26 | GREENVILLE JOURNAL | 08.14.2015 | CULTURE
Vocal range 55th Greenville Chorale season features wide repertoire
The 55th Season “SERENADE AND SONGS,” OCT. 24 This concert features Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Serenade to Music,” originally intended to feature 16 separate soloists. The Chorale will perform this with four soloists selected from the professional Herring Chamber Ensemble. The Greenville Symphony Orchestra joins the Chorale in this concert. Chicora Voices joins in on Carl Orff’s “Carmina Burana” to conclude the concert.
“A GREAT SACRED SONG FEST,” APRIL 17 AND APRIL 24, 2016
CINDY LANDRUM | STAFF
clandrum@communityjournals.com Greenville Chorale Conductor Bing Vick said the group’s upcoming concert season showcases its range. Programs in the 2015-16 season include contemporary and century-old songs, works written for soloists and for 150 voices, and holiday-inspired shows. “The Greenville Chorale is a great and powerful instrument of musical expression,” he said. “This season shows the Chorale’s talent and versatility.” Season tickets are on sale now at the Peace Center box office for $125 for adults and $60 for students. Season tickets purchased by Aug. 31 will receive a 25 percent discount. Individual tickets are also on sale. The Greenville Chorale was founded in 1961. Vick has served as artistic director and conductor since 1981.
“CHRISTMAS WITH THE CHORALE,” DEC. 11 This concert, an Upstate holiday tradition, will feature the Blue Ridge High School Concert Choir. The program features Christmas music of Greenville composer Dan Forrest, who will accompany several of the numbers. The concert features traditional Christmas music and audience singalongs. HERRING ENSEMBLE WINTER CONCERT, FEB. 21, 2016 These great solo voices take on several major choral chamber works: Benjamin Britten’s “Hymn to St. Cecilia,” Herbert Howell’s “Requiem” and Johannes Brahms’ “Liebeslieder Walzer” Opus 52. “The rich and expressive sound of the Ensemble is quite incredible. [They] bring to the Upstate the finest in choral chamber music – from early music to today’s sounds,” Vick said. The concert will be held in the sanctuary of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
The Chorale’s usual repertoire focuses on the larger choralorchestral literature. For the spring concert, performed in two of Greenville’s most well-known churches, the Chorale singers will take on more traditional sacred music. “Particularly for church choir singers in the Upstate, this should be a concert they should not miss,” Vick said. WOMEN OF THE CHORALE, MAY 7 AND 8, 2016 The Women of the Chorale will join the Greenville Symphony Orchestra in performances of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 3. This is the first time this symphony, including mezzo soloist and women’s chorus, will be heard in Greenville. LAKESIDE PATRIOTIC CONCERT, JUNE 30, 2016 The Chorale joins the Furman Lakeside Band for its 12th annual Lakeside Patriotic Concert, a free concert that’s a part of the summer-long Lakeside Concert Series. The concert will feature patriotic songs and Broadway hit tunes, among other songs. PHOTOS PROVIDED