P. O. Box 564
Wayzata, MN 55391
(952) 476-1922

Minnetonka Choral Society
presents

America: Songs of the Soil, Songs of the Soul

The Minnetonka Choral Society celebrates America’s singing tradition by looking at how singing has kept alive the spirit of Americans at every turn in our nation’s story. Revolutionaries, slaves, settlers and urban dwellers have looked to song to salve their souls and define their experience.

There will be two major works on the program. The first is Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs, a suite first created for solo singer but expanded for full chorus. Copland’s collection brings to the concert stage songs that explore the American character: bold, funny, pious, salty and just plain silly.

After musical nods to the Civil War and our neighbors in this hemisphere, the concert will conclude with Feel the Spirit, John Rutter’s arrangement of a collection of African-American spirituals. Englishman Rutter, the world’s most-performed arranger/composer, has chosen some of our most poignant spirituals, Deep River and Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child, and some of the most energetic, including Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho and When the Saints Come Marching In. You won’t hear a more American concert this season than America: Songs of the Soil, Songs of the Soul. And your kids will love it, too.

Jere Lantz, Director

Saturday, April 12, 2008
7:30 p.m.
Hopkins High School Auditorium
2400 Lindbergh Drive, Minnetonka
(North of Cedar Lake Road, East of Hopkins Crossroad, County Road 73)

Tickets are available in advance from chorus members or at the door. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students 16 and younger. If you have questions, contact our Ticket Manager.

We audition adult voices for participation before each of our concerts. Our next auditions will be in January. If you would like more information, please go to our auditions page.

If you need assistance, please email us or call (952) 476-1922. Phone calls may take up to a week to be returned.

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