A list of singers and their towns of residence follows the press release.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 20, 2011
CONTACT
Gillian Britt, (207) 775-2126
gBritt PR
PORTLAND, Maine – The Choral Art Society’s annual Epiphany Celebration will be performed at the Williston-Immanuel Baptist Church, 156 High Street in Portland, on Saturday, January 7 at 7:30 p.m. This performance, conducted by Music Director Robert Russell, is one of The Choral Art Society’s most spiritual annual concerts and provides an opportunity to reflect following the busy holiday season.
The 2012 Epiphany Celebration features many works performed a cappella by the Camerata chorus, a small, select group of The Choral Art Society; the Meliora String Quartet: Robert Lehmann and Yasmin Craig-Vitalius, violin, Kimberly Lehmann, viola, James Kennedy, cello; and Neil Boyer oboe; Betty Rines, trumpet, and organist Dan Moore.
An Epiphany Celebration Program
Cantata No. 70 Wachet! betet! betet! wachet! Johann Sebastian Bach
Featuring Camerata members Sarah Johnson, soprano, Andrea Graichen, mezzo-soprano, Stuart Bailey, tenor, Aaron Engebreth, bass
The Midwife’s Tale by James Woodman
Gaudete by Steven Sametz
A Rose in Winter
Ave Maria by David Conte
Maria Matrem Virginem by Michael McGlynn, featuring Laura Whitney, soprano
There is No Rose by John Joubert
I sing of a maiden by Kevin Siegfried, featuring Abra Mueller, mezzo-soprano
Light and Gold and a Newborn Baby
Machet die Tore weit by Andreas Hammerschmidt
O magnum mysterium by Jesse Wakeman
The Lamb by John Tavener
O Lux Beatissima by Howard Helvey
Lux Aurumque by Eric Whitacre
A Blessing
Cor Meum est Templum Sacrum by Patricia van Ness
Tickets are available online at choralart.org or by calling 828-0043. They are priced at $15.00 for advance sales and $20.00 at the door at time of the performance. This concert is sponsored by Duffy Anderson Investment Management and Gorham Savings Bank.
About The Choral Art Society:
The Society has more than 150 members who perform in three distinct ensembles: the symphonic Masterworks Chorus, the mid-sized Choral Art Singers, and the intimate a cappella Camerata. All singers are skilled amateurs, selected by audition. The Society offers an annual concert series and appears regularly as guests of the Portland Symphony Orchestra. Robert Russell, professor of music at the University of Southern Maine, is the conductor and artistic director of The Choral Art Society.
For more information about The Choral Art Society and the season of performances visit www.choralart.org or call (207) 828-0043.
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CAS CAMERATA MEMBERS
Bath
Sheldon Bird
Cape Elizabeth
Richard Sullivan
Cumberland
Sarah Johnson
Falmouth
Heidi Seitz
Leeds
Christine Letcher
Lisbon Falls
Curt Sidall
Kennebunk/Kennebunkport/Arundel
Andrea Graichen
Portland
Molly Harmon
Abra Mueller
Nick MacDonald
Mark Nordli
Francis Wilson
Laura Whitney
Sanford
Barbara Sutcliffe
Windham/North Windham
Stuart Bailey
Jeremy Schneider
Yarmouth
Robert Haines
