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Multiple choirs to gather in Bonners Ferry
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October 22, 2014 |
Three choirs from Bonners Ferry and two choirs
from Creston, British Columbia will gather in
Bonners Ferry on Saturday, November 1 for a
choral festival performance titled "Imagine."
This event begins at 7:00 p.m. at Trinity
Lutheran Church, just off Highway 95 on Cody
Street. Requested donation is $10 for adults, $6
for students, or $29 for an immediate family.
 Guest
conductor Dr. Randel Wagner from Eastern
Washington University in Cheney, Washington,
will work with the choirs as well as any
interested individuals through out the day that
Saturday. He will conduct the massed choirs in
concert at 7:00 p.m. that evening.
Participating choirs include: Resonance (a men's
choir), She Sings (women's choir), and Boundless
(an octet) from Bonners Ferry. These choirs are
conducted by Vicki Blake Thompson. Creston
choirs include The Blossom Valley Singers (mixed
choir) and the Key of She (women's choir) both
directed by Anita Stushnoff.
These groups will perform individually as well
as together in a multicultural extravaganza
which also includes photography and art work
celebrating our planet and its many cultures.
On Sunday, November 2, the concert will be
repeated at 3:00 p.m., but will include Swingin'
on a Star, the Bonners Ferry Children's Choir
instead of the Creston choirs. Chloe Cavender is
the conductor for Swingin' on a Star.
Any individual from high school age through
adult who would like to participate in the
workshop on Saturday, November 1 with Dr. Wagner
should contact Vicki Blake Thompson for more
information, to receive the music, and register.
Cost is $25 which includes lunch, music, and all
the workshops, rehearsals, and performance with
Dr. Wagner.
Deadline for registration is Monday, October 27.
Vicki can be contacted at 208-267-0854 or by
e-mail to vickiblake1@me.com. This event is
hosted by the Bonners Ferry Community Choirs
listed above.
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