A moving celebration of love for our magnificent home planet, deepening our connection and challenging us to action. The Chorale is joined by string quintet and percussion, and the concert interweaves poetry from Wendell Berry and Mary Oliver. Produced by Virginia Lee Harrod, Wendell Berry’s longtime friend and Kentucky neighbor.
A colorful and rousing annual celebration, now in its ninth year, this popular concert looks and the Christmas story through the eyes of the Celtic peoples. Produced in collaboration with First Presbyterian Church, features a 50-voice choir, piper Kevin Weigand, and multi-talented triplets, the Lubben Brothers.
This new multi-movement work by Steven Phillips uses jazz styles to explore new meanings of the traditional mass in the modern world. The multi-movement piece is interlaced with the words of contemporary poets and texts from various spiritual traditions. Accompanying the Chorale are top regional and national jazz musicians. Presented in appreciation for Second Heart Homes and the groundbreaking work of its founder, Megan Howell, of bringing community, help, and dignity to homeless persons.
An incredibly creative evening of choral and instrumental music by Don Bryn, Roger Zare, Jonathan Godfrey, Steph Davis, Steven Phillips, John Behnke, and others who have a hometown connection. With premiers of three commissioned works, the concert features choir, string ensemble, percussion, keyboards, classical guitar, banjo, and more.
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Your gift helps Via Nova Chorale inspire new ways to live together as one human family through the power of music, while building a vibrant future following its merger with Choral Artists of Sarasota.
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