Pemi Choral Spring Concert -- "A Walk in the Woods" -- to feature Randall Thompson's Frostiana
The Pemigewasset Choral Society will be closing out the season with "A Walk in the Woods" – its 46th Spring concert. The featured work in the concert — entitled Frostiana — is a set of choral pieces by composer Randall Thompson with texts from famous poems by New Hampshire's own Robert Frost, including “The Road Not Taken,” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” and “Choose Something Like a Star.” Frostiana is being performed in recognition of the 60th anniversary of its premiere in 1959. Other pieces that will be performed include “The Tree of Peace” by Gwyneth Walker, “For the Beauty of the Earth” by John Rutter, and “When the Sun Rose Up This Morning” by Mark Sonnenblick. In addition, the chorus will be commissioning a new piece by Ian Soderberg titled “Barter.” Soderberg grew up in Campton and graduated from Plymouth Regional High School in 2015
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“We are thrilled to share a program that uses New England scenery to show symbols of hope, loss, love, the passage of time, and contemplation,” says Pemi Choral Society Director Will Gunn. “Our program represents a variety of styles including African American spirituals, Czechoslovakian folk music, songs from the Sacred Harp, and contemporary music written by New England composers. While our program is centered on Frost’s iconic words, we are excited to pair Thompson’s classic music by supporting and cultivating new compositions that draw their inspiration from this community.”
Concert Performances are scheduled on Thursday, May 2nd at the Gilford Community Church in Gilford, beginning at 7:30 pm and on Friday, May 3rd at St Gabriel’s Catholic Church in Franklin, also beginning at 7:30 pm. The final concert of the series will be held on Sunday, May 5th at Silver Center for the Arts, Hanaway Theatre, Plymouth State University beginning at 3 pm. Admittance to all concerts is by choice of donation.
The Pemigewasset Choral Society will be closing out the season with "A Walk in the Woods" – its 46th Spring concert. The featured work in the concert — entitled Frostiana — is a set of choral pieces by composer Randall Thompson with texts from famous poems by New Hampshire's own Robert Frost, including “The Road Not Taken,” “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” and “Choose Something Like a Star.” Frostiana is being performed in recognition of the 60th anniversary of its premiere in 1959. Other pieces that will be performed include “The Tree of Peace” by Gwyneth Walker, “For the Beauty of the Earth” by John Rutter, and “When the Sun Rose Up This Morning” by Mark Sonnenblick. In addition, the chorus will be commissioning a new piece by Ian Soderberg titled “Barter.” Soderberg grew up in Campton and graduated from Plymouth Regional High School in 2015
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“We are thrilled to share a program that uses New England scenery to show symbols of hope, loss, love, the passage of time, and contemplation,” says Pemi Choral Society Director Will Gunn. “Our program represents a variety of styles including African American spirituals, Czechoslovakian folk music, songs from the Sacred Harp, and contemporary music written by New England composers. While our program is centered on Frost’s iconic words, we are excited to pair Thompson’s classic music by supporting and cultivating new compositions that draw their inspiration from this community.”
Concert Performances are scheduled on Thursday, May 2nd at the Gilford Community Church in Gilford, beginning at 7:30 pm and on Friday, May 3rd at St Gabriel’s Catholic Church in Franklin, also beginning at 7:30 pm. The final concert of the series will be held on Sunday, May 5th at Silver Center for the Arts, Hanaway Theatre, Plymouth State University beginning at 3 pm. Admittance to all concerts is by choice of donation.
Founded in 1974, the Pemigewasset Choral Society -- aka “Pemi Choral” -- is a community chorus based in Plymouth, New Hampshire. The wide range of repertoire the Chorus performs includes classical and contemporary works as well as folk songs, spirituals and music from stage and screen.
The Chorus requires no auditions; the only membership requirement is a love of singing, the ability to sing on key, and a commitment to attend weekly rehearsals.
The Chorus presents two concert programs each year, one during the December holiday season and the other in early May. Every other year, usually in the spring, it performs one choral masterwork with orchestra.
Our director Will Gunn -- a choral singer himself -- is a conductor who has a special devotion to building a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts. While the individual contributions to a choral ensemble are each significant, the resulting choral sound is more than just those combined voices.
Please check us out, and join us for our 46th season! We look forward to singing with you.
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The Pemi Choral Society mourns the loss of its first director, Dr. Earl Norwood, who died at the end of June, 2018. We have placed a copy of his obituary here.
The Chorus requires no auditions; the only membership requirement is a love of singing, the ability to sing on key, and a commitment to attend weekly rehearsals.
The Chorus presents two concert programs each year, one during the December holiday season and the other in early May. Every other year, usually in the spring, it performs one choral masterwork with orchestra.
Our director Will Gunn -- a choral singer himself -- is a conductor who has a special devotion to building a whole that’s greater than the sum of its parts. While the individual contributions to a choral ensemble are each significant, the resulting choral sound is more than just those combined voices.
Please check us out, and join us for our 46th season! We look forward to singing with you.
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The Pemi Choral Society mourns the loss of its first director, Dr. Earl Norwood, who died at the end of June, 2018. We have placed a copy of his obituary here.