Cascadian Chorale: Stormy Weather
$20 ($15 student/senior)
Melinda Bargreen — Big Easy on My Mind
William Billings — Euroclydon
Johannes Brahms — In stiller Nacht
Edward Elgar — As torrents in summer
Carlos Guastavino — Viento norte
Stephen Hatfield — La lluvia
Jeremy Kings — Stormy Weather
Shawn Kirchner — "Unclouded Day" from Heavenly Home: Three American Songs
Neil Pfeifer — Lilacs and Rain
Joy DeCoursey-Porter — Mondnacht
John Rutter — Blow Blow Thou Winter Wind
Joan Szymko — The Gift to Sing
Eric Whitacre — Cloudburst
Jeffrey L. Ames – I’ve been in the storm so long
Melinda Bargreen – Big Easy on My Mind
William Billings – Euroclydon
Johannes Brahms – In stiller Nacht
Edward Elgar – As torrents in summer
Carlos Guastavino – Viento norte
Stephen Hatfield – La lluvia
Jeremy Kings – Stormy Weather (world premiere)
Shawn Kirchner – Unclouded Day
Neil Pfeifer – Lilacs and Rain
Joy DeCoursey-Porter – Mondnacht
John Rutter – Blow, blow, thou winter wind
Joan Szymko – The Gift to Sing
Eric Whitacre – Cloudburst
In the Northwest, the Cascadian Choral is used to dealing with the weather, so they want to celebrate it in song. Of course rain features prominently, especially in Eric Whitacre’s Cloudburst and a new arrangement of Stormy Weather by Cascadian Chorale’s own Jeremy Kings. John Rutter, Carlos Guastavino, and William Billings deftly depict winds strong and calm. Two works were written in response to Hurricane Katrina by Jeffery Ames and local composer Melinda Bargreen. They will sing music by composers old and new, ranging from Brahms and Elgar to Joy Porter and Joan Szymko. And don’t worry: there is plenty of sunlight too.