Join the Northeast Piedmont Chorale for their spring concert, A Celebration of Light and Peace.
The 84-member Chorale will be joined by a 10-piece orchestra to present two concerts. Both concerts are free.
Friday, May 2, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Wake Forest Baptist Church
107 E South Avenue, Wake Forest, NC
Saturday, May 3, 2025
7:30 p.m.
Trinity Baptist Church
4815 Six Forks Road, Raleigh, NC
The program is anchored by Elaine Hagenberg’s “Illuminare,” a five-movement choral work for choir and chamber orchestra that is “narrative in nature, exploring themes of distress and turmoil transforming to hope and peace,” according to Debi Simons, a speaker and writer well-known in the choral field for her blog, “Behind the Music.”
The chorale’s entire program focuses on that theme of finding light, hope and peace from darkness with a great variety of musical selections, from Raymond Wise’s “Shine the Light,” which brings in the well-known gospel melody, “This Little Light of Mine,” to “Let There Be Light” by Craig Courtney and Susan Boersma. The program is also very “audience friendly” in that there will be an emphasis on rhythmic accompaniments provided with drums and electric bass for popular songs such as a medley of Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim’s “Something’s Coming” and “Tonight” from “West Side Story” to Carly Simon’s award-winning “Let the River Run” from the movie, “Working Girl,” among other selections.
The Chorale is led by Cindy Edwards of Henderson, and the group is accompanied on piano by Kristen Allred of Raleigh.
About Northeast Piedmont Chorale
The Northeast Piedmont Chorale is a non-profit, volunteer organization that performs free concerts for the residents of the Northeast Piedmont area. The Chorale’s mission is to enrich the community through the performance of fine choral music. The Chorale welcomes singers of all ages and backgrounds who share a passion for singing.
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