We hope you will be able to join us this Sunday, October 27.  We will be performing in the sanctuary of Zion Lutheran Church of Clinton, at 2pm.

We will open the concert with John Rutter’s Requiem. We will be joined by several talented local instrumentalists, and take advantage of the organ in the church.

The second half of our concert will be RiverChor’s typical delightful mix of music from sublime to silly.  We’ll paint a sunset, go down to the river, tell the tale of a talking scarecrow, and take you to the wild west.

If you’d like to read more, the Clinton Herald printed a nice article in Wednesday’s paper.  It may be read here. Hope to see you there!

RiverChor will present a fall choir concert on Sunday, October 28 at 2pm in Zion Lutheran Church, Clinton, Iowa.  Musical selections are:

Song of Triumph; Dale Grotenhuis

Jam Sol Recedit (Now Sinks the Sun); Horatio W. Parker

Down to the River to Pray; Mack Wilberg

The Terrible Tale of Tom Gilligan; John Rutter

When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d; Ethan McGrath, text: Walt Whitman

Old West Medley; arr.  Mark Hayes

Requiem; John Rutter

We will be joined on the Rutter Requiem by a small orchestra.  We hope you can join us for this beautiful concert.

You are cordially invited to participate in a tradition that has been ongoing  since 1931 in Clinton, Iowa – the annual performance of Handel’s “Messiah”.  This is year two of the cycle, which means we will perform all of the Christmas portion, plus selected other choruses.  Dr. Rob Engelson is the director, and Christine Holmer the pianist.

If you would like to sing, rehearsals start November 21, and are Monday evenings at 7pm (until about 7:45 or 8:00) in the choir room at Lyons Middle School.  You are welcome to bring your own score, or there will be copies to borrow.

Of course, no performance is complete without an audience!  Please put Sunday, December 18th, at 3:00pm in Zion Lutheran Church in Clinton on your calendar.  The concert is free.

The Gateway area’s premier chorus invites you to attend their fall concert, which will be on Sunday, November 13, at 2pm.  The location is Zion Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa.

Reflections

Justorum animae………..Charles Villiers Stanford

Beati quorum via……………Charles Villiers Stanford

Splendid Jewel ………………… Stephen Paulus

Connie Swanson-DeSpain, soloist

Zadok the Priest …………….. George Frideric Handel

When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d ….. Ethan McGrath (words Walt Whitman)

In Remembrance………………………Jeffery L. Ames

Julie Marston, violin

Little Elegy ………………………….. Stephen Paulus

Now Let Us Sing (Women’s Feature)…………….Gwyneth Walker

Whalen’s Fate (Men’s Feature)…………………..Stephen Paulus

Luke Vander Bleek, soloist

Wondrous Love ……………………………. James E. Clement

Let Me Fly …………………………………. Robert DeCormier

Mark Kapusinski, soloist

Shenandoah ………………………………….. Gregg Smith

Bile Them Cabbage Down …………….. Mack Wilberg

Joe Snyder, soloist, and Julie Marston, violin

RiverChor will be starting again soon, and that means auditions are coming up!  Watch this space for specific information (they’ll likely be the Sunday after Labor Day).  You don’t need to prepare anything, and auditions are short and sweet.  There are openings in all sections.

This past weekend, 16 members of RiverChor went over to Dixon, IL to participate in the third performance of ‘Reagan of Illinois’ with the Dixon Municipal Band.  We had a great time, and the concert was well received.  Here are a couple of pictures from the concert.