—We cordially invite you to attend our May concerts, entitled Giving Voice to Verse on Friday, 5/10 at 7:30 and Saturday, 5/11 at 4:00, at Jefferson Avenue Presbyterian Church, 8625 E. Jefferson Ave. at Burns in historic Indian Village, Detroit 48214 (secure parking). The 100-voice Community Chorus of Detroit will perform with string orchestra in this richly varied program that crosses centuries and genres. From Biblical references and Shakespearean texts to the voices of the pre-Civil War American South and the city streets of our country today, and from Walt Whitman and Sara Teasdale to Dolly Parton, this program enlivens and ennobles the meaning of language through the power of music, “giving voice to verse.” The repertoire includes Vaughan Williams’ “Serenade to Music,” spirituals, newly composed works by Ola Gjeilo, Eriks Esenvalds, and Craig Hella Johnson, as well as other thought-provoking, inspiring music.
Performances include a special, one-item silent auction for the ultimate gift, a fabulous trip-of-a-lifetime vacation package for two for a photo safari in South Africa’s renowned Zulu Nyala game reserve!
Online ticket ordering is now closed. Tickets will be available at the box-office desk at the concerts, for $25 each.
—We hope you will join us for our third international tour, to southern Spain and Portugal, for 11 days in early October, 2019, including Madrid, Seville, Granada, and Lisbon, as well as other stops in the picturesque countryside of the Iberian Peninsula. Please click here for the flyer. Along with concerts at magnificent cathedrals and other world-renowned venues, we’ll enjoy visits to museums, palaces, and historic sites, as well as a Portuguese cooking class, a flamenco performance, a tapas adventure, and much more. The tour is open to CCD choristers and companions, non-CCD singers, and non-singing friends. Registration is open now via the flyer, above, or via CCD Touring Choir on our site. Our tour enrollment is currently nearly full – nine months out – so please register ASAP.
Please contact us with questions: info@communitychorusofdetroit.com.
All of us in the Community Chorus of Detroit thank you – our supporters – for all you do to help us to continue “Singing in the Heart of Detroit!”
Our work is supported by the MICHIGAN COUNCIL FOR ARTS AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS and the NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS.
