Rudyard Kipling’s family’s World War I experience inspired oratorio
By Becky Malewitz South Bend Tribune May 17, 2018 Inspired by a Pietá-like painting of a mother in an Iraq desert holding her deceased soldier son, composer John Muehleisen set out to write a choral piece that captured wartime loss by searching for a letter written...Thank you for the beautiful concert! And what a lovely tribute to 30 years of performing such wonderful and varied music. Each concert holds a new, wonderful, and often educational experience. I think SBCS sounds better and better each time I attend a concert. Sitting in the audience last night and listening to you perform I felt such pride to have been a part of SBCS for several years. It was a definite highlight of my musical life. Thank you, Nancy, for allowing that to happen and thank you all for allowing me to share the gift of music with you. I look forward to your next concert. Christmas seems such a long time to wait. ❤️🎶❤️🎶👍❤️🙂
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Please join us tonight after the concert for a special 30th anniversary reception! Our Shaker-themed concert will feature a world premiere by Daniel Elder. See you soon! mailchi.mp/53c8e4c343d1/christmas-at-loretto-concert-tonight-1200215
Join us for a reception after tonight's concert!
Featuring new works by American composers Paul Crabtree and Daniel Elder. For this concert we return to music of a simpler time and style. We will perform some original Shaker tunes, but the bulk of t...We’re excited for our upcoming concert “Simple Gifts: Songs of the Shakers” coming up on May 19! The concert will feature music and original arrangements (including new works by Daniel Elder and Paul Crabtree) from the Shaker tradition, many of which have become beloved classics for Christians around the world. If you’d like to learn more about the Shakers, check out this great video from PBS, which details the Shaker worship, lifestyle, work, and music.
www.pbs.org/video/religion-ethics-newsweekly-the-shakers/
The Shakers | Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
Their last remaining community in Maine has only three living members.