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Evensong
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Sunday, March 4, 2012 - 3:00pm
St. Joseph's Center Chapel (Milwaukee, WI)
with the Bel Canto Boy Choirs
Richard Hynson's composition Evensong serves as the cornerstone for an afternoon of choral music influenced by the long-standing Anglican tradition of celebrating light's victory over darkness. Other works include Finzi's The Full, Final Sacrifice and Rutter's For the Beauty of the Earth. Featuring Bel Canto Chorus and Bel Canto Boy Choirs. Tickets: $20-$25. Senior and student discounts available.
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Stabat Mater
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Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 3:00pm
Christ King Parish (Wauwatosa, WI)
with Bel Canto Orchestra
Bel Canto presents Antonín Leopold Dvořák's beautiful and dramatic Stabat Mater, first performed in Prague in December 1880. Today, this major choral-orchestral work is so popular in Dvořák's home country that it is known as "the Czech Messiah." Featuring Bel Canto Chorus with Bel Canto Orchestra. Tickets: $23-$28. Senior and student discounts available.
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United We Stand
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Sunday, September 11, 2011 - 3:00pm
Cathedral Square Park (Milwaukee, WI)
with Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra
Bel Canto Chorus and the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra will present a musical tribute in commemoration of the tenth anniversary September 11, 2001, to honor the victims, civilian heroes, and first responders who put themselves in harm's way to save others; and to create a potent reminder that we are united as Americans. Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra will perform Samuel Barber's moving "Adagio for Strings," then will be joined by the Bel Canto Chorus and solists for W.A.Mozart's Requiem. Free and open to the public!
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Christmas in the Basilica
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Saturday, December 10, 2011 - 7:30pm
Sunday, December 11, 2011 - 3:00pm
Basilica of St. Josaphat (Milwaukee, WI)
with the Bel Canto Boy Choirs
Traditional beloved carols and hymns, performed in the breathtaking Basilica, make for the perfect beginning to every family's holiday season. Bel Canto Chorus, the Bel Canto Boy Choirs, and the Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble will fill the Basilica with song, bringing the music of Christmas to vivid, joyful life. Featuring Bel Canto Chorus, Bel Canto Boy Choirs, and special guests the Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble. Tickets: $25-$30. Senior and student discounts available.
Thank you to our Christmas in the Basilica Concert Sponsors:
Jean & Peter Storer
United Performing Arts Fund
Herzfeld Foundation
CAMPAC
Wisconsin Arts Board
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Give Us Peace
Saturday, May 21, 2011, 7:30 PM
Oconomowoc Arts Center, 641 E Forest St 53066
Experience the fiery oratory of Frederick Douglass with Kirke Mechem’s Songs of the Slave, and the poignant poetry of Walt Whitman through Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Dona nobis pacem, as these works invite us to reflect on the Civil War and its legacy. Featuring Bel Canto Chorus with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (Edo de Waart, Music Director), the Waukesha Choral Union, and the Baptist College of Ministry Concert Chorale. Conducted by Bel Canto Chorus Music Director Richard Hynson.
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Pre-concert activities, Oconomowoc Arts Center grounds and lobby, 6:00-7:30 PM
Learn the stories of the Civil War and it lasting impact on American history. Presented by the Kenosha Civil War Museum, "Cushing's Battery," and students of the Oconomowoc Area School District.
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The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass
Sunday, October 10, 2010, 3:00 PM
Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center – 790 N Van Buren St, Milwaukee 53202
The plaintive sounds of Appalachia, and of folksongs and spirituals such as and Down by the Riverside, help to set the stage for the approaching Civil War conflict. Evoking the echoes of angry abolitionists and heated secessionists alike, Carol Barnett’s Bluegrass Mass reflects the troubled times and brings gentle joy and comfort.
Featuring Bel Canto Chorus, Bel Canto Boy Choir, and special guests Above the Town
Pre-concert exhibition, Masonic Center Lobby, 2:30 – 2:55 PM
See the faces of the Civil War through a special portrait photography display from the Kenosha Civil War Museum. Experience the personal stories of the Civil War as you greet reenactors in period dress.
Check out our review in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel!
Join the Bel Canto family in celebrating its 80th anniversary season!
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Christmas in the Basilica
Saturday, December 4, 2010, 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 5, 2010, 3:00 PM
Basilica of St. Josaphat – 2333 S Sixth St, Milwaukee 53215
Traditional beloved carols and hymns, including O Come, All Ye Faithful, Silent Night and Rutter’s Shepherd’s Pipe Carol, performed in the breath-taking Basilica make for the perfect beginning to every family’s holiday season.
Featuring Bel Canto Chorus, Bel Canto Boy Choir, and special guests the Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble
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Remembrance: Legacy of the Civil War
Sunday, March 13, 2011, 3:00 PM
Christ King Parish - 2604 N Swan Boulevard, Wauwatosa 53226
Joseph Baber’s heart-wrenching An American Requiem, op. 80 anchors this commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. Hear the legacy of our country’s pain in letters home, and in poetry and speeches of the times, as our country was torn apart in the epic struggle between north and south.
Featuring Bel Canto Chorus and special guests the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra
Pre-concert demonstration, Gathering Space at Christ King Parish, 2:00 – 2:55 PM
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I Dream of Peace
Sunday, April 10, 2011, 2:00 PM
Christ King Parish - 2604 N Swan Boulevard, Wauwatosa 53226
- Bel Canto Boy Choir (BC)²
Ellen Shuler, Director
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Vocal Arts Academy Young Artists
Emily Crocker, Director
The Bel Canto Boy Choir, conducted by Ellen Mundy Shuler, and the Vocal Arts Academy, conducted by Emily Holt Crocker, are joined by invited singers from area schools to present the Milwaukee premiere of Robert Jager's powerful I Dream Of Peace, a 20-minute work that paints a haunting picture of war, utilizing texts from children of the Balkans who in the 1990s saw their lives torn apart by war. The children's abhorrence of war creates a deeply moving emotional tapestry rooted in the universal longing for peace. The program also features Srul Irving Glick's uplifting Psalm Trilogy and other works.
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