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RiverChor Fall Concert – With Hope We Shall Rise

RiverChor will present their fall concert on Sunday, November 21, at 3:00pm. The concert will explore songs of crisis, including “Think on Me” and Haydn’s “Agnus Dei”; and songs of hope such as “Saints Bound for Heaven”, “I Shall Not Live in Vain”, and “Hope is Like a Feather”.

The concert is free, donations are appreciated.

Program to include:

Saints Bound for Heaven …… arr. Parker/Shaw

Mass in Time of War – Agnus Dei …… Joseph Haydn

O Vos Omnes ….. Tomas Luis de Victoria

Sing, My Child ….. Sarah Quartel

Think On Me …… James Mulholland

I Shall Not Live In Vain ….. Ruth Morris Gray

Time……. Benjamin Britten

Concord ……. Benjamin Britten

Al Shlosha D’varim …. Alan E. Naplan

I Will Be A Child of Peace …. Elaine Haggenburg

Find the Cost of Freedom (Men) ….. Stephen Stills

Hope is the Thing with Feathers (Women) …. Susan LaBarr

Covid protocols: The choir has been rehearsing in masks, and will wear them for the concert. We will have full lyrics available. Zion Lutheran recommends masks as per CDC for the audience, however they are not required. Seating is general admission, you are welcome to sit as close or far from others as you are comfortable.

Vox Femina – RiverChor Fall 2019 Concert

Join RiverChor on Sunday, November 17, at 3:00 PM (note the new time!) at Zion Lutheran Church in Clinton, Iowa. The fall concert of our 16th season will feature the choral music of women composers and arrangers, dating from the 12th century to contemporary. The choir consists of 50 members ranging in age from 15 to 70 that come from eight communities within the Gateway Area of eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Our directors are Karl Wolf and Chris Marple; our pianist is Christine Holmer. Admission is free, donations are welcome.

Repertoire:

Title	Composer/ arranger	Text
Jubilate Deo	Emily Crocker	Psalm 100
Lua, Lua, Lua	Esther Scliar	Lucia Candall
Three Madrigals “O Mistress Mine” “Take, O Take” “Sigh no more, Ladies”	Emma Lou Diemer	Shakespeare
Ave Maria	Angelina Figus	Traditional
I Thank You God	Gwyneth Walker	e.e. cummings
I Will Be Earth Featuring our Women	Gwyneth Walker	May Swenson
I see the Heaven’s Glory Shine Featuring our Men	Andrea Ramsey	Emily Bronté
My Very Own	Susan LaBarr	Song of Solomon
Arise, Beloved!	Rosephanye Powell	Song of Solomon
O frondens virga	Carlotta Ferrari	Hildegard von Bingen
Gondoliera	Clara Schumann	Emanuel Geibel
Daniel, Daniel, Servant of the Lord	Undine S. Moore	Trad. Spiritual

RiverChor holds auditions for the 2016-2017 season

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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 Prepares for Fall 2014 Concert

RiverChor is in rehearsals for their fall concert, which will be Sunday, November 2, 2014 at Zion Lutheran Church. The concert is free.

Repertoire will follow two basic themes, music for Kings, and music of love.

O Lord God …… Paul Tschesnokoff

Ubi Caritas …… Ola Gjeilo

The Lord is My Light …… Horatio W. Parker

Coronation Mass in C …….. W. A. Mozart

Annie Laurie ……….. arr. Arthur Johnstone

The Pasture ……… Frost/Thompson, featuring our Men

At Last ……. Gordon/Warren, featuring our Women

A Summer Night, and You, and Paradise ……. Keillor/Kornelis

Lord of the Dance ……. Carter/Fleming

Swing Low Sweet Chariot ….. arr. Peter Knight

King Jesus is a-Listnin’ ….. arr. Ken Berg

Please mark your calendar for November 2, we enjoy singing for you!

A New Season, time to Audition!

Do you enjoy singing, or know someone who does? We invite all Gateway area vocalists to audition for RiverChor. Auditions last about 10 minutes, and there is no need to prepare anything. We have openings in all sections.

RiverChor Auditions
1-3pm, Sunday, September 11
Zion Lutheran Church, Choir Room
439 Third Ave. South, Clinton, Iowa

An alternate audition time may be arranged by contacting Dr. Rob Engelson at 563-243-6042 or 563-212-6555.

The choir will resume rehearsals on Monday, September 12th, at 7pm in the Lyons Middle School choir room.