SILOAM SPRINGS, Ark. -- The John Brown University Cathedral Choir will kick off its spring tour with a concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 15, at the Bella Vista Community Church, 75 East Lancashire Blvd. The concert is free and open to the public.
The 70-member choir will perform pieces ranging from the early 17th century to pieces newly composed in 2013. Audiences will hear many different styles of music, from Heinrich Schütz's sublime "Die mit Tränen säen" to Stacey V. Gibbs' rousing spiritual "Sit Down Servant." Other pieces include "For the Beauty of the Earth" by Philip Stopford and a new arrangement of an old classic, "America the Beautiful," arranged by Frank La Rocca.
The spring tour will take the choir to Texas before returning to Arkansas for a conclusion concert at JBU on Tuesday, March 31, in the Berry Performing Arts Center.
The choir has toured extensively all over the United States and in Northern Ireland. In addition to annual tours, the choir is featured in the annual Candlelight Service at John Brown University each December.
In 2014 the Cathedral Choir recorded a CD while on a mission tour in Northern Ireland. The CD will be on sale at each of the choir's appearances.
Religion on 03/18/2015