The River City Chorale will kick off its tenth anniversary season by presenting “Awake
My Soul and Sing” a summer concert series at the end of July. Over 150 vocalists from
Hudson, Stillwater, the St. Croix River Valley, the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin
are excited to share an amazing blend of vocal music with the community and invite the
public attend to attend these performances.
On Monday July 23 rd , the Chorale’s will perform at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church,
115 4 th Street North, Stillwater. Tickets for the performance are $15.00 for adults and
$10.00 for youth under 18 and are available at the door. Tickets for this concert will also
be available for purchase at the chorale’s website: www.therivercitychorale.org
On Thursday, July 26 th , the group will sing at the Lakefront Park band shell along the St.
Croix River in downtown Hudson as part of the Park’s summer concert series. This
concert will also begin at 7:00 p.m.
The concert lineup will include Broadway classics, “Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’” form
Oklahoma, “It’s a Grand Night for Singing” from State Fair, and “Pure Imagination” from
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Interpretations by 20 th and 21 st century composers of
choral standards “Psalm 100”, “Eternal Father Strong to Save”, and “How Can I Keep
from Singing” will provide concert goers with beautiful new versions of these classic
songs. “Glory Day”, from Henry Mollicone’s opera Gabriel’s Daughter, which tells the
tale of a freed slave and her search for her children sold into slavery, brings the joy of
new found freedom in a gospel vocal setting. The Chorale will also perform a variety of
other entertaining choral selections.
The River City Chorale is under the leadership of Artistic Director and Conductor
Andrew Haase, and is accompanied by Jodell Krause. The Chorale would like to invite
everyone to come and celebrate the tradition of great choral music in the St. Croix River
Valley.