Lift Every Voice and Sing:

Celebrating Unity in Our Community

featuring CAAM Virtual Community Gospel Choir
with photo highlights from past Unity concerts

Emily Edgington Andrews, CAAM Artistic Director
LaMont Walker, Columbia Community Gospel Choir Conductor
Jordan Walker, Columbia Kids Gospel Choir Conductor
Mary La Blanc, Video Editor
Joel Anderson and Dale Lloyd, Photographers

Personnel

CAAM Virtual Community Gospel Choir
Allie Blaylock, Rachel and Inara Blomquist, Cheryl Brewer, Caryl Bryan, Jim Bryan, Harry Cecil, Kimberly Dent, Lisa Dobbs, Emily Edgington Andrews, Nathan Fratzke, Amanda Furtick, Allie Gassmann, Carlos Guy, Ernest Harrison, Anne Johnson, Darrell Jordan, Ryan Layton, Regina May, members of the Marshall High School Men’s Choir, members of the Columbia Chamber Choir (Hannah Ahlenius, Peter Altschul, Joan Beard, Rachel Bloomquist, Rick Boyce, Cheryl Brewer, Kara Brietzke, Catherine Carr, Craig Datz, Lisa Dobbs, Amanda Furtick, Mark Gilbert, Sherril Gladney, David Goldman, Davion Hambrick, Ryan Layton, Lara Nugent, Topher Otake, Hannah Whitt, Sam Wright), Jennifer McDole, Becky McKenzie, Meg Milanick, Lisa Miles, Lara Nugent, Alexander Plummer, Robin Rust, Samantha Sanchez, Scott Sanchez and Brandon Detra, Carol Schultz, Janaire Seye, Ayanna Shivers, Kara and Madelynn Smith, Brian Treece, Elliott Usher, LaMont Walker, Jordan Walker, Sophia White, Preston Wilson

Featured Soloists and Small Ensembles

Verse 1 Soloists/Small Group members:
LaMont Walker
Jordan Walker
Harry Cecil
Ernest Harrison
CAAM staff and special guests, past and present (Emily Edgington Andrews, Allie Blaylock, Harry Cecil, Nathan Fratzke, Amanda Furtick, Ernest Harrison, Darrell Jordan, Ryan Layton, Kara (and Madelynn) Smith, Jordan Walker, LaMont Walker)

Verse 2 Soloist: Alexander Plummer

Verse 3 Soloist: LaMont Walker

Closing Ensemble (select Columbia Chamber Choir members):
Rachel Bloomquist, Rick Boyce, Kara Brietzke, Lisa Dobbs, Amanda Furtick, Mark Gilbert, Ryan Layton, Kate Mosier, Lara Nugent, Topher Otake

Thank you to our generous season donors for supporting the mission of Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri.

Friends of Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri

Without these generous donors, Columbia Chorale, Columbia Chamber Choir, youth extension Columbia Youth Choirs, Columbia Community Gospel Choir, and permanent Artists-in-Residence Prometheus would be unable to continue the important work of bringing high quality choral music and choral music education to mid-Missouri. Thank you for supporting the mission of Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri with your tax-deductible gift!

Individual Donors

BENEFACTOR ($1000-$4000) SPONSOR ($500-$999)
Anonymous (1)
Richard & Kimberly Reardon
Drs. Donna & Norbert Richardson
Daniel & Kara Smith
George Smith & Margie Sable
Pat Timberlake
Dr. Meg Wang
Charles & Akua Wiredu
In loving memory of Ishmael Anan Seye
In honor of Joann Elizabeth Seye
Anonymous (1)
Emily Edgington Andrews
Cheryl Brewer
Heidi Campbell
Angelique Clapper
Aggie & Larry Deimeke
Rick & Mary Lee Fleschner
Allie & Walter Gassmann
Ryan Gavin
Mark Gilbert
Sherril Gladney & Scott Olsen
Miriam Hankins
Anne Johnson
Scott & Janice Kasmann
Steven & Melissa Menard
Ynna Naguit
Charles & Louise Ochoa
Catherine Rymph
Diane & Raymond Rymph
Mark & Lotta Timberlake
SUPPORTER ($250-$499) DONOR ($100-$249)
Anonymous (1)
Emily Allison
Mark Cover & Kristin Hahn-Cover
Craig Datz
James & Lara Gawenis
Patrick Graham
Shari Hamilton
Greg & Marivie Lanter
Desiree Long
James Shanteau
Kristi Story
Timothy Whipple
Anonymous (1)
Allen-Thomas Family
Alysia Beaudoin & Amy Duncan
Joanne & Jerry Berneche
Cynthia & J. Andrew Beverley
Richards & Suzanne Boyce
Karin Bursch
Kevin Carpenter
Aimee Cohen
Lisa & Chris Dobbs
Joe Dohn
Beverly & Carl Greeson
Sharon Huntze
Ryan Layton
Ken & Lynette Logsdon
Daniel & Sandra Nelson
Stephen & Sally Phillips
Kim Pierce
Samantha Sanchez
Barbara & Steven Sanders
Lynn & Brian Schaezler
Mike & Barbara Smith
Mitchell Story
Alan & Karen Weber
Ted & Leila Willmore
FRIEND (UP TO $99)
Anonymous (10)
Jerry Allee
Robin Anderson
Joan Beard
Ryan Bennett
Kimberly Blaylock
Rachel Blomquist
Brandy Bogle
Chuck Brown
Mary Chant
Stan & Peggy Chappell
Betsy Collins
Anne Cox
Paul & Ginny Crabb
Nancy Daniel
Mike Davis
Janet Deneke
Vickie Dent
Allison DiBlasi
Maxwell Duncan
Raymond Ealey
Rosanne Echternach
Mary Fagiolo
Susan Felten
Gail Fitzgerald
Graham & Amanda Fizer
Kaitlin Foley
Ellyn & Doug Forbes
Tessa Foti
Sherry Freeman
Linnea Frey
Elizabeth Garrett
Evan Gentzler
Marla Germann
Barbara & Donald Green
Amy Gundy
Noel Hankins
Robert Hankins
Nancie Hawke
Kristin Hawley
Lugine Hein
Richard Hessler
Vikki Hockett
Alicia Isdes<
Pamela Jackson
Elizabeth Kirby
Rochara Knight
James Colin Knoth
Sriyan Kurukulasuriya
Linda Lacy
Pauline Landhuis
David Lawson
Paul Linneman
Sarah Linsenmeyer
Emma Lipton
Tianjing Ma
Sara Maddox
John Markovitz
Tanner & Sarah Marvin
Susan McCollegan
Laura McCulloch
Joseph McDonald
Becky McKenzie
Walt & Trudy McManus
Jamie Meadows
Michelle Meyer
Lisa Miles
Stephen Mudrick
Jeanne Murphy
Ashley Naguit
Jean Neely
Elizabeth O’Connell
Alexandria Otis
Brian Parks
Jeannette Pierce
Theresa Reck
Rebecca Reed
Havan Rodeman
Deborah & Jorge Sanchez
Rie Sasaki
Sarah Schneider
Carol Schultz
Deborah Self
Tricia Sexauer
Elisa Sims
Jonathon Sprecher
Charlotte St. John
Kyle & Holly Stegall
Annette Triplett
Tina Van Ness
LaMont Walker
Hannah Whitt
Kay Whittler
Elizabeth Whittom
Carolyn Wikle
Jeanna Williamson

Corporate and Government Sponsors

BENEFACTOR ($5000+)
City of Columbia Office of Cultural Affairs
Missouri Arts Council

SUSTAINER ($1500 – $2499)
Veterans United Foundation

PATRON ($1000 – $1499)
The Reardon Group
Shelter Insurance
Veterans United Home Loans

SPONSOR ($500 – $999)
EquipmentShare
Gates Industrial Corporation
KidsFirst Optimist Club
Rotary Club of Columbia Northwest Foundation

FRIEND (UP TO $499)
AmazonSmile Foundation
Chipotle Mexican Grill
CustomerInk, LLC
Hy-Vee
Iron Workers Local 396
Lexcorp of Columbia (Culver’s)
Sam’s Club
Shakespeare’s Fundraising
Sunrise Optimist Club
Walmart (Grindstone)

*These are the donations from July 2019 through January 1, 2021. If you have donated and your name does not appear on the list, please accept our apology and send an email to [email protected] so that we can correct this error.