Strings Attached?
Sunday, April 11, 2010 at 3:00 p.m.
Grace United Methodist Church
St. Louis Chamber Chorus: Strings Attached?
Sunday, April 11, 3:00pm
at Grace United Methodist Church
6199 Waterman Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63112
Price: $22 in advance; $24 at the door; $10 full-time students with ID
Age Suitability: Ages 6 and over
To purchase tickets:
Visit a Metrotix outlet or call Metrotix at 314-534-1111
Call Executive Director Linda Ryder at 636-458-4343
Mail P.O. Box 11558, Clayton, MO 63105
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While the pairing of choir and guitars might not seem a natural one, this program will certainly demonstrate the versatility of the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus. In a partnership ideal for a season titled Collaborations II, the Chorus will be joined by the celebrated Hanser McClellan guitar duo, which has been thrilling audiences across the country since 1996.
Though unusual, the mix of guitars and choir has interested a number of great composers. Works by Heitor Villa-Lobos and Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco form the heart of this program. Villa-Lobos’ Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 is one of the most haunting and recognized works by Brazil’s best known composer. It will be performed to an arrangement by Bob Chilcott, formerly of the King’s Singers. Chilcott’s arrangement will be receiving its U.S. premiere at this concert.
Castelnuovo-Tedesco, whose fame seems inextricably connected to the guitar, marries his music to the poetry of Spain’s Federico Garcia Lorca in a cycle of Spanish songs, Romancero Gitano. In the music and words, the audience will feel the passion of Spain, its people and customs. Additionally the Chamber Chorus will perform songs in praise of stringed instruments by Zoltan Kodaly and Sasha Johnson Manning, lute songs full of wit by John Dowland and, from Franz Schubert, Romantic lieder for guitar and men’s voices.
The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus is supported in part by the Missouri Arts Council, the Regional Arts Commission and the Arts and Education Council.
The Saint Louis Chamber Chorus
PO Box 11558, Clayton, MO 63105
636.458.4343
stlchamberchorus@gmail.com
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