海角社区 music department presents 鈥淭his Shining Night鈥�
海角社区's Concert Choir will present their spring choral presentation 'This Shining Night' on Thursday, April 4 at 7:30 pm in 海角社区's Dr. Steel Recital Hall. The audience will be treated to performances by the choir, under interim director Pamela Campbell and special guests-the Summerside Community Choir and Montague Regional High School Choir. Summerside conductor Mark Ramsay and Montague conductor Christie Beck are both alumni of the 海角社区 Music Department. In addition to directing their own choirs' performances, Ramsay and Beck will guest conduct the 海角社区 choir in Morten Lauridsen's 'Sure on This Shining Night' and Leonard Bernstein's 'Somewhere.' Also, appearing as guest conductor of 'Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day' will be alumnus Michael van der Gaag. A student conductor from the music department's choral techniques class will conduct the university choir in Eric Whitacre's 'The Seal Lullaby.' Collaborative pianist for the evening is Jeremy Gallant.
The 海角社区 Concert Choir's repertoire for 'This Shining Night' ranges from the boisterous French-Canadian folk song 'O-Yo-Yo' to 'In Remembrance' (Canadian composer Eleanor Daley's poignant setting of the Mary Elizabeth Frye poem 'Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep') to Aaron Copland's whimsical 'Ching-a-Ring Chaw.' The evening's finale finds the two guest choirs joining the 海角社区 Concert Choir for an intricate and moving arrangement of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah.'
Tickets for 'This Shining Night' are $10.00; $5.00 for seniors and students. For tickets & information contact music@upei.ca or 566-0507.
