“This is not your parents’ typical choral concert! This is all about the sounds of today and what music has captured the imagination of listeners here and around the globe,” says Richard Hynson, music director of Bel Canto Chorus.
Performing works of Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductee Billy Joel, Grammy-winner Eric Whitacre, jazz great Duke Ellington and young breakout star Jake Runestad, among others, Bel Canto Chorus will present Modern American Choral Masters on Wednesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. at 1451 Renaissance Place on the East Side of Milwaukee.
Bel Canto invites patrons to meet many of today’s hottest American choral composers through works that will move, amuse and delight. “You will hear the breadth and depth of the American Choral scene,” says Hynson.
From the incredibly moving “Lux” by Paul Fowler to an energetic choral version of Pharrell Williams' "Happy," this concert promises to excite any music lover.
Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine, Eric Whitacre
My Flight for Heaven, Blake R. Henson
Don't Get Around Much Anymore, Duke Ellington and Bob Russell
There Will Be Rest, Frank Ticheli
Cloudburst, Eric Whitacre
And So It Goes, Billy Joel
The Road Home, Stephen Paulus
Lux, Paul Fowler
Stand by Me, Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller
Fear Not, Dear Friend, Jake Runestad
Nyon, Nyon, Jake Runestad
Happy, Pharrell Williams
For more information about this concert and future concerts, visit belcanto.org.
