The River City Chorale - "Music of Living"

The River City Chorale is celebrating their ninth season of choral music by presenting a

series of concerts in July. Over 140 vocalists from Hudson, Stillwater, the St. Croix

River Valley, the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin will perform with the ensemble this

summer. The public is invited to attend these performances.

On Monday July 24 th , the Chorale’s first concert will be held at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity

Lutheran Church, 115 4 th Street North, Stillwater. Tickets for the performance are $10.00

and are available at the door. Tickets for this concert will also be available for purchase

at the chorale’s website: www.therivercitychorale.com

On Thursday, July 27 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.

On Monday, July 31 st , Como Park in St. Paul will be the venue for the chorale’s final

concert of the summer. The 7:00 p.m. concert will be held at the Como Lakeside

Pavilion located on Lexington Avenue on the east side of the park.

The two outdoor concerts are free and open to the public.

The Chorale will also provide special music at two Sunday worship services on July 23 rd

at St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in Mahtomedi.

The repertoire includes a variety of choral literature representing contrasting styles and

historical periods, including:

Z. Randall Stroope’s composition of “Dance for Love,” that interprets William Straub’s

love poem from a Civil War soldier to his wife and lyrically sets it to music.

“The Heavens are Telling”, which is one of the most performed pieces from composer

Franz Joseph Haydn’s renowned oratorio “The Creation.”

Mack Wilberg’s arrangement of the “My Country, ‘tis of thee”, that takes the classic

patriotic tune and sets it to beautiful four- and eight-part harmony.

“Beauty and the Beast: A New Musical” featuring favorites from the beloved Disney

movie and the Broadway musical.

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.