Sanctuary

Sunday, Mar. 2, 3:30pm | Monday, Mar. 3, 7:30pm
Christ United Methodist Church, 410 N Holden Rd

Old meets new and sacred stands with secular as Bel Canto Company and Gate City Voices celebrate the Triad’s outstanding high school conductors and their choirs. We are excited to invite four exceptional high school music educators to guest conduct Bel Canto Company in this unique musical celebration. Our special guests will be announced at the first concert of the season in October!

This collaborative event also showcases two major selections:

Sacred Place by Alex Berko – Performed by Bel Canto Company and Gate City Voices. Scored for chorus, violin, cello, and piano, the central themes of this six-movement work are ecological preservation and healing set within the structure of a traditional Jewish service. Although each movement is titled after a different pillar of the service (Opening Prayer, Amidah, Shema, Mi Sheberach, Kaddish, Closing Prayer), none of the text is in Hebrew. Rather it is a collection of the writings of several environmentalists and poets exploring their relationship with the earth, including Wendall Berry, John Muir, William Stafford, and Rabindranath Tagore. (Read More at alexberko.com)

Proud Music of the Storm by Jake Runestad –  Performed by all ensembles and conducted by Bel Canto Artistic Director Welborn Young, this piece is based on Walt Whitman’s poem of the same name celebrating the sounds of our world, from nature to music. Runestad describes it as an “ode to all sounds that make up Whitman’s world and how they inspired him to create.” Like many of Runestad’s works, it evokes a deep love for nature and implores the listener to protect its sacred beauty.

Getting There and Parking:

Christ United Methodist Church is located near the intersection of Holden Road and Friendly Avenue, just blocks from Friendly Center (map). The church has a large parking lot in front of the main entrance, and extending around the church on both sides. Please refrain from parking in the drop off zone in front of the main doors, aside from the spaces marked for accessible parking.

Support for this concert and our 2024-2025 Season provided by

Presenting Sponsors

Season Sponsors

Additional Support for Sanctuary Provided by:

The Choral Arts Collective is a non-profit resident organization of the Greensboro Cultural Center, made possible by a significant in-kind contribution from Creative Greensboro, the City of Greensboro’s office for arts & culture.