Past Event

Return to Joy

Women's Voices Chorus

Themes of grief, loss, rebirth and joy will be explored in a wide variety of music including Giovanni Pergolesi's Stabat Mater, Michael Isaacson's Holocaust cantata Cradle of Fire, and several pieces by modern women composers. One notable work is an area premiere of Songs from Behind the Caravan, a new work by Abbie Betinis, set to Persian poetry by the 14th-century poet Hâfez. (See note below on lecture preceding the concert.)

    Directing: Allan Friedman

    Accompanying: Deborah Coclanis, piano; string orchestra.

    Program
    • Giovanni Battista Pergolesi: Stabat Mater
    • Michael Isaacson: Cradle of Fire
    • Abbie Betinis: From Behind the Caravan: Songs of Hâfez
    • Judith Shatin: Amulet
    • Sarah Hopkins: Return to Joy
    • Gwyneth Walker: I Thank You God
      Note: Dr. Amir Rezvani, president of the Persian Art Center in North Carolina, will discuss Hâfez from 3:00-3:30 pm in the Chapel.
When
  • Sunday, May 1, 2011 , 4:00

Where
    Duke Chapel, Duke University
    Chapel Drive, West Campus
    Durham, NC 27708
    (partialy handicapped accessible)

    Venue Notes
      Follow Campus Drive to a Stop sign at a one-way traffic circle; take the second exit to the right, which is the entrance gate to Chapel Drive; the chapel is at the end. Since street parking is usually difficult, proceed to Science Drive (a couple blocks off Towerview Drive) to the visitor's lot, Bryan Center parking deck or Biological Sciences lot. Detailed directions and maps are available at www.chapel.duke.edu.
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Admission/Contact Information
    Ticket prices: $15 adult, $5 student

    Ticket availability: in advance from chorus members, http://www.womensvoiceschorus.org/, 919-684-3855, wvcinfo@yahoo.com; and at the door before the concert.

    Ticket discount available: Group rates available. For more information contact (919) 684-3855, wvcinfo@yahoo.com

    Further event information

For more information on the ensemble, see Women's Voices Chorus's page in the Chorus Directory.

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