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The Minnesota Center Chorale (MCC) begins its 35th season in the fall of 2007. Normally comprised of 80 singers, the MCC draws members throughout Central Minnesota. As a regional community chorus, all its members are volunteers.
The MCC performs a mixture of classical and contemporary music, often with orchestral accompaniment. Works performed in past seasons include requiems by Brahms and Verdi; masses by Ethel Smyth, Mozart, and Amy Beach; Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio; and programs entitled Music by Asians & Asian Americans and Space Music. Korean American composer Yung-wha Son recently completed a residency with the MCC, which culminated with the premiere of the MCC commission, Song of Diaspora. Past residencies include English composer David Fanshawe and a performance of his African Sanctus, and Mary McAuliffe from Ireland for a performance of her Return to Old Ireland. The MCC is a member of United Arts of Central Minnesota.
For information on joining Minnesota Center Chorale, please send email to - minnesotacenterchorale@gmail.com
Concerts
Sunday, March 16, 2008 @ 3pm
Ritsche Auditorium, St. Cloud State University
Rhythm & Song with Terry Vermillion & SCSU Percussion Ensemble
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Sunday, May 4, 2008 @ 3pm
Songs of War and Peace
premiere: Judith Shatin – Songs of War and Peace
St. Mary's Cathedral, St. Cloud
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or call - (320) 257-0603
J. Michele Edwards, professor of music at Macalester College in St. Paul from 1974 until her retirement in 2001, has significant experience with repertoire ranging from medieval chant to large, contemporary choral-orchestral works. She was founder/conductor of Harmonia Mundi, a professional double woodwind quintet and piano ensemble for over 20 years and music director for Calliope Women’s Chorus from 2000-2006. She has seven years experience as the conductor of the Macalester Festival Chorale, a group about the size of the MCC.
Throughout her career, she has programmed everything from the standard, canonic works to the more innovative. She has an active, academic life of numerous and significant publications, and she has broad experience working with excellent musicians and musical groups. Her professional history speaks to an intensity of effort as well as a sensitivity to the importance of relationship and interaction within a community of musicians.
Special Thanks to:
Minnesota Center Chorale
PO Box 471