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Follow on Google News |  Bel Canto Chorus International To Perform In FranceBel Canto Chorus International, Richard Hynson Music Director, is taking a tour of France June 22 - July 2, 2013. The Milwaukee-based chorus will be joined by two French choirs and orchestra, presenting three concerts of Brahms’ “Requiem”.
By: Bel Canto Chorus Bel Canto will open the concerts with Richard Hynson’s Three Funeral Motets. Composed between 1999 and 2001, the three works are a response to losses suffered by the Milwaukee community and the United States. Hynson wrote two of these pieces to memorialize the death of Milwaukee business leader Joseph Tierney, Jr. The third piece is Hynson’s response to the terrorist attacksof September 11, 2001. Hynson will then lead the combined forces in Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem. The two choruses and orchestra joining Bel Canto International are the Ensemble Vocal Martenot de Gironde and the Ensemble Orchestral et Vocal de Bordeaux, Lionel Gaudin-Villard director. The three performances are: Wednesday, June 26 at Collegial Church of Saint-Emilion; About Richard Hynson This season marks Richard Hynson’s 25th anniversary season as Music Director of Bel Canto Chorus. Since 2006, Hynson has also served as Music Director of the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. In addition to his work as a conductor and educator, Hynson is a composer. He has written a substantial body of published choral, vocal, and ensemble works, many of which he has recorded with Bel Canto Chorus singers. The U.S. Air Force Singing Sergeants have frequently performed Hynson’s “In the Midst of Life”, composed in response to the events of September 11. About Bel Canto Chorus International Formed in 1931, Bel Canto Chorus is Southeastern Wisconsin’s longest continuously performing arts organization. It is made up of mostly volunteer singers from southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois. Under the direction of Richard Hynson, the chorus opened its 81st season on Sunday afternoon, September 11, 2011 with “United We Stand” in Cathedral Square park. This free concert marking the tenth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks featured Mozart’s Requiem and Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” with the Milwaukee Chamber Orchestra. “The chorus sang with force and assurance, easily separating the complex vocal lines… and following Hynson's judicious phrasing in when to hold back and when to let go.” (David Lewellen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) About Rebecca Whitney Rebecca Whitney received her Bachelor of Music Degree in Vocal Performance and Vocal Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. She has performed as a soloist with numerous groups in Southeastern Wisconsin, singing works such as Handel’s Messiah and Israel in Egypt, Haydn’s The Creation, Mozart’s Vesperae solemnes de confessore and Coronation Mass, Faure’s Requiem, Poulenc’s Gloria, Richard Hynson’s Evensong, and works by Bach, Vivaldi, Vaughan Williams, and John Rutter among others. Whitney joined Bel Canto Chorus as a soprano section leader in 2005, the same year she was named a finalist in the Bel Canto Regional Artists Competition. She also currently serves as Bel Canto’s Education and Outreach Manager. Whitney was honored to appear as the soprano soloist in Mozart’s Requiem for Bel Canto’s 9.11.11 commemorative concert, United We Stand, which was viewed by tens of thousands via Wisconsin Public Television. Whitney lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her husband Steven, a bassoonist, and their children Patrick, Michael, and Clare. About Gerard Sundberg Gerard Sundberg’s compelling baritone voice is celebrated internationally for its beauty and clarity. For the past eight seasons, he has captivated audiences with his performances of Handel’s Messiah with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Chorus. Recent performances include the St. John Passion conducted by John Nelson in Paris at the Notre Dame Cathedral. Maestro Nelson lauds Mr. Sundberg for his “command of diction and remarkable involvement in the text”. He has appeared as soloist with the Robert Shaw Festival Singers, and with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Robert Shaw. Sundberg maintains an impressive presence in the Chicago area, frequently appearing as soloist with the West Suburban Choral Union. He also has sung extensively with the Oregon Bach Festival under the artistic leadership of Helmuth Rilling, who praises Sundberg for his “exceptionally stunning high range” and “perfect command of the German language and high musicality”. Previous performances with Bel Canto chorus include Handel Messiah, Finzi Requiem da Camera, and Mozart Requiem. Sundberg is a graduate of Bethel College (St. Paul, MN), and holds both Master of Fine Arts and Doctor of Musical Arts degrees from the University of Minnesota where he studied voice with Clifton Ware and Roy Schuessler. He is presently Professor of Voice at Wheaton Conservatory of Music (Wheaton, IL). His two recordings are Singer on a Journey, including four sacred song cycles by Brahms, Beethoven, Vaughan Williams and Carlisle Floyd, and Songs for the Journey including arrangements by Edwin Childs of 16 Hymns and Gospel songs. Contact information/ For additional information, promotional photos, or interview requests, contact Kathy Pratscher, Executive Director, at (414) 481-8801. Online http://www.belcanto.org End
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