The Bismarck State College Choir presents a collaborative concert with From Age to Age, a professional, Minnesota-based vocal ensemble.
Andrew Miller directs the performance of "Sing Together!" at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27, in Bismarck's Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 519 Raymond Street.
Miller, BSC's new director of choral activities, is founder and artistic director of From Age to Age. The 15-member ensemble is known for cutting edge interpretations and world-class performances of modern choral repertoire. Their signature sound has been described as velvet and angelic.
This highly trained ensemble performs an arrangement of "She'll be Comin' Round the Mountain" by Emma Lou Diemer and "Otche Nash" (Russian) by resident composer Joshua G. Nice.
Audience members also will hear several BSC chamber ensembles. The program opens with BSC students and From Age to Age singing music of the Renaissance by Tallis, Palestrina, des Prez and William Byrd. The BSC Chamber Singers join From Age to Age in Eric Barnum's "Hic Est Martinus" (Latin), while the BSC Men's Ensemble and From Age to Age men combine for Kurt Bestor's "The Prayer of the Children."
The concert concludes with a Mass Choir performance of three works: a modern arrangement of "Requiem," Eric Whitacre's "Lux Arumque," and "Elijah Rock" spiritual.
Special guests are Jubilate! of Central Dakota Children's Choir directed by Dawn Hagerott, BSC assistant professor of music. The BSC Women's Ensemble also performs.
Educational outreach forms an integral part of the From Age to Age mission. The day before the concert, members will conduct intense vocal education workshops with BSC choral students. This outreach, called The Art of Ensemble Singing," is funded in part by a grant from the BSC Foundation.
From Age to Age tours across the Upper Midwest singing in underserved rural communities and assisted living/nursing homes. The organization contributes a portion of its free-will offerings to build schools in the Middle East to promote peace through education.
General admission tickets are $8 and $4 for seniors and students. For advance tickets, contact Andrew Miller at Andrew.J.Miller.4@bismarckstate.edu.