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Repertory Singers offers its annual celebration of the best in holiday music from the Renaissance to the music of today, including carols old and new from around the world.December Clear and BrightDecember 21, 2019, 7:30 pmDecember 22, 2019, 3:00 pmORDER TICKETSREAD MORE
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“A Sheen of Dew on Flowers” by English composer Joby Talbot is an hour-long cantata scored for choir, orchestra, and baritone and mezzo soprano soloists. The poetry is by women poets across time and the music is lyrical and engaging.First LightFebruary 29, 2020, 7:30 pmMarch 1, 2020, 3:00 pmORDER TICKETSREAD MORE
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Based on a poem by John Dryden, Handel’s “Alexander’s Feast” was such a success it encouraged Handel to switch from composing operas to oratorios. We will perform this lavish piece with a period orchestra of musicians drawn from across the west coast.Alexander’s Feast:
The Power of MusicMay 16, 2020, 7:30 pmMay 17, 2020, 3:00 pmORDER TICKETSREAD MORE
The 2019-20 season begins October 26th! Get your tickets now.
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2019-20 Season Overview by Music Director, Dr. Paul French
Our opening concert, “She Walks in Beauty,” sets the tone for a season of great beauty. Beauty is at the very core of each concert; beauty that refreshes, delights, and inspires. At a time when the world can be harsh and confusing, our music offers heart and hope.
This season’s repertoire explores the beautiful in many of its infinite expressions, from the passionate perfection of the Spanish Renaissance to the finest in contemporary art music.
Two of the concert sets include orchestra: English composer Joby Talbot’s, “A Sheen of Dew on Flowers,” and G.F. Handel’s, “Alexander’s Feast.” Talbot’s “A Sheen of Dew” was premiered in London this past spring, making our James M. Collier New Works Festival performance in March, 2020 one of the very first performances in the world. Kelley O’Connor, who sang the premiere in London, will be the mezzo soprano soloist.
Our orchestra for “Alexander’s Feast” will be a period orchestra drawn from baroque specialists from across the country. The libretto is based on Dryden’s famous poem in praise of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music, and Handel’s music is absolutely delightful.
The sixty-five voice Rep Singers choir is dedicated to bringing professional-level choral music to the Rogue Valley. Taken as a whole, the season offers a tremendous variety that is sure to please, and always with an eye to beauty and music’s power to delight and inspire.
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"Good Night Moon" by Eric Whitacre
"I'll Be On My Way" by Shawn Kirchne
"O Salutoris Hostia" by Ēriks Ešenvalds
"Ancient Prairie" by Ēriks Ešenvalds
"Underneath the Stars" by Kate Rusby
"Wanting Memories" by Ysaye M. Barnwell
"Light of a Clear Blue Morning" by Dolly Parton
"John the Revelator" arr. by Paul Caldwell & Sean Ivory
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"Good Night Moon" by Eric Whitacre
Performed in Ashland, Oregon on October 27, 2019. Featuring soloist Lindsay Kuzmitz, with Jodi French, piano. -
"I'll Be On My Way" by Shawn Kirchne
Performed in Ashland, Oregon on October 27, 2019. Featuring Tom Prislac, soloist, with Kathleen Strahm, violin, and Jodi French, piano. -
"O Salutoris Hostia" by Ēriks Ešenvalds
Performed in Ashland, Oregon on October 27, 2019. Featuring soloists, Jeffri Carrington and Jennifer Matsuura. -
"Ancient Prairie" by Ēriks Ešenvalds
Performed in Ashland, Oregon on October 27, 2019. Featuring soloists: Muriel Sadleir Hart, Gracie Ewert, Shelly Cox-Thornhill, Phil Koenig, Josh Ewert, Don Matthews, and Kathleen Strahm, violin. -
"Underneath the Stars" by Kate Rusby
Performed in Ashland, Oregon on October 27, 2019. Featuring Molly Williams, soloist. F -
"Wanting Memories" by Ysaye M. Barnwell
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"Light of a Clear Blue Morning" by Dolly Parton
Performed in Ashland, Oregon on October 27, 2019. Featuring soloists: Michaela Brynn, Kendra Taylor, Erin Morlan, Shelly-Cox Thornhill. Jodi French, piano. -
"John the Revelator" arr. by Paul Caldwell & Sean Ivory
Performed in Ashland, Oregon on October 27, 2019. Featuring Jodi French, piano.
Major Funding Provided By:
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- YOU!
Additional supporters include:
- City of Ashland Lodging Tax Revenues
- Jackson County Cultural Coalition funded by the Oregon Cultural Trust
- Oregon Arts Commission, a state agency funded by the State of Oregon and the National Endowment for the Arts
- The Oregon Cultural Trust
- Pacific Power Foundation