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Falmouth Chorale December 2011 Concert
On this Shining Night
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Program
.jpg) Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 4:00 PM
Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 7:30 PM
Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 3:00 PM
First Congregational Church
Taking its theme from James Agee’s poem “Sure on This Shining Night” (set to music by Morten Lauridsen), the Chorale’s popular holiday concert focuses this year on the stars. The program will sparkle with Bach’s beloved cantata Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, with soloists Joan Kirchner and John Murelle and luminous renderings of “The Shepherd’s Carol” by William Billings and Mendelssohn’s “There Shall a Star Come Out of Jacob.” A string quartet and oboist from the New England Conservatory join Randolph James on organ. Audience caroling, including John Rutter’s “Star Carol,” will bring a celestial glow to the historic and festively decorated First Congregational Church.
Guest Artists
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Joan Kirchner, soprano, appears regionally as a soloist for oratorio, opera, and recital repertoire from medieval works to the American Songbook. She has sung with the Handel & Haydn Society, Masterworks Chorale, Chorus North Shore, Toronto’s Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and a variety of venues on the Cape. Appearances in the Falmouth area this year included a stunning performance of Mozart’s solo cantata “Exsultate, Jubilate” with the Woods Hole Cantata Consort this summer and a festive opening recital at Highfield Hall with Robert Wyatt in October. A co-founder of the Cape Renaissance group OYEZ!, Joan has a strong interest in early music, working with leading names such as Ton Koopman, Nicolas Harnoncourt, and Gustav Leonhardt. A native of Western New York, Joan holds two bachelor’s degrees from Houghton College, one in Church Music and another in Business Administration. She earned a master’s degree in Church Music and Organ Performance from Indiana University, and also studied at the Eastman School of Music. She has served churches in Indiana, North Carolina, Nantucket and the Cape, and teaches voice, piano, and flute at her home studio in Brewster.
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Baritone John Murelle is a versatile singer with a wide range of musical interests, including art song, opera and oratorio, Broadway and popular songs. He holds Vocal Performance degrees from the University of Michigan and the Boston Conservatory, and a Diploma from the Boston University Opera Institute. John Murelle’s keen interest in song literature has earned him accolades as a concert singer. His diverse programs include song cycles of Beethoven, Head, Fauré, Quilter, Ravel, Schubert, Schumann and Vaughan Williams, and highly acclaimed theme recitals including The Way You Look Tonight, The Songs of Jerome Kern, With A Song In My Heart, The Songs of Rodgers and Hart, You’re The Top! The Songs of Cole Porter, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Songs of George and Ira Gershwin, Let Yourself Go! The Songs of Irving Berlin, and Cuban Passion, The Songs Of Ernesto Lecuona and just last month, In a Sentimental Mood, The songs of Duke Ellington. Mr. Murelle has been a featured soloist, on Cape, with the Mastersingers of Cape Cod, the Woods Hole Cantata Singers, the Cape Cod Chorale and the Chatham Chorale. In great demand as a voice teacher, John has a private studio in East Sandwich. His student’s regularly receive scholarships at recognized music schools throughout the U.S. Mr. Murelle is an active member of, NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing, AGO (The American Guild of Organists), and Arts Falmouth. Mr. Murelle’s web site: www.jmurelle.com. Upcoming performances include, The All-Italian Recital, featuring the private voice students of John Murelle, Sunday, January 15th, Sandwich, A program of Gershwin music with soprano Joan Kirchner, Sunday, March 4th at the West Parish Congregational Church, West Barnstable and featured soloist with the Chatham Chorale in Salute to America 2012. |
Venue Directions
Performances will be held at First Congregational Church, 68 Main St, Falmouth MA 02540. Doors open 60 minutes prior to the start of the concert. Church is handicapped accessible; please see an usher for assistance.
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Purchase Tickets
Tickets for the Saturday & Sunday peformances of On This Shining Night are no longer available online.
However, tickets are available at our ticket vendors including Eight Cousins (open until 6pm) and at the door.
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