A Requiem for Mozart
The Salem Chamber Orchestra opens with Mozart’s lovely Violin Concerto #3 in G Major, featuring the Orchestra’s Concert Master, Leonora Anop. The Orchestra and Chorale will then combine to perform Mozart’s Requiem. Shortly before his death at age 35, the very ill Mozart began composing a work that would become somewhat mysterious and controversial. It…
A Soulful Christmas with Brian Owens
Brian Owens is a one-of-a-kind singer. As a singer, Brian defies definition. He is not about setting people apart – he is about lifting people up, crossing boundaries, building bridges and always, always with a genuine smile. Brian Owens and friends join with the American Chamber Chorale and the Salem Chamber Orchestra to spread holiday…
Baroque by Candlelight
The Salem sanctuary is even more beautiful by candlelight. Be inspired by hauntingly beautiful music that gives way to exuberant joy in this concert of incredible music from the Baroque period. Among the featured soloists will be the Salem Chamber Orchestra’s Concert Master, Leonora Anop.
My Song in The Night
Religious faith is central to the lives of many people. Music can express our joy, our prayers, our longing, our fears and even our doubts. The music of faith – hymns, anthems, motets, cantatas, even music without words can bring us peace, comfort and hope. Sacred music from various fine periods and faith traditions will…
Morten Lauridsen …. about his Lux Aeterna
Lux Aeterna–Eternal Light–is an intimate work of quiet serenity centered around a universal symbol of hope, reassurance, goodness and illumination at all levels. This work formed in my mind over several years, and I began serious work on the piece shortly following the completion of Les Chansons des Roses in 1993. I put aside the…
The Music of Arvo Pärt
Arvo Pärt grew up in communist Estonia, part of the former Soviet Union. His early modernist music brought him respect from the West but did not meet the approval of the communist regime. Pärt broke new ground in 1968 with his Credo. Credo was an abrupt departure from Pärt’s previous music which had become empty,…
Season XVI: Concert Season 2016-2017
Strong ties exist between the ACC and Salem Methodist Church. Salem provides space for our weekly rehearsals and houses our music library. But the connection runs much deeper. Several members of the Salem community support the ACC financially and some members of the ACC also sing in Salem’s Chancel Choir. Salem has been the venue…
Dr. Leonard Naeger Arts Fund
Dr. Naeger’s wife, Betsy Naeger, along with Stephen Morton, Artistic Director at the Soul’s Journey Concert – October 2010. (more…)
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