Lewisville Civic Chorale will perform the world premier of Blessed Shall You Be, an original work by Flower Mound composer Susan Colin, along with a John Rutter revival of Faure’s Requiem with orchestra, in a special concert scheduled for Saturday, April 21, at Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater.
Show time is 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for seniors and $5 for students. A family pass is available for $30. To order tickets, visit LewisvilleCivicChorale.org. Advance tickets cannot be purchased at MCL Grand.
Susan Colin is an award-winning singer, songwriter, Cantorial soloist, service leader and performer. Her music has been broadcast on National Public Radio stations, Hospice Healing Radio, and numerous internet radio programs. Listeners around the world use her songs for weddings, funerals, healing services and worship services.
Gabriel Faure wrote Requiem between 1887 and 1890 and it is the best known of his large works, featuring the famed soprano aria Pie Jesu. It was re-worked for full orchestra in 1900, but was not performed in the United States until 1931. Movements from the score have been used in dozens of films, including The Legend of Bagger Vance and American Beauty.
John Rutter rediscovered Faure’s original manuscript of the chamber orchestra version in the national library in Paris in the early 1980s and reintroduced the world to Faure’s work.
The performance on April 21 will feature guest artists Rebecca Winston (soprano) and Timothy Bergan (bass).
Lewisville Civic Chorale as founded in 1997 as Musical Feast Chorale Society to be a civic chorus dedicated to the performance of sacred and secular choral music of the finest quality. It is one of six local groups receiving funding during 2011-12 from the City of Lewisville arts support grant program designed to foster cultural and fine arts in the community.
Medical Center of Lewisville Grand Theater is located at 100 N. Charles Street, between Main and Church streets.
Submitted by James Kunke, City of Lewisville.
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