Bellevue Chamber Chorus: Child of Wonder
$20 ($15 senior/teacher/singer, $10 student ages 13 & over, $5 ages 12 & under)
- William Bryant, organ
- Sarah Fletcher, soprano
- Laura Kramer, cello
Elaine Hagenberg / Traditional — You Do Not Walk Alone (Irish blessing)
Sarah Quartel — God Will Give Orders / Sweet Child
Shawn Crouch — Who Would You Be (written in memory of victims of violence)
Maurice Duruflé — Requiem, Op. 9
Antonín Dvořák — Selected works
Welcome to the 41st season of the Bellevue Chamber Chorus! The Chorus is excited to open this season with "Child of Wonder," a concert in remembrance of all children who have passed in the last year due to violence in this country and worldwide. Eric Whitacre's ethereal piece "Child of Wonder" comes from his larger work The Sacred Veil for chorus, piano, and cello. Performances include Maurice Duruflé's Requiem featuring Seattle-based organist William Bryant, along with other pieces for chorus, piano, and cello including works by Sarah Quartel, Antonín Dvořák, and Shawn Crouch. The Chorus welcomes guest performers: Sarah Fletcher, soprano and Laura Kramer, cellist. Presented in the resonant and beautiful spaces of First Congregational Church of Bellevue (Nov. 2) and Seattle First Baptist's newly remodeled sanctuary (Nov. 3), this music offers a message of hope—life and light will shine through.
About Bellevue Chamber Chorus
Bellevue Chamber Chorus, founded in 1984, performs a minimum of three major concerts each season, encompassing a variety of choral literature from the classical standards and contemporary works to world music, Broadway hits, and vocal jazz. The Chorus often joins other ensembles in performances of major choral/orchestral works, such as Mozart’s Vespers and Requiem, Faure’s Requiem, Verdi’s Requiem, Handel’s Messiah, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Brahms’ Requiem, Rutter's Mass of the Children, and Ariel Ramirez' Misa por la Paz y la Justicia. The ensemble has premiered works by regional composers, including commissioned works for the Washington State Centennial Celebration, the grand opening of the Theatre at Meydenbauer Center, a special 20th anniversary season commissioned piece, That Music Always Round Me, by Seattle composer, John Muehleisen, and co-commissions of pieces by Andre Thomas and Eric Whitacre. The Chorus has released three CDs, “Timeframes”, “Retrospective”, and our 2013 holiday CD, “Christmas Visions, Winter Dreams”. Bellevue Chamber Chorus tours often and has performed in Carnegie Hall, various locations in Europe, the International Music Festival (2000) in Sydney, Australia, and twice at the invitational Kathaumixw International Choral Festival in Powell River, British Columbia, where they won first place in 2008 in the adult mixed chorus category. Other performances include the Leavenworth International Choral Festival, the international “Rolling Requiem” in memory of September 11th, as one of the regional choruses in the NEA sponsored American Masterpieces Choral Festival in Seattle, and in Kelowna, B.C. as part of the Okanogan Choral Society Series. The Chorus toured the south of France in the summer of 2017 and participated in the 22nd International Choir Festival in Provence, and the 9th International Choir Festival in Aveyron. The Chorus has been selected as one of only six choirs to perform in a special GSCC event “Welcome Home Morten Lauridsen” in October 2019. Bellevue Chamber Chorus has active memberships in the Bellevue Downtown Association, Greater Seattle Choral Consortium (GSCC) and Chorus America. The Chorus is supported in part by the Bellevue Arts Commission and 4Culture.
http://bellevuechamberchorus.org/About Sarah Fletcher, soprano
About Laura Kramer, cello
Laura Kramer has performed extensively as a soloist and chamber musician on baroque and modern cello. She has performed as continuo and solo cellist with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, NYS Baroque, the Grande Bande and Glimmerglass Opera. Laura also performs with many choral groups in the Seattle area, including Seattle Bach Choir, Mirinesse Women's Choir, Bellvue Chamber Chorus and Vespertine Opera.