Sacred Music Festival

Info: Come and experience an open rehearsal with The Sam Bonds Chorale as they prepare for the upcoming concert on Sunday. During this rehearsal you will be able to observe our process and participate in a reading session. Thanks to one of our sponsors, GIA Publications, we will be able to provide choral octavos to all those who attend this open rehearsal FOR FREE! We will also read through one of the pieces that we will ask the audience to participate in on Sunday, so come ready to SING!

Info: This year’s competition, named in honor of tenor, educator, and choral conductor Edward Jackson, provides the opportunity for singers to present arias and songs with sacred themes, including but not limited to spirituals, gospel, contemporary worship songs, and hymns, as well as pieces from oratorios, cantatas, masses, and requiems.

You are invited to watch the competition as an audience member. Feel free to come and listen to amazing music and singers.

Info: In our inaugural presentation of the Masterclass Series, singers from the competition will have the opportunity to work with the judges on the repertoire they have prepared. As a singer, getting feedback and working it out in person is a part of learning the art and the style, and learning how to adjust makes one a better performer. We invite you to join us our master clinician work with these incredible artists.

Info: To close out day two of the festival, and as part of the An die Musik Concert Series, we will be presenting tenor Darnell T. Roulhac in a recital of sacred and inspirational music. A tenor with a glorious instrument with amazing expression will be singing works that will uplift the hearts and minds of those who will attend. This will be a musical experience that you don’t want to miss!

Info: In the final event of the festival, the Sam Bonds Chorale will perform in concert. This performance will feature works by James Furman, Gioachino Rossini, Hall Johnson, R. Nathaniel Dett, Joseph Joubert, and others. It will take the audience through various choral genres of sacred music, from anthems to spirituals to hymns, including some combinations of these styles. Join the Sam Bonds Chorale as they begin their 4th season as an ensemble dedicated to preserving sacred and inspirational music. A freewill offering will be collected, followed by a reception.

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