SLCA's 2009/10 Concert Season

We're ready to go on our new concert season, and we're very excited! Season brochures will be available soon. In the meantime, use this note to mark your calendars now! You won't want to miss any part of this season.

October 17: Made in America
Moving past pop and rock and roll, the Salt Lake Choral Artists explore the roots of American music. The choir will sing selections from Carol Barnett's "Bluegrass Mass," along with traditional folk music, African-American spirituals, gospel music, jazz, and music from the American musical theater. Also including sacred and secular music by living American composers, this concert truly represents a melting pot of styles.

December 19: Laud to the Nativity
Featuring soprano Carol Ann Allred, tenor Todd Miller, and mezzo-soprano Laura Garff Lewis, Respighi's "Laud to the Nativity" charmingly and intimately tells the nativity story through the eyes of the shepherds. Dr. Allred will also direct the Salt Lake Choral Artists in Ariel Ramirez' "Navidad Nuestra," which sets the Christmas story against a tapestry of traditional Latin American dance styles and instrumentation. The concert will include the music of Arvo Part, selections from Sergei Rachmaninoff's "All Night Vigil," and familiar favorites by John Rutter.

February 20: Beatlemania
John, Paul, George, and Ringo: those four iconic names that changed the face of pop music forever. Experience the British Invasion all over again as the Salt Lake Choral Artists sing the classic music of Lennon and McCartney as well as music by artists that both influenced and were influenced by the Beatles. With Get Back, a live Beatles cover band, and the award-winning vocal ensemble T minus 5, this is sure to be a night to remember!

May 15: Lux Aeterna - Eternal Light
Light: hope, faith, life, joy. Morten Lauridsen's "Lux Aeterna," a beautiful work for choir and chamber orchestra, fully expresses the idea of light in both its soaring, majestic phrases and its moments of quiet serenity. With texts drawn from a variety of sacred Latin sources, the piece emphasizes heavenly light. The Salt Lake Choral Artists will also premiere "One Light," a newly commissioned work by Ray Shattenkirk that draws its inspiration from religious poems from many faiths.

Free Concert!

Don't miss the concert of the last weekend session of the Summer Choral Institute, featuring John Rutter's "Psalmfest." This concert is free, and you'll get to hear the choir along with a chamber orchestra and soloists George Dyer and Carol Ann Allred.

This is a very exciting event and a great way to wrap up this part of this year's SCI. Tell all your friends! And come with them!

Details:

Saturday, August 8
7:30
Libby Gardner Concert Hall
School of Music, U of U campus
FREE!

See you there!

Our First CD Release!

The Salt Lake Choral Artists are proud to present their first CD release:

He Loves Me, sacred choral works by David R. Naylor


David Naylor is a Utah composer, and SLCA is proud to promote the works of local artists. You may hear samples of some of the tracks here, and you may purchase the CD at our boutique (online soon or in person at an SCI event or any concert), or from any choir member.

Thank you for your support!

Free concert!

There's a free concert tomorrow night (Saturday, July 11) in Thompson Chamber Hall at the University of Utah. It begins at 7:30, and features music for women's voices. There's folk songs, Broadway tunes, and everything in between. Come for a fun, free night of great music!

Utah Composers and more conducting

July is a busy month for the Salt Lake Choral Artists. Don't miss the next great SCI sessions we've got lined up!

Session 5: July 13-19

Session 5 is titled "Utah Composers: Sacred and Secular Choral Music by Composers from Utah." Especially good for families, this session is in collaboration with the Madeleine Choir School. Elementary and junior high students will enjoy daily choral rehearsals at the Madeleine Choir School. Additionally, they can choose enrichment classes in subjects such as composition, violin, handbells, conducting, keyboard, and movement. The youth portion of this session lasts from July 13-19.

Adult singers will enjoy singing sacred and secular choral music by Mack Wilberg, Ronald Staheli, Thomas Durham, David Naylor, Cameron Rose, Jane Fjeldsted, Marie Nelson Bennett, Murray Boren and others. The adult portion of this session lasts from July 16-19.

The session concludes with a free Saturday evening concert and a Sunday performance at the Cathedral of the Madeleine.

Intermediate/Advanced Conducting Workshop: July 13-17

Raise the level of your artistic, technical, and aural conducting skills. Scheduled in conjunction with the Salt Lake Choral Artists Summer Choral Institute, students will have opportunities to conduct the Institute Choir as well as members of the SLCA Chamber Choir in standard choral literature. Selected repertoire will include the sacred and secular music of Utah composers. Topics of discussion include advanced score study and preparation, performance practice, diction, rehearsal techniques, and ensemble unity. The week's activities will culminate in two public performances featuring selected conductors from the class.

The workshop is taught by Dr. Brady R. Allred.

As always, visit our webiste to register. You may also register at the door.

We'll see you there!

Upcoming SCI

The first session of the Summer Choral Institute was a great success! Miss it? It's all right---there are more chances! Three more sessions are almost upon us already!

SESSION 2 (July 7)

Session 2 is titled “An Evening with Rodgers and Hammerstein.” Come experience the beauty and power of these award-winning composers at their best, without the costumes and stage lights!

SESSION 3 (July 9-11)

Session 3 is titled "Girls' Night Out: Choral Music for Women." For the first time ever, SCI is hosting a session devoted to music just for treble voices. Repertoire will include popular folk music, Broadway showtunes, and Gustav Holst's "Hymns from the Rig Veda" with harp accompaniment.

SESSION 4 (July 14)

Session 4 focuses on Mack Wilberg's "Requiem," which was premiered in 2007 and recently recorded by the Tabernacle Choir. Come experience this beautiful new composition.

Visit our homepage to register and get more information. See you there!

God Bless America

The first session of the 3rd annual Summer Choral Institute ends today, culminating in a big patriotic concert at 7:30 in Libby Gardner Concert Hall.

The SCI Choir will be joined by the 23rd Army Band in such favorites as "God Bless America," "Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor," and "The Battle Hymn of the Republic."

And best of all, it's FREE!

See you there!