Clark college and high school choirs combine for concerts

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Two area treble choirs will be guests of the Clark College Chorale and Women’s Choral Ensemble in a duet of concerts. Thursday, March 12, at 7:30 p.m. the Prairie High School Symphonic Women’s Chorale joins the Clark College groups in Gaiser Hall. Under the direction of Monika Tabor, the students from Prairie High School will perform Mon coeur se reccomande a vous by Di Lasso, Kyrie from Mass in G by Schubert, the American folk hymn tune There Is a Balm in Gilead, and Three Little Maids from School from “The Mikado.” They will join the Clark Women’s Ensemble in singing Ah! si mon moine voulait danser, a French Canadian folk song. Tuesday, March 17 at 7:30 p.m., the three choirs of the Vancouver Girls’ Choir, performing Don Gato, London Bridge, Ol' Dan Tucker, The Wind and Yo Le Canto Todo El Dia, directed by Janet Lindsley, will be the featured guests joining the Clark choirs at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 426 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver.

The Clark College Chorale, co-directed by April Duvic and Janet Reiter, has selected several works, including the familiar opera chorus Brindisi from La Traviata, featuring David Warner, tenor, and Christina Moniot, soprano on the March 12 concert and Brandon Stewart, tenor, and Debbie Illyn, soprano, on the March 17 concert. A newly-arranged version of When the Saints Go Marching In by Portland composer Brandon Nelson will features soprano soloists Rosemary Warner and Jaz Bielby.

The Women’s Chorale Ensemble, directed by April Duvic, will perform works by Clark College music professor Gordon Trousdale, and Portland composer Joan Szymko. Szymko’s This Wonderful Feeling features marimba accompaniment and showcases the talents of Clark music instructor Ben Moll.

Admission to both concerts is free. March 12 all donations will go to the Clark Chorale and Women’s Ensemble. March 17 all donations will benefit the St. Luke’s Community Support fund, which supports local organizations, including Free Clinic of SW Washington, NW Harvest South, FISH, YWCA Safe Choice, Share House, Babies In Need, Seafarers’ Center, Columbia Pastoral Counseling Center, Friends of the Carpenter, Valley Homestead Shelter, Helping Hands, and Winter Housing Overflow. For more information, please contact Peggy Winston at 360-992-2662.