04/07/2024
Amazing opportunity!
VCUarts and VCUmusic presents the Choral Department's Spring Concert on Wednesday, April 10th, at 7pm in the W. E. Singleton Center for the Performing Arts, at the Monroe Park Campus of VCU. The themes for this concert are âAnchors of the Soul: A Celebration of Black Composersâ, and âSoul Searchingâ. The first theme reflects a journey of resilience and beauty, using the anchor as a symbol of stability and faith. The concert portrays music as a beacon of hope and a steadfast anchor amidst life's storms, delivering the audience an evening of music that transcends boundaries, uplifts the spirit, and honors an enduring legacy.
Please come and experience an exciting, engaging, high-energy performance of diverse music representing several genres and styles! This concert will feature VCUâs Commonwealth Singers, Vox Concordia, Black Awakening Gospel Choir, and the Grammy nominated Neave Trio. For tickets and information, please visit:
https://arts.vcu.edu/event/spring-choral-concert-2/
Email Dr. Christopher Hansen, Director of Choral Activities, at [email protected] if you have any questions.
Music on the program will include:
Veni, Domine by Felix Mendelssohn
âTis the Gift to Be Simple, by Joseph Brackett and arranged by Alice Parker
El Vito, arrangement by Joni Jensen
Iraqi Peace Song, arrangement by Lori Tennenhouse
By Night, by Elain Hagenberg
Tshotsholoza, arrangement by Jeffery Ames
Bring me all your dreams, by Christopher Harris
To Sit And Dream, by Rosephanye Powell
By the Lone Seashore, by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor
Way Over in Beulah Lanâ, arrangement by Stacey Gibbs
My Soulâs Been Anchored in the Lord, arrangement by Moses Hogan
The Lord is Blessing Me, arranged by Bishop Larry D. Trotter
âPraise Medleyâ: We Offer Praise, by Rodnie Bryant
Revelation 19:1 How Excellent, by Stephen Hurd
Total Praise, by Richard Smallwood