Kearns is a classically trained tenor with the
incredible ability to flawlessly sing what audiences love
to hear. He is the consummate performer with universal
appeal. Anthony establishes immediate rapport with
his audiences, dazzling them with a rebirth of music
they have loved for years: Broadway’s beautiful hits, the
remarkable Mario Lanza songbook, Viennese romances,
Italian classics, and the lovely lilt of Ireland. His
astonishing talent lights up a stage; he enthralls crowds
with the power and magnificence of his voice; and his
all-encompassing repertoire. Bravos ring out all evening
long at Anthony Kearns’ concerts and his audiences pull
him back for encore after encore.
The Early Years
Music has always been a part of his life, since he made his debut into the world on August
17, 1971 in Kiltealy, County Wexford. From a very early age, Kearns began mastering
Irish music’s traditional instruments, and at the age of 10, he specialized in the beautiful,
trilling Sean Nós (Old style, unaccompanied) singing of his homeland, competing in and
winning various All-Ireland singing competitions.
Ireland’s Search for a Tenor Competition
The turning point in Kearns’ career was in 1993. While working in sales in Dun Laoghaire,
Kearns heard of a contest: “Ireland’s Search for a Tenor” in conjunction with The Bank of
Ireland’s release of a new 10-pound note, commonly called a tenner. He sang “Danny Boy”
over the telephone, hitchhiked to Dublin for the finals, and won the competition singing
“The Impossible Dream” and “Danny Boy” as an encore. Kearns was the only untrained
singer competing.
The Irish Tenors: An Overnight Sensation
After winning the talent competition, Kearns studied for three years with Ireland’s
renowned voice teacher, Veronica Dunne, at the Leinster School of Music. He was
attending The College of Music in Wales, when he received the call from The Irish Tenors.
Thrust upon the world scene at the first 1999 U.S. PBS broadcast of the 1998 taping of
“The Irish Tenors in Dublin”, Anthony Kearns and his two colleagues achieved instant
stardom. As they began performing on the world’s most prestigious stages, The Irish
Tenors became a world-wide sensation as Ireland’s most famous touring musicians,
second only to the rock band, U2. Kearns, the group’s only remaining original member,
has sung with the trio for over a decade, with 10 audio CDs to their credit, always listed on
Billboard’s Top Ten upon release.
Ireland’s Finest Tenor
In 2006, Kearns was invited to record and perform with the most celebrated artists in
Ireland at the Dublin National Concert Hall’s Silver Jubilee where the finest entertainers
in Ireland shared the stage. At that event, he was billed as “Ireland’s Finest Tenor.” In
2010, The Irish Music Association named him “Best Irish Tenor in the US, UK, and the
European Union.”
When not touring with The Irish Tenors, Anthony also has a busy solo career, touring
several times each year in both Ireland and the United States, and is often invited to perform

5. Kristin Tjorenehoj
is the Director of Bands and Orchestra at the University
of Wisconsin-River Falls where she conducts the UWRF
Symphony Band, St. Croix Valley Community Band and
the St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra. Dr. Tjornehoj
founded the Three Rivers Concert Band, a group of
adult musicians from Minnesota and Wisconsin, who
collaborate and participate in international outreach
tours. She co-founded the Composers Conference at
UWRF that brings chamber music composers together
for a 3-day workshop with concerts and seminars.
Dr. Tjornehoj has taught courses in wind conducting,
history, music appreciation, world music and literature.
An active guest conductor, clinician and adjudicator,
Dr. Tjornehoj has served in these capacities throughout the United States and Canada,
and in China, The Czech Republic, England, France, Iceland, Scotland and Spain. She has
led performance tours throughout the United States and abroad. In April, Dr. Tjornehoj
served as the guest conductor for the Prague Castle Spanish Hall Concert with Hradní
stráže a Policie ČR (Václav Blahunek, director).
Recent experiences include bi-annual World Music and Music Appreciation study tours
in Scotland, England and France, plus the Three Rivers Concert tour of Spain (2014) with
plans for Hungary, Austria and The Czech Republic slated for 2016. Dr. Tjornehoj has
served on the Shell Lake Arts Center faculty for over 15 years where she is the program
leader and director of the Band and Ensemble Camps.
Dr. Tjornehoj is also active in church music as a saxophone player, pianist and choir director.
at prestigious events. In September, Anthony was invited to sing during the visit of Pope
Francis to the United States. Anthony presented a remarkable program at the John F.
Kennedy Presidential Library to celebrate the late-President’s Irish roots in 2013. Anthony
sang during several Presidential Inauguration Events in 2014; and later in that year sang at
the United States Capital where President Obama and Ireland’s Prime Minister Kenny were
in the audience. Dedicated to the greater good, Anthony makes time to sing for many good
causes and charities annually throughout Ireland and America, including Autism Awareness,
music education, Wells of Life, and United States Veterans’ causes.
Anthony is also increasingly in demand on international opera stages and his ever-
increasing list of opera credits includes: Don Giovanni (Don Ottavio – Ireland), the lead
in Faust (in both the United States and Ireland), Carmen (Don José – Ireland), Lucia di
Lammermore (Edgardo – United States), Die Fledermaus (Alfred – United States), Romeo
& Juliet: Then and Now (Romeo –Naples [Florida] Opera), Gianni Schicci (Rinuccio –
Ireland), and Falstaff (Fenton – Italy).
In the autumn of 2013, Anthony released a solo CD, which focused upon the wide
repertoire presented during his solo concert tours. This CD is a brilliant compilation of
that repertoire, interpreted by the man acclaimed as Ireland’s Finest Tenor.

6. St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra
Violin I
Natalia Moiseeva, St. Paul, Minn.
Max Vitullo, Hudson, Wisc.
Josh Paavola,
Jackson Searle, Hudson, Wisc.
Amy Cornish, Eden Prairie, Minn.
Caitlin Barrett, Roseville, Minn.
Jackson Searle, Hudson, Wisc.
Lois Wolfe-Steiner, River Falls, Wisc.
Sheila Scheele, Prescott, Wisc.
Violin II
Travis Lockwood, Hastings, Minn.
Alissa Bethke,
Yejin Ahn, Seoul, Korea
Annette Lokkesmoe, Lakeville, Minn.
Kasey Hedrington, Stevens Point, Wisc.
Lisa Roloff, Hudson, Wisc.
Han-seul Lee, Seoul, Korea
Helen Spasojevich, River Falls, Wisc.
Shannon Parkhurst, Brooklyn Park, Minn.
Viola
Ronald Larson, Stillwater, Minn.
Summer Waits, Cottage Grove, Minn.
Cello
Polly McCormack, Hopkins, Minn.*
Jim Wainwright, Hudson, Wisc.
Bass
Scott Halberg, Hudson, Wisc.*
Jenica Georgeson, Minnetonka, Minn.
Piccolo
Piper Beck, Woodbury, Minn.
Flute
Laurie Wyland, Hudson, Wisc.
Mary McElderry, Red Wing, Minn.
Oboe
Tina James, Bloomington, Minn.
Bassoon
Jill Halberg, Hudson, Wisc.
Clarinet
Sarah Sielbeck, Red Wing, Minn.
Lynn Johnson, Oakdale, Minn.
Horn
Nathan Sielbeck, New Braunfels, Texas
Spike Maiden Mueller, Luck, Wisc.
Matt Krych, Champlin, Minn.
Dennis McGinn, Afton, Minn.
Trumpet
Christopher Tank, Hudson, Wisc.
Taylor Graham, Minneapolis, Minn.
Trombone
Marsha Pearson, River Falls, Wisc.
Carl Meincke, Hudson, Wisc.
Tuba
Nick Peters, Pepin, Wisc.
Percussion
Nick Fox, River Falls, Wisc.
Dakota Walters, Bruce, Wisc.
Keith Richardson, Spooner, Wisc.
Harp
Min Kim, Woodbury, Minn.
Piano
Phil Kadidlo, Stillwater, Minn.

7. Carol Carver
is the founding Artistic Director of the Valley Chamber
Chorale and Director of Worship Ministries at Trinity
Lutheran Church both located in Stillwater, MN. In
addition, she serves as a free-lance acquisitions editor in
choral music for Augsburg Fortress Publishers.
Her education includes studies at Augustana College,
Rock Island, Illinois, the Frankfurt University of
Music and the Performing Arts, Frankfurt, Germany,
the University of Minnesota and extensive classes at
Westminster Choir College, Princeton, New Jersey.
Her passions include creating innovate choral concerts
and progressive traditional worship.
Trinity Lutheran Choir

8. Thank You Sponsors!
Program Design: Maria Olson | olsonmm@hotmail.com
Upcoming SCVSO Events
Annual Holiday Extravaganza
Sunday, Dec. 13 | 4:00 p.m.
Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, Afton, MN
Holiday Extravaganza at the Phipps
featuring From the Heart Quartet, Jen Burleigh-Bentz & Tim Swanson
Saturday, Dec. 19 | 7:30 p.m.
Phipps Center for the Arts
*Limited seating - order tickets now! (715-386-2305)
SCVSO with “Skip” James, harpsichord and Natalia Moiseeva, violin
Sunday, March 6 | 3:00 p.m.
William Abbott Concert Hall, Kleinpell Fine Arts Building
UW-River Falls Campus
Tickets available at the door: Adults $5, Seniors $3, Students $2
SCVSO Goes Bluegrass with Tim May, guitar
Sunday, May 1 | 3:00 p.m.
Hastings Arts Center
Tickets available at the door $15