Philomusica Concert Choir, Dennis Boyle Director/Music Conductor, is pleased to present its May 2018 concert “American Songs” on Saturday, May 19 at 8 pm, and Sunday, May 20 at 4 pm at Our Lady of Peace Church, 1740 Rt. 130 North, North Brunswick, NJ.
The program is a cross section of music by American composers from different eras in the country’s growth and development. Opening the concert are “The Road Not Taken” by Randall Thompson and selections from “The Bay Psalm Book”. The music then shifts to the modern era with “Sure on This Shining Night” by Morten Lauridsen,and “The Seal Lullaby” by Eric Whitacre. Howard Hanson’s “Song of Democracy” ends the first half of the concert.
The second half of the concert presents familiar older American music including American hymns, American folk songs and spirituals. The concert concludes with “From Sea to Shining Sea”, a fantasy based on “America the Beautiful”.
General Tickets: $20 Adults; $15 Senior/Student; $10 Children under 13. Discounts of $2.00 on tickets bought in advance. Group discounts (10 or more tickets). Discover Jersey Arts BOGO accepted. For more information or to buy tickets find us on Facebook, email or visit www.philomusica.org.
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