5/8/22 Spring Concert In Oshkosh
8 May 2022 News
OSHKOSH — “LUX: The Dawn from On High,” by Dan Forrest, will be the signature piece presented by Oshkosh Chamber Singers in a spring concert Saturday, May 21. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Alberta Kimball Auditorium at Oshkosh West High School on Taft and Eagle streets.
The Chamber Singers will be joined by the Chorales of Oshkosh West and Oshkosh North High Schools.
“LUX” is Forrest’s third major work for chorus and orchestra and explores various facets of LUX (Latin for “light”), in texts ranging from ancient liturgical chant to Scripture to modern secular love poetry. The music of “LUX,” written in 2018, was inspired thematically and spiritually by these profound texts; visually by the light in the Reims Cathedral in France and at the Poulnabrone Dolmen in Ireland; and musically by a variety of musical sources from ancient chant to modern minimalist composers.
Rebecca Matzke and Sean Lynch will be soloists.
The Chamber Singers, directed by Herb Berendsen (pictured), will open the concert with selections following a theme of dawn. Selections include: “Wake Up My Spirit,” by Adolphus Hailstork; “Wachet Auf!”, movement 1, by J.S. Bach; “Wayfarin’ Stranger,” by Stephen Caracciolo, with Paula Stamborski as soloist; “Morgandåmmerung,” by Fanny Hensel Mendelssohn, with Paula Stamborski, Angel Yu, Todd Kaphaem and Kris Ulrich as soloists;; “Ecco Mormore L’onde,” by Claudio Monteverdi; “Light of a Clear Blue Morning,” by Dolly Parton and Craig Hella Johnson, with Brittney Baldwin as soloist; “Peace of Wild Things,” by Jake Runestad; and “Unclouded Day,” by Shawn Kirschner. Sarah Wheeler is the accompanist.
Each high school choir will perform individual pieces, as well.
Bridget Duffy-Ulrich is the director of choirs and vocal activities at Oshkosh North High School, and Bethany Meyer is the director of choral activities at Oshkosh West High School.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students. They are available from singers, at Heid Music on South Park, Gardina’s on Main Street and at the door. More information is available at oshkoshchambersingers.org or by calling 920-312-8290.
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