Wednesday, October 20, 7 p.m. CST
Join us for a virtual evening of uplifting music provided by young musicians from Opera Theatre of St. Louis and Jazz St. Louis as we honor those impacted by cancer and celebrate the incredible work happening at Siteman.
All proceeds will support early detection and screening programs through Siteman’s Program for the Elimination of Cancer Disparities (PECaD) within Siteman’s Discovery Fund. PECaD is a national model for eliminating local and regional disparities through cancer education, prevention, and treatment.
Event Program
Download the Sing for Siteman 2021 Event Program
2021 Artists
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis Artists
Angel Azzarra, soprano
Considered by Operavore and Classical WQXR as 40 Under 40: A New Generation of Superb Opera Singers, Angel Azzarra began her musical studies in Mississippi, later earning her master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music as a full scholarship voice student. Ms. Azzarra is now a sought-after chamber musician and interpreter of new and obscure works.
Avery Boettcher
Avery Boettcher is an up-and-coming soprano currently based in Detroit, MI where she has been residing as the resident soprano in Michigan Opera Theatre's Studio Artist Program. A native to Appleton Wisconsin, Ms. Boettcher is building the foundation of a lucrative career with great care and deliberation. In 2020 and 2021, Ms. Boettcher was a member of the Gerdine Young Artist Program with Opera Theatre St. Louis.
Sophia Maekawa, soprano
Japanese-American mezzo-soprano Sophia Maekawa is currently pursuing her Bachelor’s of Music Degree at the Curtis Institute of Music. 2021 was her second year of being a Gerdine Young Artist at Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, where she covered multiple roles in the world premiere production of the New Works, Bold Voices Lab.
Madeline Slettedahl, Pianist
“Extraordinarily expressive” (Seen and Heard International) pianist and coach Madeline Slettedahl joins the Houston Grand Opera music staff for the 2021-22 season. Recent appointments include music staff for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis in the summers of 2020 (virtual) and 2021, and a three-year tenure at the Lyric Opera of Chicago as the Pianist and Ensemble Coach for the Patrick G. & Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center. Madeline holds degrees in Collaborative Piano and Piano Performance, from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, and Western Washington University, respectively.
Jazz St. Louis Performers
Antonio Foster
Kendrick Smith
Bernard Terry
Pianist Antonio Foster, saxophonist Kendrick Smith, and bassist Bernard Terry are among St. Louis’s most in-demand musicians, continuing a long tradition of incredible jazz musicians from the Gateway City. Terry provides the foundation for the trio with his rock-solid basslines, giving Foster’s keys and Smith’s saxophone the ability to soar to the peak of expression and soulfulness.
Sing for Siteman offers special thanks to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and Jazz St. Louis for making the involvement of these world-class artists possible.
Co-Chairs
Kim Eberlein and Susan Sherman
Honorary Physician ChaIr
Dr. Lannis Hall
Honorary Chair
Amber Simpson
Steering Committee
Elizabeth Mannen Berges, Barb Bindler, Spencer Burke, Pat Burkhart, Mueriel Carp, Laura Fields, Missy Fish, Joe Gfaller, Teri Griege, Alice Handelman, Naretha Hopson, Margie Jaffe, Joni Karandjeff, Susie Knopf, Phyllis Langsdorf, Sheila Michalski, Jack Musgrave, Susan Musgrave, Suzie Nall, Amber Simpson, Kimberly Singer, Annemarie Schumacher, Yona Strasberg, Fran Zamler
Host Committee
Esther and Earl Beeks Jr., Nanci and James Bobrow, Sara and Jack Burke, Carmen Dence, Julie and David Drier, Ida Early, Carolyn Farrell, Michelle and William Hawkins, Sherrill Jackson, Marylen Mann, Sarah and Peter Palermo, Maria and Philip Taxman, Amanda Trudell Cambridge and Paul Cambridge, Anne von der Heydt, Grace and Frank Yin
Physicians & Scientists for the Cause
Chairs: Ryan Fields, MD; Jeff Michalski, MD, MBA; Katherine Weilbaecher, MD
Nancy Bartlett, MD; Debbie Bennett, MD; William Chapman, MD; Milan Chheda, MD; Timothy Eberlein, MD; Olga Green, PhD; Lannis Hall, MD, MPH; William Hawkins, MD; Angela Hirbe, MD, PhD; Patricia Ribeiro Pereira, PhD; Janet Scheel, MD; Paul Scheel Jr., MD, MBA; Steven Strasberg, MD; Nikolaos Trikalinos, MD; Deborah Veis, MD, PhD; Gary Wasserman, MD
Special Thanks
We are indebted to the following individuals and organizations for their extraordinary dedication and generosity to Sing for Siteman!
Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for their partnership and providing superb artists, artistic direction, and assistance with promoting the event.
Gene Dobbs Bradford and Bob Bennett from Jazz St. Louis for providing the beautiful backdrop of Jazz at the Bistro for this year’s event.
Cheryl Marting for “fine tuning” Jazz St. Louis’ piano.
Al Roker and Ellie Kemper for lending their talent and voices to our cause.
Diana Ford and Laura Maurice and the team at The Vault Luxury Resale for their partnership in producing Fashion Fights Cancer and helping to make it a smashing success.
Faith Berger, Scott Brandt, Cbabi Bayoc, Michael Drummond, Dianne Isbell, Afton Johnson, Ashley Maurice, Audra Danielle Noyes, Yvonne Osei, Shevare’ Perry, Marian Steen, Courtney Tharpe, and Carlos Zamora for lending their talent in transforming a traditional white lab coat to 12 amazing pieces of art for Fashion Fights Cancer.
Busy B's Bakery for the delicious Sing for Siteman cookies provided for this event.
Pat and Mark Burkhart and Kim and Tim Eberlein for sponsoring our Party Packs.
2021 Sponsors
Presented by
Hosted by
James Berges & Elizabeth Mannen Berges
Leading Role
Pat and Mark Burkhart
Centene Charitable Foundation
Maestro
Kim and Tim Eberlein
Lannis Hall
Sally and Ned Lemkemeier
Annemarie and Matt Schumacher
Conductor
John Antes
Frank Austin Jr. and Virginia Weldon
Barbara Bryant
Jen and David Grossman
Susie Knopf and Richard Levey
Lisa and Brandon Mann
Peggy and Jerry Ritter
Susan and David Sherman
Jennifer and Nick Tompras
Bravo
Barbara and Barry Beracha
Valerie Bell and Kelvin Westbrook
Barb and Dan Bindler
Karen and James Castellano
Linda and Steve Finerty
Fox Family Foundation
Ed and Julie Glotzbach
Teri and David Griege
Elliott Hall
Fred Hall
Vicki and Douglas Hill
Nancy and John Hillhouse
Margie and Martin Jaffe
Jo Ann Kindle and the MacCarthy Foundation
Nancy and Ken Kranzberg
Rosalyn and Charles Lowenhaupt
Beverly McCutcheon
Millstone Foundation
Jan and Dean Mueller
Susan and Jack Musgrave
Paula and Rodger Riney
John H. Russell
Pam and Greg Trapp
