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SUMMARY:Southern Oregon Repertory Singers Finale
DESCRIPTION:Southern Oregon Repertory Singers Finale May World Premiere Concerts: "To the End in Songs"\n\n\n\nAs part of this year's James M Collier New Works Festival\, composers Peter Relph and Jodi French explore the idea of transformation from discord into harmony in two commissioned premieres.\n\n\n\nThe text of Relph's To the End in Songs moves from a state of searching restlessness towards a state of peace. Jodi French's The Stranger Among You is an exploration of home and belonging. French's work is inspired by Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Inada.\n\n\n\nBoth works are set for choir and orchestra and will feature internationally-renowned baritone soloist Christopheren Nomura. Both composers will be available for a brief Q & A following the concert. Program: To the End in Songs by Peter Relph The Stranger Among You: Songs of Exile and Home by Jodi French I've Known Rivers (Langston Hughes) The Road to Drumleman (Willie Mitchell)\; Shelley Cox-Thornhill\, mezzo soprano Dark Waters (instrumental) Mother of Exiles (Emma Lazarus\, from Statue of Liberty)\; Christopher Nomura\, baritone\; Jennifer Matsuura\, soprano Legend of Leaving (Lawson Inada and The Retired Emperor Sutoku\, r. 1124-1141)\; solo for Christopher Nomura\, baritone The Stranger Among You (Traditional Scottish blessing) The Same Stream of Life (Rabindranath Tagore)
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<strong><span style="font-size:26px\;">Southern Oregon Repertory Singers Finale&nbsp\;May World Premiere Concerts: &quot\;To the End in Songs&quot\;</span></strong><br />\n<br />\n<span style="font-size:20px\;">As part of this year&rsquo\;s James M Collier New Works Festival\, composers Peter Relph and Jodi French explore the idea of transformation from discord into harmony in two commissioned premieres.<br />\n<br />\nThe text of Relph&rsquo\;s To the End in Songs moves from a state of searching restlessness towards a state of peace. Jodi French&rsquo\;s The Stranger Among You is an exploration of home and belonging. French&rsquo\;s work is inspired by Oregon Poet Laureate Lawson Inada.<br />\n<br />\nBoth works are set for choir and orchestra and will feature internationally-renowned baritone soloist Christopheren Nomura. Both composers will be available for a brief Q &amp\; A following the concert. Program: To the End in Songs by Peter Relph The Stranger Among You: Songs of Exile and Home by Jodi French I&rsquo\;ve Known Rivers (Langston Hughes) The Road to Drumleman (Willie Mitchell)\; Shelley Cox-Thornhill\, mezzo soprano Dark Waters (instrumental) Mother of Exiles (Emma Lazarus\, from Statue of Liberty)\; Christopher Nomura\, baritone\; Jennifer Matsuura\, soprano Legend of Leaving (Lawson Inada and The Retired Emperor Sutoku\, r. 1124-1141)\; solo for Christopher Nomura\, baritone The Stranger Among You (Traditional Scottish blessing) The Same Stream of Life (Rabindranath Tagore)</span>
LOCATION:SOU Music Recital Hall 450 S. Mountain Avenue Ashland
UID:e.1818.59784
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DTSTAMP:20260427T214713Z
URL:https://business.grantspasschamber.org/events/details/southern-oregon-repertory-singers-finale-59784
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