Salem-Keizer has wonderful individual school chorale programs which feature choirs of mixed voice as well as men’s and women’s choruses. Imagine the awesome sound when young women from throughout the area join together in voice as the Willamette Girlchoir. The sixth annual Celebration of Women’s Voices, a concert of the Willamette Girlchoir, will also celebrate a local woman composer. In a world dominated by men, and marked by the likes of John Rutter and Georg Frederic Handel, Portlander Joan Szymko is becoming known in the world of choral music.
On Sunday, April 19 at 3pm, Willamette Girlchoir will be under the direction of Szymko and joined by her choir, Cantoras, and the Linfield Women’s Ensemble as they perform six masses written by this wonderful Oregon composer. The concert will be held in the sanctuary at First United Methodist Church on the corner of Church and State Streets in downtown Salem.
With tickets at $8 for adults and $6 or students and seniors, this is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon. For tickets or more information about Willamette Girlchoir, call (503) 370-6383. . Visit www.artsmartsalem.org for a listing of events for the current month and remember, “There’s Something to do in Salem”.
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