Contemporary Music Influenced by Folk Music
Music by Caroline Shaw, Robert Kyr, Scott Ordway, and others
With Anna Griffis, violin and viola
Sweetest in the Gale (SinG), the 30-voice women’s choir of the Oratorio Chorale, directed by Emily Isaacson, will present a concert of music by living composers who imaginatively repurpose traditional or folk tunes.
Folk music originates in traditional popular culture and is transmitted orally from generation to generation. Works by the six composers draw on a variety of sources: the Bible, English song transported to the Appalachian mountains, Lithuanian poetry, Inuit-Yupik songs, and Southern Harmony, the most popular American tune book of the 19th century.
Saturday, April 21, 2018 7:00 p.m.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Falmouth
Sunday, April 22, 2018 4:00 p.m.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Brunswick
TICKETS
Adults $20 advance, $25 at the door. Students half price. Under 12 free with ticket. Visit www.brownpapertickets.com/profile/1143574 or call 1-800-838-3006.
SPONSORS
Concert Sponsor: OceanView at Falmouth
Season Underwriters: Diversified Asset Planners, New England Cancer Specialists, Penmor Lithographers, and Winxnet
Season Sponsors: Androscoggin Bank and HeadInvest
Partner: The Highlands
For more information: www.oratoriochorale.org or call 207-577-3931.