From UNIVERSITY CHORAL SOCIETY
Festival of Psalms will bring togetherBowling Green State University and community singers on Sunday, October 21 at 4 p.m. at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church.
The University Choral Society, conducted by Mark Munson, will open the program with Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” in observance of the 100-year anniversary of the birth of the composer. Graduate student Brad Morris, who is a counter tenor and a voice performance major, will be the featured soloist. The singers will be accompanied by Julie Buzzelli, harpist; Frances Zengel, percussionist; and Kevin McGill, organist for St. Mark’s.
Following the “Chichester Psalms,” Mr. McGill will lead the audience from the organ in a community sing of six hymns based on Psalm texts. The hymns will be sung in grand style, complete with creative organ accompaniments and soprano descants.
Four local church choirs will join the University Choral Society to close the program. In addition to choristers from the host church and the choral society singers from St. Aloysius Catholic Church, First United Methodist Church, and First Presbyterian Church will share in a performance of César Franck’s setting of Psalm 150.
The program is open to the public and admission is free of charge.
