Music to celebrate 40 years of singing.
We begin our 40th anniversary celebration with songs that incorporate themes of love and nature. Included in our repertoire will be works by John Rutter, Benjamin Britten, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Alec Wilder and others.
Past as Prologue
April 20-21, 2024
Repertoire
O Waly, Waly Arr. John Rutter
The Oak and the Ash Arr. Edward Bairstow
Dashing Away Arr. John Rutter
with the Smoothing Iron
Five Flower Songs Benjamin Britten
1) To Daffodils
2) The Succession of the Four Sweet Months
3) Marsh Flowers
4) The Evening Primrose
5) Ballad of Green Broom
Lullabies and Night Songs Alec Wilder
1) Star Wish Arr. Jeff Hunt
2) Many Million Years Ago
3) Seal Lullaby
4) Douglas Mountain
5) Fiddle dee dee
Sure on This Shining Night Morten Lauridsen
Early One Morning Arr. David Willcocks
The Turtle Dove Ralph Vaughan Williams
I Love My Love Arr. Gustav Holst
In Christopher’s Time Charles Forsberg
Jazz Suite for Choir in Five Movements
Sing Gently Eric Whitacre
Adult : $45
Senior : $40
Student : $12
Phone: (630) 513-5272
Email: execdir@stcharlessingers.com
2024/04/20 - 2024/04/20
Additional time info:
Join us one hour before each performance for a pre-concert talk on the history, culture, and attributes of flowers, tying their use in our concert song lyrics to their past and present use in gardens and landscapes. Leading the discussion will be SCS tenor Marcus Janson, product development manager for PanAmerican Seed.
St. Michael Catholic Church
310 S. Wheaton, Wheaton, IL 60187