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TWO CONCERTS COMING UP WITH
Choral Artists of Sarasota:
“You’ll Never Walk Alone” —songs from Broadway musicals
“Love in the Air” —a choreographed work to “Liebeslieder Walzer” by Brahms
“You’ll Never Walk Alone”
Streamed Online: March 11-April 9
“Love is in the Air”
Streamed Online: March 28-April 27
A “Concert Insight” with Artistic
Director Joseph Holt is March 18
The ensemble’s 42nd season continues
with two concerts in March.
Choral Artists
of Sarasota’s
42nd season,
entitled “Rise
Up!” continues
with “You’ll Never Walk
Alone,” which features”
uplifting songs from Broadway
musicals. Through adversity,
many characters of the
Broadway musical “rise up”
and successfully confront
life challenges, inspiring and
ennobling us by their courage.
This uplifting Broadway revue
features selections from Les
Misérables, Carousel, A Chorus
Line, Sound of Music, Man of La
Mancha, and Sweet Charity—
characters that inspire us
through their perseverance.
Guest soloist for this
performance is renowned
Broadway star Ann Morrison.
Originally designed to be part
of the Garden Music Series
presented by Marie Selby
Botanical Gardens, the live
performance for patrons has
been re-imagined as a virtual
experience. With the Choral
Artists Chamber Chorus;
Michael Stewart, piano;
and Joseph Holt, piano and
conductor.
Filmed onsite at Selby
Gardens, this virtual concert
will be available on demand
March 11-April 9; tickets are
$15. The “Concert Insight” for
this concert is available on
demand through March 19.
The second concert in March
is “Love in the Air.”
For this, Choral Artists
of Sarasota teams up with
dancemaker Elizabeth
Bergmann to present a newly
choreographed work to the
music of “Liebeslieder Walzer”
by Johannes Brahms. With a
stellar vocal quartet and piano
four-hand accompaniment,
this charming and endearing
work springs to life. The charm
continues with Brahms’ sequel,
“Neue Liebeslieder.”
Performance recorded at the
Historic Asolo Theatre with
participating singers Nicole
Smith and Michaela Ristaino,
sopranos; Amy Jo Connours and
Hannah Boyd, altos; Mark Lubas
and Baron Garriot, tenors;
Charlie Miller and
John Whittlesey,
bass; and
Michael Stewart
and Joseph Holt,
piano four-hands.
This virtual
presentation premieres on
Sunday, March 28, 4 p.m.,
and is available on demand
through April 27. Tickets
are $15-$30. The “Concert
Insight” for this concert is livestreamed
Thursday, March
18, at 10 a.m. and available on
demand through April 16.
The Choral Artists of
Sarasota’s 2020-2021
season continues with:
• American Fanfare:
Rousing patriotic anthems
and stirring inspirational
choral works celebrate another
traditional Independence
Day concert. Joining Choral
Artists for the first time will
be the Lakewood Ranch
Wind Ensemble, performing
Sousa marches and patriotic
selections to complement
the program.
Musical fireworks abound in
this annual salute to America.
This live performance is
Sunday, July 4, 4 p.m., at
Sarasota Opera House. The
online replay of this concert is
Sunday, July 17, 4 p.m. – August
17. The “Concert Insight” for
this concert is live-streamed
Thursday, June 24, at 10 a.m.
and available on demand
through July 24.
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1. Ann
Morrison
2. Michael
Stewart
3. Joseph
Holt
4. Nicole
Smith
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TICKETS:
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For more information and to
purchase tickets, visit www.
ChoralArtistsSarasota.org
or call 941-387-4900.
About the Choral
Artists of Sarasota
The Choral Artists of Sarasota,
entering its 42nd season,
features 32 of the region’s most
notable professional singers
and eight apprentice singers.
The group celebrates the
rich, artistic expressiveness
of choral music through
innovative repertoire, inspired
performances and stimulating
educational outreach.
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Eight young singers, ages 16
to 22, are also invited to join
the group each year, as part of
the organization’s educational
outreach. One of these gifted
singers will be awarded the
Barbara Diles Apprentice
Scholarship, a funding program
to support either private
lessons or vocal training at an
institution of higher learning.
“Ensuring the future of choral
music means investing in the
next generation of music lovers,”
says Susan Burke, executive
director of Choral Artists of
Sarasota. “That means engaging
young people, nurturing them
and encouraging them to
continue their studies.”
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5. Amy Jo
Connours
6. Hannah
Boyd
7. Baron
Garriot
Under the artistic direction of
Dr. Joseph Holt, Choral Artists of
Sarasota performs a repertoire
spanning four centuries, and
includes symphonic choral
works, intimate madrigals,
folk songs, close-harmony jazz,
and Broadway show music.
The ensemble also specializes
in premiere performances
of lesser-known choral
works—particularly music by
living American composers.
Choral Artists of Sarasota
has performed premieres by
René Clausen, Dick Hyman,
Robert Levin, Gwyneth Walker
and James Grant. For more
information, visit www.
ChoralArtistsSarasota.org.
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