Vermont Choral Union: E Pluribus Unum, 400 Years of American Song
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The Vermont Choral Union (VCU) announces its new music director, Cole Marino. This is Cole's fourth season with VCU, having spent the previous three in the bass section and as assistant director. A Vermont native, Cole has a deep love for music in all its forms and is passionate about bringing musicians and audiences together for adventurous and vibrant performances.
Under Cole’s direction, VCU is very excited to present a selection of American music,
highlighting the works of Aaron Copland alongside other, lesser-known composers including Amy Beach, Samuel Barber, Harry Burleigh, and Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaiʻi. The program explores the questions posed by American identity, and highlights the conflicting experiences of grief, joy, humor, and pride that come with it. The program will be accompanied by spoken word reflections selected and performed by local high-school students. These spoken interludes, quotes from notable Americans on a range of subjects, will serve to place the music in a new context, and shape the evening in a unique and meaningful way. Promising an evening of music that delights, challenges, and entertains, this is a performance you won’t want to miss!
Featuring: Len Torrie (soprano, Montreal), Ryan Matos (tenor, Burlington), Cole Marino
(baritone, Williston), Eric Milnes (piano, organ), Peter Berton (organ, piano), and a group of local high school students - names TBA (speakers)
Under Cole’s direction, VCU is very excited to present a selection of American music,
highlighting the works of Aaron Copland alongside other, lesser-known composers including Amy Beach, Samuel Barber, Harry Burleigh, and Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last reigning monarch of Hawaiʻi. The program explores the questions posed by American identity, and highlights the conflicting experiences of grief, joy, humor, and pride that come with it. The program will be accompanied by spoken word reflections selected and performed by local high-school students. These spoken interludes, quotes from notable Americans on a range of subjects, will serve to place the music in a new context, and shape the evening in a unique and meaningful way. Promising an evening of music that delights, challenges, and entertains, this is a performance you won’t want to miss!
Featuring: Len Torrie (soprano, Montreal), Ryan Matos (tenor, Burlington), Cole Marino
(baritone, Williston), Eric Milnes (piano, organ), Peter Berton (organ, piano), and a group of local high school students - names TBA (speakers)
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Where is it happening?
College Street Congregational Church, 265 College Street,Burlington, Vermont, United States
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Host or PublisherThe Vermont Choral Union
