The Northern Lights Choir, under the direction of Helen Demong, will perform music by Berstein, Copland, and premiere the concert version of Glenn McClure’s, “Adirondack Folk Opera,” this Friday, May 13th , 8 pm, St. Bernard’s Church in Saranac Lake, NY. Tickets $12 at the doorListen to NPR interview including a song sample. Glenn McClure Composer’s Notes: “This…
Featured Music from the Concert Version of Promised Land: An Adirondack Folk Opera
Recording of Rosetta composition with photos that Abby Golfo put together for Glenn. The music is a recording of the European Space Operations Center Community Choir at theirJune 2015 concert. Glenn wrote the composition using the data collected from the European Space Agency scientists.
“Emancipation…Again” is a civic, educational and artistic exploration of the legacy of freedom. This web-based, global collaboration will bring scholars, artists, educators, and K12 students together in a variety of forums to share their unique experiences on Emancipation.
In collaboration with the Evangeline Area Council Scouts of America, the ASO will premiere a commissioned work, The Legacy of Atchafalaya, written by composer Glenn McClure as tribute to the beauty and the people of Acadiana. The Symphony’s performance of this piece heralds the beginning of its three-year partnership with the Scouts, and highlights the Scout’s 100-year Atchafalaya preservation project initiated this year.