Estonian composers Arvo Pärt and Veljo Tormis featured as the James River Singers celebrate music From the Baltic Sea
12.11.2007
James River Singers
Dr. Jeffrey Riehl, Artistic Director
Richmond, VA (USA)
http://www.jamesriversingers.org/
From the Baltic Sea
Works by Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis, Sergei Rachmaninoff, and Jaako Mäntyjärvi, plus the premiere of "I Am in Need of Music" by William Roberts, a work recently commissioned by the James River Singers in honor of long-time singer and Board President,Sharon Peebles Manson. The countries clustered around the Baltic Sea are as different from one another as the various lands and histories that stretch away behind them in numerous directions. One striking similarity among them, however, is their amazingly rich choral traditions, with which those of us in the West have only become acquainted since the dissolution of the Soviet Empire. The James River Singers will bring to you the sounds, colors and flavors of the Baltic region through choral works by a few of its most significant composers.
Saturday, November 17th, 7:00 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 4602 Cary Street Road, Richmond, VA
Sunday, November 18th, 5:00 p.m., St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 520 N. Boulevard, Richmond, VA
(804) 897-6023
 
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