New Selkirk Valley choirs Resonance (men) and She Sings (women) are combining for a concert celebrating men and women on Friday and Sunday in Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
She Sings and Resonance are auditioned choirs with singers from Bonners Ferry; Troy, Mont., and Creston. Both choirs are directed by Vicki Blake Thompsonqq and accompanied by Barb Nelson. This is the first public performance for both choirs.
“I absolutely love working with both of these groups,” said Blake Thompson. “The contrast in sound is both beautiful and powerful. Men and women bring such different qualities to their work. This concert celebrates those complementary contrasts in sound and theme.”
She Sings has 20 members. They will share works ranging from the old Irving Berlin favorite, Sisters, the African call for women to rise up, Msilale Wanawake, the familiar Turn Around in a lush new arrangement by Rene Clausen, the Renaissance work, Je le Vous Dirait, and the new contemporary work, Letters from a Girl to the World.
Resonance has 10 singers. They will share works including Billy Joel’s gorgeous Lullabye, Showdown, a rollicking competitive version of the hoedown, the Crosby, Stills and Nash tune, Find the Cost of Freedom, the gentle Nova Scotia folk song, Song of the Mira, a hilarious look at men’s choirs called Manly Men, the ’50s show tune Standing on the Corner, and the new work, Come Travel with Me, among others.
The two choirs combine for a staged choral satire, The Argument, and the powerful work from musical theatre, The Impossible Dream.
Performances are 7:30 p.m. April 25 and 3 p.m. April 27 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Bonners Ferry. Suggested donation is $10 at the door.
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