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Invitation
November 18, 2017, 7:30 PM
Free
Invitation explores the origins of American musical styles and their influence on traditional compositional forms throughout history. Highlighting Carol Barnett’s The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass, in collaboration with the Bluegrass Music Association of Maine, other works include the complete Old American Songs by Aaron Copland; canons, catches, and rounds by Kirke Mechem; and and selection from The Harmony of Maine (1792) by Supply Belcher, the “Handel of Maine.”
This program features the Colby College Chorale, the Colby Kennebec Choral Society, and the Colby College Collegium, all directed by Eric Christopher Perry.
Location: Lorimer Chapel, Colby College, Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville.
Contact: Deb Ward, djward@colby.edu, 859-5650.