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Concordia Choir to present their Tour Concert
The Concordia College Choir will present a concert at First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN on February 28, 2010 at 4:00 p.m. in the church sanctuary. The choir, from Moorhead, Minnesota, will perform as part of its annual winter tour, showcasing an avant-garde set of new works by Dr. Rene Clausen, as well as traditional choral pieces.
The Concordia Choir of Moorhead, Minnesota, continues to affirm its reputation as one of America's finest a cappella choirs. Since 1920, the 74-voice choir has performed in nearly every major hall including Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center as well as numerous European tours.
The Concordia Choir is featured in the Concordia Christmas Concerts, which are nationally broadcast on public television. The choir's recordings are distributed internationally and through iTunes, making it one of the top-selling choirs in the country.
Dr. Rene Clausen is the third conductor in the choir's illustrious history, assuming the role in 1986. as a composer he has written more than 100 commissioned works, which are distributed by seven publishers.
This year the choir will perform and record with the Grammy Award-winning King's Singers during their residency on Concordia's campus. The national tour program includes hymns, evocative Clausen arrangements of movie music, a new four-choir Bobby mcFerrin work, selections from the choir's collaboration with The King's Singers and an avant-grade piece for choir, piano, recorded choir, nature soundtrack and theatrical lighting. Learn more at www.ConcordiaCollege.edu/choir.
The concert is Free and open to the Public. For more information about this and other concerts at First Presbyterian Church, contact Daphne Garey (615)298-9517 or by email music@fpcnashville.org. To view the Concordia Choir poster please click here:
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Music Ministry Event Calendar
2010
Wednesday, January 27 - 7:00-9:30 pm, Sanctuary Choir with Nashville Symphony Orchestra Dress Rehearsal for Haydn's Creation
Sunday, January 31 - 4:00 pm, Sanctuary Choir with Nashville Symphony Orchestra presents Haydn's Creation
Wednesday, February 10 - 7:30 pm, Broadway Dinner Show Dress Rehearsal
Wednesday, February 17 - 6:30 pm, Ash Wednesday Service in Sanctuary, Dinner at 5:30 preceding service. (Reservation required for dinner).
Friday, February 19 - 6:15 pm, Broadway Dinner Show
Sunday, February 28 - 4:00 pm, Concordia University Choir sings concert
Wednesday, March 31 - 7:00-9:30 pm, Dress rehearsal for Tenebrae Service
Thursday, April 1 - 6:30 pm Sanctuary Chorale sings Maundy Thursday Service. Dinner at 5:30 preceding service. (Reservation required for dinner).
Friday, April 2 - Noon, Good Friday Noon Service
Friday, April 2 - 7:00 pm, Sanctuary Choir presents Good Friday Tenebrae Service
Sunday, April 4 - 8:00 am Sanctuary Chorale sings Easter Service
Sunday, April 4 - 9:30 and 11:00 am Sanctuary choir sings Easter Services
Wednesday, May 12 - 6:00 pm, Adult Music Ministry dinner and worship service.
For more information, please contact Daphne Garey at (615) 298-9517 or music@fpcnashville.org.
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John Calvin Tour Pictures at Chartres
Pictures of the choir singing at Chartres Cathedral in France.
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Pictures of the choir singing at Chartres Cathedral in France.
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The pastoral and music ministries of First Presbyterian Nashville went on a Calvin Tour to France and Switzerland. July 21 to July 31, this tour offered opportunities to hear the choir share their ministry of song in churches and spaces that reflect our Presbyterian theology and history. Additionally, Dr. Sandra Randleman offered several lectures on our Presbyterian leaders.Highlights of the tour will included visits to Paris, Chartres, Orleans, Noyon, Reims, Strasbourg, Berne, Geneva and Lucerne. As well as several concerts, under the leadership of Dr. Raphael Bundage.
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