Community Choirs set to brighten Christmas
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December 12, 2012 |
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The Bonners
Ferry Community Choir |
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For over 40 years the Bonners Ferry Community
Choir has been ushering in Christmas for
Boundary County. This year 90 singers in the
combined Bonners Ferry Community Choir and
Swingin' on a Star Children's Choir have worked
since October to prepare "Christmas Across
America."
Performances are Friday December 21 at 7:30 pm
and Sunday December 23 at 3 pm at Trinity
Lutheran Church on the South Hill in Bonners
Ferry. Suggested donation is $10 or $25 for the
family.
This year's concert will feature the uniquely
American sounds of Christmas.
It includes spirituals, carols form Appalachia,
Hawaii and our Hispanic community, Gospel music,
as well as carols that our so much a part of our
heritage that it is hard to imagine Christmas
without them, and works by American composers
old and new.
Both choirs are conducted by Victoria Blake
Thompson. Barbara Nelson is accompanist.
Ceitleen Albertson is the assistant conductor
for the children's choir. They are joined by
Diane Olson on piano, and Sophia Smith from
Creston, BC, on cello.
The Bonners Ferry Community Choir is a
non-auditioned choir open to all singers high
school age and up. Swingin' on a Star: the
Bonners Ferry Children's Choir is an auditioned
group for eight to 18 year olds.
Each year the group also performs sections from
the performance for the residents of the
Restorium and Extended Care Facility on Sunday
before their afternoon concert. For more info
call (208) 304-0866.
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