Women of St. John Singers to offer spring concerts

Treat yourself to a refreshing time with the women of the St. John Singers plus guests, who will present a spring concert on Sunday May 15, 2005 at 4:00 p.m. at Emmaus Moravian Church in Coral Bay, and on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 at 7:30 p.m. at Nazareth Lutheran Church in Cruz Bay.

The emphasis of the program is on the last century – ie. the twentieth century. Included are Romantic and Modern works, both sacred and secular, by major composers representing several countries. Among the pieces on the program are the choral movement of Symphony No. 3 by Gustav Mahler, the Messe Basse by Gabriel Faure, Echo by a contemporary American composer, plus several shorter pieces by Oscar Peterson, Gustav Holst and Randall Thompson.

In addition to the choir’s numbers, guest soloist Carole Everett from St. Croix will perform a selection of arias and art songs, and Director John Cahill will perform Haydn’s Horn Concerto.

Albert Lynch’s boys’ choir from the All Saints Cathedral School will join in to sing the boys’ choir part of the Mahler Symphony (Sunday only).

Musical director John Cahill has led the St. John Singers since its founding over 20 years ago. He teaches piano and music theory on St. Thomas and St. John and is also an accomplished French Horn player.

Albert Lynch will accompany the choir and the Horn Concerto. Mr. Lynch, a gifted pianist and organist whom St. John Singers audiences have enjoyed before, is the founder of and teacher at the St. Thomas School of Music (formerly the New School Music).

Featured soloist Carole Everett is the Head of School at the Good Hope School in St. Croix. She is a mezzo-soprano who has performed with opera companies and orchestras and on recital tours around the world She studied voice in New York at the Manhattan School of Music and the Juilliard School, where she was also the Director of Admissions for seven years.

Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for children 5 years and under. Tickets may be purchased at the door.

St. John Singers is partially funded by VICA and the National Endowment for the Arts.

For information call 693-7788 or 777-6915.