Please join RiverChor and gateway area singers in the annual Clinton tradition of Handel’s Messiah! The free concert will begin at 2pm on Sunday, December 17th at Zion Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa. All of Part I and selections from Part II will be presented with piano accompaniment by Christine Holmer. The group is under the direction of Dr. Rob Engelson.
Messiah rehearsals begin on Monday, November 13, at 7:00 p.m. in the Great Hall of First Presbyterian Church, 400 Fifth Ave. S. All singers from the area are welcome! The performance will be Sunday, December 17, 2:00 p.m. in Zion Lutheran Church, 439 Third Ave. S. in Clinton.
Unsure about practicing? A great resource is CyberBass, it will play your part for you, and you can even slow it down! Messiah on Cyberbass
RiverChor, the Gateway Area’s Premier Chorus, will present their fall concert entitled “The King Shall Rejoice” at 2:00pm on Nov 12, in Zion Lutheran Church of Clinton, IA. The concert is free. In addition to the featured work by Handel, the forty member choir will sing pieces of many genres selected from the following:
All That Hath Life & Breath Praise Ye the Lord! ….. Rene Clausen
Salvation is Created …… Paul Tschesnokoff / N.L. Norden
O Lord God ….. Paul Tschesnokoff / N.L. Norden
Nunc Dimittis (The Song of Simeon) …… Alexander Gretchaninoff / N.L. Norden
O Heiland, reiss die Himmel auf ……. Johannes Brahms
The King Shall Rejoice ….. George Frideric Handel
O Sing to the Lord ….. Dan Davison (Featuring the men)
Shout for Joy! …. Dan Davison (Featuring the women)
Abide with Me ….. arr. Moses Hogan
Saints Bound for Heaven ….. arr. Parker/Shaw
Give Me Jesus …. arr. Larry Fleming
King Jesus is a Listenin’ ….. arr. Ken Berg
Please mark your calendars and plan to spend a lovely afternoon in song!!
PromoPosterNov2017 <—–PDF version of the concert poster for printing and posting!
Students are back to school, and RiverChor will soon be back to singing! Wish to join us? Auditions will be Sunday, September 10th, from 1-3pm at Zion Lutheran Church in Clinton, IA. Auditions are walk-in, there is no need to prepare anything, and take about 10 minutes. Rehearsals will resume at 7pm September 11.
Concerts this year will include our Fall Concert on Sunday, November 12, 2017, and we will again be the core group for Messiah (this year all of the Christmas portion performed with piano) on Sunday, December 17, 2017; both concerts will be at Zion Lutheran Church. We will perform a spring concert in March 2018, stay tuned for an exact date.
The highlight of our season will be performing Haydn’s Creation with the Muscatine Civic Chorale….both in Clinton with Clinton Symphony Orchestra on April 28, 2018, AND with the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra on April 14, 2018. Soprano Alisa Magallon, tenor Alejandro Magallon, and bass Micheal Jorgensen are slated to be soloists. The soloists celebrate the first six days of creation as the archangels Gabriel, Uriel, and Rapheal; on the seventh day the soprano and bass become Eve and Adam, with tenor commentary. Both concerts will be under the direction of Brian Dollinger.
RiverChor has been working hard this winter on a large variety of music. We invite you to enjoy it with us on Sunday, April 23, at 2pm in Zion Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa. The concert is free.
All That has Life and Breath Praise Ye the Lord! ……… Rene Clausen
Ave Verum Corpus ……….. Camille Saint-Saens
Zadok the Priest ………. G. F. Handel
The Evening Primrose ……… Benjamin Britten
To My Cousin ……. F. J. Haydn; arranged by our own Dr. Thea Engelson
When the Saints Go Marching In ……. arr. Norman Luboff
Do Lord ……………. arr. Norman Luboff
Camptown Races ………… arr. Jack Halloran
Old West Medley …….. arr. Mark Hayes
Down to the River to Pray ……. arr. Mack Wilberg
Go and Tell John …… Lloyd Pfautsch
Witness ……. arr. Jack Halloran
Mark your calendar today and plan to join us on April 23rd!
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Be part of an 80+ year tradition in Clinton! Come on out to St. John’s and sing a long with us. No experience needed, music is provided, and all ages are welcome. Don’t sing, but want to listen? You are welcome, too!
Looking for a way to get in the Christmas spirit? Join us for an evening of music and carols! We’ll get on the Polar Express, dance with the Sugarplum Fairies, enjoy a Sleigh Ride, and learn to ‘Let It Go’.
After intermission, RiverChor will join the Symphony to present the lighthearted Star Carol by John Rutter, followed by a Christmas on Broadway medley. The concert will conclude with several “Messiah” choruses, and a hearty carol sing-a-long.
All students are admitted free, and the start time is a little earlier, so bring the whole family out to Vernon Cook Theater for a lovely evening on December 10th!
RiverChor is nearly ready to present their fall choir concert, which will include the following pieces:
Cantate Domino – Sweelinck
Justorum Animae – Stanford
I Am the Rose of Sharon – Billings
The Poor and Needy – Sateren
Song of Triumph – Grotenhuis
Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened – Handel
Gypsy Song – Bizet, arr. Engelson (Debut of this new arrangement, featuring the women)
Hard Times Come Again No More – Foster (featuring the men)
The Terrible Tale of Tom Gilligan – Rutter
Wondrous Love – Clemens
How Can I Keep from Singing – Davis
Bile Them Cabbage Down – arr. Wilberg
Mark your calendar now for Sunday, November 13th for an afternoon of great choral music!
Are you interested in singing with RiverChor? We are having auditions on Sunday, September 11 from 1-3 pm at Zion Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa. You do not need to prepare anything, and auditions take about 10 minutes.
Our 2016 season will be as follows:
Sunday, Nov. 13 Fall Concert, Zion Lutheran, 2:00 pm
Saturday, Dec. 10 Holiday Concert with the CSO, Clinton High, 7:30 pm
Sunday, April 23 Spring Concert, Zion Lutheran, 2:00 pm
RiverChor will present a blend of choral music taking you on a number of delightful journeys. Visit the Gypsies with Brahms, experience an ocean and a river community, relive your childhood with updated nursery rhymes, and Fly Away while Awakening to the music! The concert will be on May 1, 2016, at 2:00 pm, in Zion Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa. It is open to all, and is free.
Repertoire presented will be selected from the following:
Come to the Music……Joseph M. Martin
O Clap Your Hands …. Maurice Green
Festival Te Deum ….. R. Vaughn Williams
Zigeunderlieder ….. Johannes Brahms
Monday’s Child, and Sing a Song of Sixpence ……. arr. John Rutter
Away from the Roll of the Sea ….. Allister MacGillivray
Song for the Mira ……. Allister MacGillivray
Do I Hear a Waltz? (Medley) …… Rodgers/Hammerstein/Sondheim/Hart
I’ll Fly Away …. Albert Brumley
All Through the Night …… arr. Norman Luboff
The Awakening …… Joseph M. Martin
Mark your calendar for May 1, we’ll see you there!