Choral selections will include "Come With Rejoicing" by Robert Leaf, and the choir will be accompanied by flute, clarinet, and string bass. The bassist will be none other than our classmate Stephan Lang. Ms. Butler will sing "Wayfaring Stranger," an Appalachian folk song.
All are invited to a "coffee and" reception in the hall immediately following Mass, courtesy of parish council members and volunteers, to thank the choir members for their efforts.
"We are very happy to have such an outstanding talent, alto Kristin Butler, with us this year," said Procaccini, music director at St. Emery. "She has great experience in liturgical and modern music, plus other genres. She is also a superb teacher."
Procaccini added, ""This day is set aside near the end of the choir season to thank them for their efforts. This is our fourth Annual Guest Artist Day, and they are always well-attended and appreciated by all."
Ms. Butler received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre and her Vocal Certificate from Shenandoah Conservatory in Virginia. She continued graduate work in Music Education at the Cali School of Music at Montclair State University in New Jersey.
Kristin was part of the Grammy-award winning Shenandoah Conservatory Choir, which sang at The Kennedy Center, Notre Dame Cathedral, Chartre Cathedral, and at the Vatican high altar.
She debuted several different roles in original musicals at the Spirit of Broadway Theatre. Her contemporary vocal work includes instrumentalists associated with The Rolling Stones, Johnny Winter, The Eagles, and Cher.
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