Summit Chorale to Present “Music For The Soul”

Summit Chorale is pleased to announce that the first concert of its' 102nd season, "Music for the Soul," will be held Saturday, November 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Prospect Presbyterian Church in Maplewood (646 Prospect St.).

"We are truly excited to bring such a compelling mix of musical pieces to the greater Summit community," said Dr. Thomas Juneau, Summit Chorale's artistic director.

Highlighting the evening's selections will be "Requiem" by Gabriel Fauré, one of his most well-known and beloved pieces. Composed between 1887 and 1890, Fauré's "Requiem" was eventually performed at his funeral in 1924 and was not performed in the United States until 1931. In the composer's own words, "Everything I managed to entertain by way of religious illusion I put into my Requiem, which moreover is dominated from beginning to end by a very human feeling of faith in eternal rest."

Among the evening's other selections are "Three Graduals for the Church Year" by Anton Bruckner, Felix Mendelssohn's "Te Deum" and the ethereal "Lux Aurumque" by Eric Whitacre.

Advance tickets for "Music for the Soul" are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors and $10 for students and are available for purchase at www.brownpapertickets.com or from any Chorale member. At-the-door tickets are $25 for adults and seniors and $10 for students (with a valid student ID). For more information, please visit www.summitchorale.org.

Summit Chorale is one of New Jersey's oldest continuously running community choruses. Founded in 1909, Summit Chorale performs masterworks of choral literature, as well as innovative concerts of varied musical styles, striving for a repertoire that challenges singers while promoting valuable cultural programming for the community. Summit Chorale is made up of experienced singers who span both volunteer and professional singing backgrounds and draws its members and audiences from northern and central New Jersey.

Funding for Summit Chorale has been made possible in part by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, Department of State, a partner agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, through a grant administered by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs.