Northeastern State University Choirs, Jeffery Wall, conductor, will premiere We Are Phoenix, a work that uses our planet as a metaphor and model of how we can overcome obstacle through rebirth and dynamic change.

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The Fresno Master Chorale, Anna Hamre, conductor, will perform the California premiere We Are Phoenix, a work that uses our planet as a metaphor and model of how we can overcome obstacle through rebirth and dynamic change. The piece will be presented along with Runestad's "Into the Light" and Veros' "I Will Dream With You" at Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall.

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The Singapore American School, Nanette Devens, conductor, will premiere We Are Phoenix, a work that uses our planet as a metaphor and model of how we can overcome obstacle through rebirth and dynamic change.

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The Arlington Master Chorale, Kay Owens, conductor, will premiere We Are Phoenix, a work that uses our planet as a metaphor and model of how we can overcome obstacle through rebirth and dynamic change..

Takach will be in residence.
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On Saturday, April 26 at 7:30 pm, the WSU Choirs, under the direction of Dr. Colleen Chester, will present their spring concert, Home and Sacred Spaces. This concert explores the spaces in our lives that bring us comfort, safety, and solace – in our physical homes, faith communities, our cities, nations, and planet, our bodies, and beyond. Along with a musical celebration of poignant and historical works, the repertoire will also invite us to consider how we can work together to help create and celebrate homes and sacred spaces for those around us. This concert will include works by Salamone Rossi, Dale Trumbore, Giovanni P. Palestrina, Moira Smiley, Lajos Bárdos, and feature “At Home”, a multi-movement work by Minnesota-based composer Tim Takach.

Years in the making, Timothy Takach’s Helios is a concert-length work that explores the mythology surrounding our galaxy. Hear the horse-led chariots in Neptune, and the siren call of the sopranos and altos as they sing of Jupiter. Takach is one of choral music’s leading composers, and his gifts for melody and drama are evident throughout this world premiere event! Sun 05.19.19 3:00pm First Lutheran, Columbia Heights

Years in the making, Timothy Takach’s "Helios" is a concert-length work that explores the mythology surrounding our galaxy. Hear the horse-led chariots in Neptune, and the siren call of the sopranos and altos as they sing of Jupiter. Takach is one of choral music’s leading composers, and his gifts for melody and drama are evident throughout this world premiere event!

Sat 05.18.19 7:30pm Nativity of Our Lord, St. Paul Sun 05.19.19 3:00pm First Lutheran, Columbia Heights

A rare opportunity to hear Minnesota-based composers share repertoire and stories about what inspires them to create. Performance will feature the Chione Woodwind Quintet, percussionist Erik Barsness, a chamber chorus of professional singers, and the Bethlehem Lutheran Church Senior Choir under the direction of David Mennicke. Abbie Betinis (left) is a composer whose music has been called ‘superb, edgy, and thrilling’. Jocelyn Hagen’s (center) music is dramatic, deeply moving, and boldly beautiful. Tim Takach (right) has risen fast in the concert world and his music has been reviewed as ‘gorgeous with intriguing harmonies’.

-Pre-concert conversations with artists are one-half hour before the concerts.
-No admission charge. Free-will offering taken.
-Refreshments are served in the gallery following each concert.
-Free nursery available for children three months to three years of age.

Bethlehem Music Series Event Page:
http://www.bethlehemmusicseries.org/mn-composers/