A cappella Choir Tour to Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin
712-707-7065, tholm@nwciowa.edu
| Friday, March 2 | 7 p.m. | Oakdale Evangelical Free Church 1207 450th St. Meriden, IA |
| Sunday, March 4 | 9:30 a.m. worship | Faith Community Church 910 Main Street West Chicago, IL |
| Sunday, March 4 | 6 p.m. | First Reformed Church 927 Superior Ave. Oostburg, WI |
| Monday, March 5 | 12:20 p.m. | Sheboygan Falls High School Sheboygan Falls, WI |
| Monday, March 5 | 7 p.m. | First Reformed Church 422 W Franklin St. Waupun, WI |
| Tuesday, March 6 | 4 p.m. | Freedom Village Holland, MI |
| Wednesday, March 7 | 7 p.m. | Rehoboth Reformed Church 8372 S Lucas Rd. McBain, MI |
| Thursday, March 8 | 7 p.m. | Remembrance Reformed Church 4574 Remembrance Rd. NW Grand Rapids, MI 49534 |
| Friday, March 9 | Morning | Holland Christian High School Holland, MI |
| Friday, March 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Holland Home Grand Rapids, MI |
| Sunday, March 11 | 9:15 & 10:45 a.m. worship | Fellowship Reformed Church 300 N 168th Ave. Holland, MI |
| Sunday, March 11 | 5 p.m. | Christ Memorial Church 595 Graafschap Rd. Holland, MI |
| Monday, March 12 | 7 p.m. | Ebenezer Reformed Church 309 E Park St. Morrison, IL |
The A cappella Choir's three-part concert begins with songs that express faith and trust in God in the face of suffering and injustice. It will include “Sicut Cervus,” by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, which is a Latin translation of Psalm 42: “As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God.”
The first section of the concert will also include F. Melius Christiansen’s “Praise to the Lord” and settings of two children’s poems written in 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, including a thrilling “kill that snake!” song. The choir will also perform music from India, Estonia and Slovakia.
The concert will conclude with a selection of spirituals and the choir’s traditional final song, “Beautiful Savior.”
The 43-member A cappella Choir is directed by Dr. Thomas Holm, professor of music at Northwestern and conductor of the Sioux County Oratorio Chorus. The ensemble has performed across the U.S. and in Europe.
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