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If you are outdoors at 6 a.m. no doubt your ears are filled with the chirping of the birds heralding the arrival of the rising sun.
These winged creatures are not the only participants celebrating the coming of spring. The Oak Ridge Symphony Chorus is diligently rehearsing for its annual solo concert on Saturday, May 2, at the First Baptist Church of Oak Ridge. [Read more…]
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William Shakespeare once wrote, “If music be the food of love, play on.â€
It is in that spirit that the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra and Chorus will present “Valentine’s Day at the Symphony†at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, February 14, at the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center.
The professional Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Dan Allcott, will present music by Cole Porter, Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,†and Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture.â€
They will also be joined by the Oak Ridge Chorus, led by chorus conductor Seth Maples, for Ralph Vaughan Williams’ “Serenade to Music.†[Read more…]
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The ORCMA Chorus began the 2014-15 season with its first rehearsal on Monday, August 11, in the Oak Ridge High School Choir Room. The group practiced the Schubert “Mass No. 5,” a press release said.
Under the direction of Seth Maples, the chorus, along with orchestral accompaniment, will perform on November 1 in the Pellissippi State Auditorium.
Membership is open to all singers who are at least high school age and love the thrill of being a part of a community choral group. All skill levels, from beginning amateur to seasoned professional, are welcomed. Rehearsals are generally every Monday evening.
Annual dues are $25, which offsets the cost of renting music and covers operating expenses such as flowers and mailings. Members may also purchase music for personal use. Performance attire will be discussed during rehearsal periods. [Read more…]
Oak Ridge Chorus
The Oak Ridge Chorus will present its final concert of the season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. The concert is sponsored by the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association.
Conducted by Seth Maples, the group will join voices in traditional English and American choral music including Aaron Copeland’s “Zion’s Walls,” Alice Parker’s arrangement of “My Gentle Harp,” and selections from Gilbert and Sullivan.
Tickets are $15 adults and $5 for ages 19 and younger, and they will be available at the door.
For more information, call (865) 483-5569 or visit www.OakRidgeSymphony.org.
The First Baptist Church is at 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike.
Fifty years ago, the Beatles, the pop and rock group from England, arrived in America to perform before screaming fans. Now, one of them, Paul McCartney, composes classical music.
Imagine the Beatles walking one way as they pass Bach, Beethoven, Brahms, and Haydn walking in the opposite direction.
That’s the mental image you might have if you attend Oak Ridge’s fourth Rock to Bach Music Festival on Saturday, Mar. 1.
The annual festival has a new venue this year. It will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the New Hope Center of the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge. [Read more…]
The Sound Company Children’s Performing Choir of Oak Ridge is pictured above singing in an earlier concert. (File photo)
The Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra will join Sound Company and the Oak Ridge Chorus to “ring in” the holiday season during a concert on Sunday.
The concert starts at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Oak Ridge High School Performing Arts Center.
The holiday concert is presented by the Oak Ridge Civic Music Association.
The orchestra, under the direction of Dan Allcott, will open the concert with the “Hanukah Festival Overture,” composed by Knoxville’s own Lucas Richman. Music from “Mass of the Children,†and “Colors of Christmas,†will feature the children and the civic choruses. The performance will be dedicated to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in Connecticut last year. [Read more…]
New Oak Ridge Chorus Director Seth Maples is pictured above. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Civic Music Association)
The Oak Ridge Chorus has an All Saints Day concert at 7:30 pm today (Saturday) at First United Methodist Church of Oak Ridge.
It’s a special concert under the direction of new conductor Seth Maples. Musical selections include “Where Your Bare Foot Walks” by David Childs, “When I Hear Music” by Michael Martin, “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Peter Wilhousky, and “Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal,” arranged by Alice Parker.
Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for young adults and youth. [Read more…]
The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association’s 70th musical season, “Excellence to the Second Degree, Bringing you Music that Matters,†will offer Oak Ridgers performances from the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra, the Chamber Series of concerts, and the Oak Ridge Chorus.
The orchestra, under the direction of conductor Dan Allcott, will open the season in October with “A Double Dose of Awesomeness†featuring music by Johannes Brahms with violinist Wei Tsun Chang and cellist Wesley Baldwin performing the Brahms’ Double Concerto. That performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26 in the performing arts center at Oak Ridge High School. [Read more…]
The Oak Ridge Chorus ends its season Saturday with a concert at First Baptist Church.
The Oak Ridge Chorus ends its season on Saturday.
Conductor Dan Allcott will introduce Seth Maples, the new Oak Ridge Chorus Director. Maples will sing a solo as well as share the conductor duties with Allcott.
The Chorus will sing Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel’s “Scarborough Fair,” Franz Joseph’s Schubert’s “To Music,” Johannes Brahm’s “Four Gypsy Songs,” Morten Lauridsen’s “Sure on this Shining Night,” and Charles Bryan’s selections from the opera “Singin’ Billy.” [Read more…]
