CHOIRS NAMED IN THE 2012 JUBILATION - STUART CHURCH CHOIR FESTIVAL

WCLV and the Cathedral of St. 
John the Evangelist in downtown 
Cleveland will prsent the 
fifth annual Jubilation, The Elizabeth
Stuart  Church Choir Festival,
Thursday, May 10th and Friday,
May11th. 

The annual choral festival has been
named in honor of the late Elizabeth
Stuart, who created and produced
the event. Liz died in December, 2010.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will be broadcast live by WCLV from
The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist at 8:00 PM, on the10th and the 11th ay 8:00 PM/ .

WCLV is pleased to announce the six choirs that will be featured in this year’s Jubilation. 
They are:

First Congregational Church of Hudson - Thomas M. Scott, Director
First United Methodist Church of Cuyahoga Falls Epworth Youth Choir - Dean Wagner, Director
Mary Queen of Peace Chamber Choir (Parma) - David Jaronowski, Director
St. Joseph (Avon Lake) - Lorene Coughlin, Director
St. Noel (Willoughby Hills) - Agnieska Bieniek, Director
Suffield United Church of Christ (Mogadore) - David W. Baughman, Director
                                                                                          
The six choirs will each present a twenty minute program which will be adjudicated by
a panel of distinguished judges. This year the judges will be Robert Page, former
Director of  Choruses for The Cleveland Orchestra and and Music Director Emeritus of
The Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh; Frank Bianchi, former Director of the Cleveland Orchestra
Youth Chorus and Founding Director of the Baldwin Wallace Men's Chorus; Peter
Jarjisian, Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at Ohio University.

The winning choir will receive $1000 and a trophy.  The other five choirs will each receive
$500 and a commemorative plaque.  New for this year is an additional cash award for
the choir voted the Audience Favorite each night of the Festival. 

 THE WCLV THANKS-4-GIVING LIFE SHARE BLOOD DRIVE  NETS
190 PINTS  

                                    

Here are some pictures from the event, decorated with balloons depicting
the Cirque de Soleil.

	The Life Share Thanks-4-Giving Blood Drives are not your father's drive. Donors walk away with lots of loot including a dozen long stem roses from Botomir Florists, coffee mugs, T shirts, the WCLV Goodie Bag and a chance to spin the WCLV Prize Wheel.
	Production Manager Jim Mehrling talked with Mary Ann Hanson of Hanson Services, one of the sponsors of the blood drive.
	Ayano Nakamura, a student from the Aurora School of Music, serenaded the donors.
	Ernie Krivda's Tri-C Jazz Ensemble performed for the blood donors at Stocker Conference Center at Lorain County Community College.
	Two of the happy blood donors who helped in the collection of 190 pints.
	Frank Huang, a faculty member from Cuyahoga Community College, entertained the troops and the radio audience during the Thanks-4- Giving LifeShare Blood Drive.