School of Music

On Friday, November 6, the Acadia University Singers will perform “Sing You Home” – a concert of choral music for Remembrance.

 

With choral music by Eleanor Daley, Frank Tichelli, Kim André Arneson, Peter-Anthony Togni, and more, “Sing You Home” will take listeners on a musical journey from war to the return home – and from desolation to hope.  Woven together with poetry and letters written by Acadia University veterans, this program provides a contemplative space to reflect on the weight of war and to remember those who have given their lives in service of the pursuit of peace. “There is music in the midst of desolation,” wrote WWI poet Laurence Binyon in his famous poem, “For the Fallen” – a poignant reminder of the important role of music in Remembrance, and the power of music to uplift the human soul in the midst of our darkest hours.

 

Special guests on the program will be CONDUIT Chamber Choir: a community-based upper-voice chamber choir, directed by Andrew Cranston, comprised of singers from across the Annapolis Valley. The Acadia University Singers and CONDUIT are excited to be performing together in celebration of the Nova Scotia Choral Federation’s 50th anniversary.

 

The performance will be at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mahone Bay (89 Edgewater Street).  A portion of the proceeds from that concert will go to support the St. John’s Piano Fundraiser.