Event Details
Old American Songs
Hosting Ensemble: Vashon Island Chorale
Event Type: Concert
Event Website: https://www.vashonislandchorale.org/concerts_tickets.html
This event has been CANCELLED
Event Dates:
Saturday, April 18, 2020Apr 18, 2020, 7:30pm at Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA
Sunday, April 19, 2020Apr 19, 2020, 3:00pm at Vashon Center for the Arts, Vashon, WA
Description
Selections from Aaron Copland's Old American Songs form the backbone of this concert celebrating musical Americana. Local composers Morten Lauridsen, and Tim Drewes sit alongside historical greats William Dawson, William Billings and Leonard Bernstein. Also featured will be At the Water's Edge, a cycle by Kevin Siegfried on texts by Sarah Orne Jewett. Baritone Andrew Krikawa of Vashon Opera fame will be the featured soloist. Pre-concert lectures by Dr. Gary D. Cannon 30 minutes prior to both concerts.