Chamber Choir offers music of love for Feb. 9 Afternoon Sabbatical

Lecture: Afternoon Sabbatical – "Love in a Variety of Forms"
Date and time: Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2010 at 1 p.m.
Location: Sauder Concert Hall, Goshen College Music Center
Cost: Free and open to the public

GOSHEN, Ind. – The Goshen College Chamber Choir, under the direction of Professor of Music Debra Brubaker, will be honoring the season of Saint Valentine by performing songs about love in all its forms on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. in Goshen College's Sauder Concert Hall as part of Goshen College's annual Afternoon Sabbatical series.

Music of every style and era uses love as a frequent topic, whether it is unrequited, reciprocated, sacred or secular. The Goshen College Chamber Choir references the many aspects of love in a program featuring choral music of different languages, eras, and styles, including but not limited to a chant by Hildegard, a tango, waltzes by Brahms, and a Beatles' medley arranged by GC student, Patrick Ressler.

"From sacred to courtly love, with many varieties in between, the choir of 28 junior and senior college students will present songs that explore and celebrate love," said Brubaker.

The combined voice of the group will be contrasted by a piece featuring women's choir and handbells and a duet from Mozart's Magic Flute. Additional readings and creative movement may also make their appearances during the program.

Future programs in the Afternoon Sabbatical series:

March 9 – "Making Cents of Energy," with Vice President of McCormick Motors Gordon Moore and Goshen College Sustainability Coordinator and Utilities Manger Glenn Gilbert, 1 p.m., Sauder Concert Hall.

April 13 – "International Meal featuring Provence, France," with Rachel Shenk of Rachel's Bread, 1 p.m., College Church Fellowship Hall. Cost: $20.

Goshen College's Afternoon Sabbatical program is in its 32^nd year of offering rich diversity in programs for the community. A committee of area representatives and college personnel consider the knowledge and talent at Goshen College and among Elkhart County citizens and aim to select programs that will appeal to a wide variety of interests. The program encourages the idea that people need a sabbatical from their daily lives to rejuvenate their minds and spirits.

Afternoon Sabbatical programs are usually on the second Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. in Sauder Concert Hall or the College Church Fellowship Hall and are free and open to the public. For more information on the Afternoon Sabbatical series call the Goshen College Welcome Center at (574) 535-7566.

-By Julie Weirich

 
Editors: For more information about this release, to arrange an interview or request a photo, contact Goshen College News Bureau Director Jodi H. Beyeler at (574) 535-7572 or jodihb@goshen.edu.

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