A cappella Choir Concert
When:
Friday, Mar 16, 2012
Time:
7:30 PM
Where:
Christ Chapel, Orange City, IA
Contact:
Dr. Thomas Holm, Professor of Music
712-707-7065, tholm@nwciowa.edu
712-707-7065, tholm@nwciowa.edu
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Northwestern College’s A cappella Choir will perform a home concert in Christ Chapel on Friday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend.
The three-part concert begins with songs that express trust in God in the face of suffering and injustice. The first section of the concert will include two children’s poems written in a Terezin prison camp during World War II. Section two of the concert will feature virtuosic choral works, including an arrangement of the Civil War poem “Shiloh,” gypsy songs by Brahms, and animal songs by Eric Whitacre.The concert will conclude with a selection of spirituals and the choir’s traditional final song, “Beautiful Savior.”
The three-part concert begins with songs that express trust in God in the face of suffering and injustice. The first section of the concert will include two children’s poems written in a Terezin prison camp during World War II. Section two of the concert will feature virtuosic choral works, including an arrangement of the Civil War poem “Shiloh,” gypsy songs by Brahms, and animal songs by Eric Whitacre.The concert will conclude with a selection of spirituals and the choir’s traditional final song, “Beautiful Savior.”
The 43-member ensemble is directed by Dr. Thomas Holm, professor of music at Northwestern and conductor of the Sioux County Oratorio Chorus.
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