In a program of music written entirely by living composers, the choruses at UC Davis perform works ideal for intimate concert venues such as the Pitzer Center. The repertoire incorporates many different choral traditions, including American Spirituals (“The Storm is Passing Over,” arranged by Barbara Baker), Venezuelan folk songs (“La Paloma” by Cristian Grases), Filipino or Visayan folk songs (“Rosas Pandan,” arranged by George Hernandez), and modern choral harmonies (as in Marques Garrett’s “My Heart Be Brave”).

Program

Concert Choir

Cristian Grases: La Paloma

Gwyneth Walker: Crossing the Bar

Pablo Ortiz (faculty composer): Face and Heart 

Rosephanye Powell: Still I Rise

arr. Barbara Baker: The Storm Is Passing Over 

arr. Z. Randall Stroope: Inscription of Hope 

Isabella Lazaro (undergraduate student composer): Song for a Wandering Spirit (Please Rest) WORLD PREMIERE

Gwyneth Walker: Every Life Shall Be A Song

Chamber Singers

arr. André Thomas: Go Down In The Valley and Pray

Marques Garrett: My Heart Be Brave

Christian Baldini (faculty composer): Ave Maria

Peter Chatterjee (graduate student composer): Morning is the Place for Dew WORLD PREMIERE

arr. George Hernandez: Rosas Pandan

$12 Students and Children, $24 Adults (Open Seating)