Singers of New and Ancient Music (SONAM) is a chorus committed to creating high-quality sacred and secular music and giving back to the community. Their mission is to make excellent choral music that supports local non-profits through benefit concerts.
SONAM was established in 2012. The group consists of about 20 talented singers from central North Carolina, led by conductor Allan Friedman and accompanist Jane Lynch. As a volunteer organization, SONAM is sustained entirely by donations of time and resources.
SONAM is presenting their spring concert on Friday, May 9, 2025, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Baldwin Auditorium on Duke University’s campus, 1336 Campus drive, Durham, North Carolina.
Bridge of Song by Veljo Tormis. The group will sing some of their very favorite music about singing from Finland, South Africa, Estonia, Latvia, and more. All proceeds go to support the work of SONAM and their first-ever tour to Finland, Estonia, and Latvia. Donations accepted at the door in lieu of tickets.
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Program of SONAM’s Spring Concert
- Tormis – Laulusild (Bridge of Song)
- Friedman – How Can I Keep From Singing? (concert premiere!)
- Betinis – Gaudeant Caeli (“Rejoice, heavens”)
- Donkin – Magnificat
- Mäntyjärvi – Ave Maria
- Makaroff – Butterfly
- Schütz – Cantate Domino
- Palestina – Super flumina Babylonis (“by the rivers of Babylon”)
- arr. Robinson – Over the Rainbow
- Rossi – Shir LaMa’alot (Psalm 121)
- Rachmaninoff – Nïne otpushchayeshi (Nunc dimittis)
- Uusberg – Mis on inimene? (“What is human”)
- arr. Blake – Deep River
- Sibelius – This is My Song
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