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2019-10-09 08:33:35
The chamber choir Londinium and conductor Andrew Griffiths are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo landing on the moon with a programme of music inspired by the cosmos at St John's Church, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY on Friday 11 October 2019. An eclectic mix of pieces takes us from Victoria and Michael East through Schumann to contemporary pieces including the UK premiere of Steven Stucky's Winter Stars. Also in the mix is Cheryl Frances-Hoad's tribute to the late Stephen Hawking, Beyond the Night Sky, and music by Ben Parry, James MacMillan, Barnaby Martin, American composer Kirke Mechem, Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds, and the late Steve Martland. Full details from the Londinium website.
2018-05-06 13:03:09
The week ahead in LA classical music, May 6-13: 'Rigoletto,' 'The Love Potion,' and more - Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesChancel Choir Spring Concert The ensemble is joined by the Los Angeles Concert Orchestra and members of the Long Beach Chorale for Kirke Mechem's "Songs of the Slave" and Duruflé's Requiem. First United Methodist Church, 1008 11th St., Santa Monica ...
2018-04-24 00:26:00
John Malveaux: “SONGS OF THE SLAVE” will highlight Spring Concert of First UMC of Santa Monica Sunday, May 6, 7:30 p.m.
John Malveaux of www.MusicUNTOLD.com writes: Save the Date : May 6, 2018 “SONGS OF THE SLAVE” by Kirke Mechem will highlight the Spring Concert of The First United Methodist Church of Santa Monica on Sunday, May 6, at 7:30 p.m. The Chancel Choir, with guest singers from The Long Beach Chorale, the Los Angeles Concert Orchestra under the direction of Dr. James E. Smith, and organist Ty Woodward, will reprise their world premiere performance of this work from 1994. Originally commissioned by the Santa Monica church, it has since been performed over 100 times, world wide, including a recent performance in Carnegie Hall. Featured soloists will be Wayne Shepperd, bass-baritone, in the role of Frederick Douglass, and Zanaida Robles, soprano. Kirke Mechem, composer, is often called “the dean of American choral composers.” Frederick Douglass is the central figure in […]
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