The Mission Valley Choral Society will celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary with a special musical program, “Let Freedom Sing,” with performances on Saturday, April 18, at 1 p.m. at St. Ignatius Mission Church and Sunday, April 19, at 4 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Polson.
On March 31 the choir was awarded a grant from the Montana Historical Society’s Montana 250th Commission. Grant recipients are selected to engage Montanans with our nation’s history, including the millennia of Indigenous history prior to the founding of the United States. Director Cathy Gillhouse has selected 14 inspirational pieces spanning a variety of styles, including traditional spirituals, jazz, and patriotic standards. The musical selections reflect some of humanity’s deepest aspirations: the longing for loved ones to return home, the pursuit of freedom from oppression, and the joy of celebrating all that a promised land represents.
The concerts are free and open to the public. A freewill offering will be taken at Saturday’s performance to support the choir’s music expenses. Proceeds from the Sunday freewill offering will benefit Helping Hands of Mission Valley.
More information is available on the MVCS website at missionvalleychoralsociety.org or on its Facebook page. For additional details, call 406-261-3304 or 406-260-6103.
The March Mission Valley Choral Society rehearsal schedule for the Spring Concert is now: Thursday, March 5; Tuesday, March 10; Thursday, March 19; Tuesday, March 24. Rehearsals are from 7 to 9 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church in Polson.
Spring concerts will be held on Saturday, 1 p.m., April 18 at the Mission Church in St. Ignatius and Sunday, 4 p.m., April 19 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Polson.
Director Cathy Gillhouse has selected a varied program which includes Duke Ellington’s “Don’t Get Around Much Any More,” “Defying Gravity” from the musical “Wicked,” “Bye Bye, Blackbird” and traditional spiritual “Every Time I Feel the Spirit.”
The community choir, which has existed in the Mission Valley since the 1960s, has grown to included many new members from all corners of the Mission Valley. For information contact 406-261-3304 or 406-260-6103; or check out the MVCS website missionvalleychoralsociety.org or Facebook page.
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