Thursday, May 1, 2008

VocalEssence Celebrates 40 Years With 'Gala: Serengeti Serenade' May 3

[Philip Brunelle, Founder and Artistic Director of VocalEssence]

From the May eNewsletter of The Myrtle Hart Society, MyrtleHart.org:
VocalEssence celebrates its 40th Anniversary Season with Philip Brunelle, Founder and Artistic Director. The 130-voice VocalEssence Chorus and 32-voice Ensemble Singers invite you to their 'Gala: Serengeti Serenade' on Saturday, May 3 at 6:00PM at The Historic Milwaukee Depot. The magnificent landscape of the Serengeti region and the invigorating music of Africa inspire the 2008 vocalessence Gala, led by co-chairs Gayle Fuguitt and Julie Zelle. There will also be a drum and dance troupe performing music of Ghana! Program includes Rosephanye Powell: Sorida (A Zimbabwe Greeting); Keep Your Lamps - arr. André Thomas; Duke Ellington, arr. Sanford Moore: Come Sunday. [Duke Ellington is profiled at AfriClassical.com]







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