"Songs of the World" Concert - Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra and
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Start Date: Apr. 27, 2012
Time: 7:00 PM
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Join us for the world premiere of "Songs of the World," a new choral/orchestral song cycle by British Academy Award-winning composer Donald Fraser! Based on folk music from different countries, this piece is a musical journey through life by way of song! Performed by the award-winning Mendelssohn Chamber Orchestra, soprano Jonita Lattimore, baritone Robert Sims, and a massed choir of singers from the Mendelssohn Chorale, Rock Valley Children’s Choir, and Belvidere High School Choir. Presented by the Mendelssohn Performing Arts Center.
To be held at Court Street United Methodist Church, 215 N. Court St., Rockford.
$25 for adults, $5 for students. Groups of 10 or more adults receive $5 off per ticket. Visit www.mendelssohnpac.org or call 815-964-9713 for tickets.
For more about Donald Fraser, visit http://donaldfraser.com.
Generously sponsored by the Judith and John Graff Charitable Fund of the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois, Wipfli LLP, and grants from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the Rockford Area Arts Council, which receives support from the City of Rockford, the Illinois Arts Council and its members.
