Spring Concert 2008!

The Northwest Sacred Music Chorale will present its Spring Concert at First Presbyterian Church, 521 E. Lakeside, Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. 

The concert will feature the Chorale performing a sacred vocal jazz work, The Sacred Cantata by Michael Kissinger, with popular Coeur d'Alene baritone, Max Mendez, as its soloist,   accompanied by a three-piece instrumental jazz ensemble. 

The The Sacred Cantata is made up of eight movements, each with a unique message based on biblical text. The first movement is 'In The Beginning,' followed by' God Spoke,' 'Psalm 136,' ' A Man On The Water,' ' Come To Me,' ' Did I Hear My Lord?,' ' The Way,' and 'Fishermen Of Men.' The concert will also spotlight many well-known spirituals sung by the Chorale and the Select Ensemble. 

The first movement of 'The Sacred Cantata' uses the text from the Gospel of John and is sung a cappella for the first portion of this piece. Then, in a most gentle and flowing manner, the piano and bass are brought in to support the simple but effective harmonies.

The second movement of 'The Sacred Cantata,' was written with respect to and in the style of the great gospels of Jester Hairston and William Dawson. It is scored for choir and tenor soloist but would be appropriate for any solo voice. The soloist describes biblical stories about characters that served the Lord by obeying His commands. The choir joins the soloist at each refrain and plays the role of the congregation, depicting biblical scenes including Noah, Moses, David and Jesus. A bright, uplifting gospel with a dynamic piano accompaniment.

The Cantata proceeds through the next five movements, each different and uplifting before concluding with the finale, "Fishermen of Men." This exciting finale to 'The Sacred Cantata' builds and builds by adding vocal sections. The tenors begin and then are joined by the sopranos, basses and finally the altos to make this selection wonderful conclusion to this beautiful cantata.

Call Nate at 208-755-6376 for further information.

Tickets:

Tickets are $10/adults and $8/senior citizens and students, and will be available beginning March 17th in Coeur d'Alene at:

• First Presbyterian Church,
• Northwest Academy of Music,
• Great Harvest Bread Company,
• and in Spokane at Hoffman Music

 

Join us on Saturday evening April 19, 2007 at 7:30 PM or on Sunday afternoon April 20th at 2:00 PM for our Spring Concert at First Presbyterian Church, 521 E. Lakeside Ave., in Coeur d'Alene

Concert Schedule

November 3, 2007 7:30 PM and November 4, 2007, 2:00 PM

Our Fall Concert features selections from the John Rutter's Requiem, Mortin Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna, Johaness Brahms' A German Requiem, Mount of Olives by Ludwig van Beethoven, John Rutter's Gloria, and of course Handel's Messiah, at works by Gabnriel Faure, Felix Mendelssohn, local favorite Dan Bukvich, and other contemporary composers, and you'll experience a true "best of" concert.

December 19, 2007, 7:00 PM at a new venue -> St. Pius Catholic Church, 625 Haycraft Ave., in Coeur d'Alene

Our Christmas concert, "Come Home to the Sounds and Spirit of Christmas" will feature a wide variety of favorites performed by the Chorale, and once again we'll be joined by special guest artists Leslie Stratton Norris, harp, Dr.Paul Grove, guitar, Max Mendez, baritone, Cynthia Marlette, mezzo soprano and the harmonies of the Sweet Adelines. There will no doubt be a surprise guest or two.

April 19, 2008, 7:30 PM and April 20, 2008, 2:00 PM

Gospel and other forms of contemporary sacred music, such as jazz, have always been audience favorites, so we're going to feature those genres in our final concert this season. The concert will be built around Michael Kissinger's Sacred Cantata, which features a number of different musical styles, from gospel to ballad to country, all done with a light jazz flair. We'll be rounding things out with other jazz and contemporary anthems, as well as a set of hand-clapping gospel pieces.

Our Repertoire

Some of our repertoire highlights have included John Rutter's Gloria with brass, organ and percussion, Haydn's Mass In Time of War with full orchestra, and Vivaldi's Gloria and Beetohoven's Ninth Symphony as joint collaborations with the Coeur d'Alene Symphony Orchestra.