Current Season Performance Schedule SCCS State College PA

October 23, 2010 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Auditorium

Sing for the Cure, a poignant and uplifting musical experience with narration, chronicles the feelings and experiences of those touched by breast cancer through songs of different styles from a range of composers. An emotionally charged and powerful work initiated by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, from its first performance with renown poet laureate Maya Angelou, and subsequently at hundreds of performances across the country, Sing for the Cure has moved audience after audience.

In 2000, the founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Nancy Brinker, decided that one of the most effective ways the messages surrounding breast cancer could be delivered was through music. In the incredibly gifted hands of poet/librettist Pamela Martin and 10 different composers, the stories come to life:

The mother, diagnosed, who asks, “Who will curl my daughter's hair?”
The daughter's plaintive lullaby, “Come to me, mother, again in my dreams.”
The spouse, vowing “I made a promise. That promise lives on.”
The rousing “Stepping out in faith over groundless ground.”
And finally, “We are one voice. We will keep on singing 'til the ribbons that we wear wave like banners of life!”

Each of the 11 pieces carries a haunting message in the journey that is breast cancer. Accompanied by a full orchestra, the pieces are set apart by narration that tells the stories, speaking for hundreds who've been affected by this terrible disease. The music brings messages of comfort and faith and the hope of victory, and takes the listener through a myriad of emotions and experiences. There is no medium more powerful than music to move the hearts and minds of people.

And please, if you are a woman over the age of 40, do regular breast self-exams and have annual mammograms. And men, encourage the women you love to do the same. A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.

For more information on Susan G. Komen for the Cure, visit http://ww5.komen.org/default.aspx

	Concerts of our 62^nd Season
Home Membership Support Past Seasons History Links to Kindred Spirits	Sing for the Cure Benefit concert for cancer care programs and research October 23, 2010 7:30 p.m. Eisenhower Auditorium *Sing for the Cure, a poignant and uplifting musical experience with narration, chronicles the feelings and experiences of those touched by breast cancer through songs of different styles from a range of composers. An emotionally charged and powerful work initiated by the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, from its first performance with renown poet laureate Maya Angelou, and subsequently at hundreds of performances across the country, Sing for the Cure* has moved audience after audience. In 2000, the founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Nancy Brinker, decided that one of the most effective ways the messages surrounding breast cancer could be delivered was through music. In the incredibly gifted hands of poet/librettist Pamela Martin and 10 different composers, the stories come to life: The mother, diagnosed, who asks, “Who will curl my daughter's hair?” The daughter's plaintive lullaby, “Come to me, mother, again in my dreams.” The spouse, vowing “I made a promise. That promise lives on.” The rousing “Stepping out in faith over groundless ground.” And finally, “We are one voice. We will keep on singing 'til the ribbons that we wear wave like banners of life!” Each of the 11 pieces carries a haunting message in the journey that is breast cancer. Accompanied by a full orchestra, the pieces are set apart by narration that tells the stories, speaking for hundreds who've been affected by this terrible disease. The music brings messages of comfort and faith and the hope of victory, and takes the listener through a myriad of emotions and experiences. There is no medium more powerful than music to move the hearts and minds of people. And please, if you are a woman over the age of 40, do regular breast self-exams and have annual mammograms. And men, encourage the women you love to do the same. A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle. For more information on Susan G. Komen for the Cure, visit http://ww5.komen.org/default.aspx
George Frideric Handel Messiah Performed with the Pennsylvania Centre Orchestra in celebration of their 20th Anniversary November 20, 2010 1:00 p.m. Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church November 21, 2010 3:00 p.m. Rowland Theatre, Philipsburg The German-born English citizen George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) turned to composing oratorios after recovering from a stroke in 1737 which left his right arm temporarily paralyzed and stopped him from performing. Handel composed the three-and-a-half-hour Messiah, based on the life of Christ, in roughly two and a half weeks in late summer 1741. Although he used some material from previous work, it was an incredible achievement. The oratorio was first performed in New Musick Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin on April 13, 1742, with 26 boys and five men from the combined choirs of St Patrick's and Christ Church cathedrals participating. This performance was followed by premieres in London in 1743 and in America in 1818 in Boston. It has been a huge success ever since and is regularly performed virtually everywhere in the world, making it perhaps the best-known music in history. ______________ Retrieved from the World Wide Web July 10, 2010: http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Lib/Handel.htm
Choral Crown Jewels April 17, 2011 3:00 pm Pasquerilla Spiritual Center You know that old saying, "good things come in small packages"? This concert proves that premise also rings true in the world of choral music. This concert presents a collection of shorter choral treasures: “The Circus Band” by Charles Ives “Zadok the Priest” by George Frideric Handel “Cantique de Jean Racine” by Gabriel Fauré “Red, Red Rose” by James Mulholland “Psalm 23” by Paul Basler “Alleluia” by Paul Basler “Cry Out and Shout” by Knut Nystedt “Richte Mich Gott” by Felix Mendelssohn “Last Words of David” by Randall Thompson “Promise of Living” by Aaron Copland “Streams in the Desert” by Howard Hanson “Praise His Holy Name” by Keith Hampton “Teče Voda, Teče” arranged by Deems Taylor “O Whistle and I'll Come To Ye” arranged by Mack Wilberg “The Water is Wide” arranged by Rene Clausen “How Can I Keep from Singing” arranged by Daniel Graves “Pie Jesu” by Lloyd Webber “Jerusalem” by Hubert Parry		The State College Choral Society gratefully acknowledges the support of the Centre County Community Foundation
		The State College Choral Society is supported in part by Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts (PPA), the regional arts funding partnership of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency. State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania’s General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. PPA is administered in this region by the Pennsylvania Rural Arts Alliance.
Pre-Concert Lectures The Choral Society continues its tradition of pre-concert lectures. Facilitated by Chris Kiver, Penn State assistant professor of choral conducting, the lectures begin one hour before concert time and discuss the music and composers to be presented.