On SUNDAY MAY 4th, at 2 p.m., join The Brockville Community Choir as Artistic Director Madelyn Mensen and Collaborative Artist Abe TeGrotenhuis take us through This Day [HODIE - Stroope].
Experience the morning call of SUNRISE [Beckett] and the sweltering heat of a summer’s NOON [ Effinger/Ferril]. Spend a lazy AFTERNOON ON A HILL [Dickau/Millay]. Move towards evening [SURE ON THIS SHINING NIGHT - Barber/Agee] and into the time WHEN MIDNIGHT MISTS ARE CREEPING [Gilpin/Carroll] to contemplate the night sky [NOCHE SERENA - Stroope/Léon].
Throughout This Day, familiar scenes of our Great North Land remind us of who we are. From the East Coast - AWAY FROM THE ROLL OF THE SEA [MacGillivray], ride the rails West and back again [PRAIRIE GREYHOUND - Smallman/Johnson]. Prepare for the inevitable storm [HUNKER DOWN - Stokes] and the ensuing calm [SEAL LULLABY - Whitacre/Kipling].
Joining the choir will be -
The Herald Brass Ensemble
Ange-Gabriel Treble Chorus
Heather Istead - Oboe
Wendy Schmidt - Fiddle
James MacKenzie - Percussion
St. Lawrence Anglican Church
80 Pine Street, Brockville
ADMISSION Adult $25 Student $10
Children Under 12 FREE
TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM CHOIR MEMBERS
A LIMITED NUMBER AT THE DOOR OR ONLINE at BrockvilleChoir.ca