CHORALE PLANS DIVERSE CONCERT.Byline: Daily News LANCASTER - Popular and traditional favorites will be performed by the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Master Chorale chorale (kōrăl`, –räl`), any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier service and as a means of congregational participation in in its final concert of the season at 8 p.m. May 31 at the Lancaster Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. , 750 W. Lancaster Blvd. Featured will be folk music folk music: see folk song. folk music Music held to be typical of a nation or ethnic group, known to all segments of its society, and preserved usually by oral tradition. Knowledge of the history and development of folk music is largely conjectural. , Latin American selections, tunes from Broadway and film, and songs that reflect director David Newby's appreciation for foreign language and culture. ``A varied program is a good way to showcase the Master Chorale's versatility,'' Newby said. Although he does not favor one selection over another, he has definite reasons for carefully choosing each piece. The concert will include Irving Berlin's ``I Love a Piano,'' which Newby refers to as a ``fun song for the choir and a nice showcase for our excellent accompanist, Mary Zimmerman Mary Zimmerman is a member of the Lookingglass Theatre Company and is an Artistic Associate of the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. She received her BS, MA and PhD from Northwestern University, where she is currently a faculty member in the Performance Studies department. .'' Also among the selections will be ``Charade,'' composed by Henry Mancini for the movie starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn. The Latin American arrangements reflect Newby's recognition of the importance of Latino culture in today's society. ``Caramba'' offers an ``intense emotional message of irrepressible love,'' Newby said. ``Kungala,'' written by Australian composer Stephen Leek leek: see onion. leek Hardy, vigorous, biennial plant (Allium porrum) of the lily family, native to the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East. It has a mild, sweet, onionlike flavour. , ``attempts to capture the raw energy of the world's smallest continent,'' Newby said. ``It is tremendously exciting and something the audience will probably never be able to hear anywhere else.'' The 1950s hit ``If I Had a Hammer,'' made popular by Peter, Paul and Mary The trio Peter, Paul and Mary (often PP&M) is a musical group from the United States; they were one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. The trio comprises Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey and Mary Travers. , comes from a time when folk music was prominent in popular American culture. ``Its emphasis on love, justice and freedom is as important today as when the song was penned,'' Newby said. For those who have a preference for classical composers, there is even an English edition of ``Brahms Abendlied,'' a German folk song that echoes the songwriter's interest in folk music and his long walks in the woods, according to Newby. Tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for seniors and $9 for children. For more information, call (661) 723-5950 or visit www.avsomc.org. |
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