by Megan Collier One of the hallmarks of Choir of the Sound is the wide range of repertoire. One of the reasons members stay with the group year after year (up to 45 years in one case!) is for the … Read More
by Linda Freeman James Langston Hughes, born at the dawn of the 20th Century, lived a varied life: poet, playwright, essayist; leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance; world traveler, purported communist and defier of Joseph McCarthy. Wherever he lived and … Read More
A Feast for the Eyes and Ears by Megan Collier Choir of the Sound concert goers are in for a rare treat with the The Book of Hours: A Choral Reflection of Time concert series. The skill and sound of … Read More
Hope is more like a muscle than an emotion. —Amanda Ripley You must be the change you wish to see in the world. —Mahatma Gandhi In our previous concert, The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace, we led our audience … Read More
We are the weavers, we are the web —chant used during the Take Back the Night marches of the 1980s …Can you imagine fifty people a day walking in, singing a bar of “Alice’s Restaurant” and walking out? They may … Read More
This YouTube video features Jeremy Matheis (Choir of the Sound) and Joseph Pollard White (Thalia Symphony) discussing Karl Jenkins’ “The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace,” how this particular collaboration came together after the pandemic, and why 2023 is the … Read More
Movement 1: L’Homme Arme (anonymous, circa 1450) L’homme armé doit on douter.On a fait partout crier,que chacun se viegne armerd’un haubregon de fer.L’homme armé doit on douter. (The armed man should be feared.)(Everywhere it has been proclaimed,)(That each man shall … Read More
A Composer Unbound by Genre by Linda Freeman Karl Jenkins grew up surrounded by music; it wasn’t something he sought out, it was simply the atmosphere through which he moved. His father, being the local choirmaster, organist, and school teacher … Read More
A Mass for Peace, Commissioned by a Museum of War by Megan Collier Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man, A Mass for Peace, was commissioned by the United Kingdom’s Royal Armouries. From its beginning in the 15th century, the Armouries was … Read More
With all the happy returns we’re having, you’d think it’s our collective birthday: returning to live performance, returning to Shorecrest Performing Arts Center, and returning to the production committee being really, really busy. Let’s check in with the team, and … Read More