The Magnolia Chorale’s spring concert will take place April 22 and April 23.
Magnolia Chorale
The Magnolia Chorale presents two spring concerts, “Letters to Our Beloved Earth,” for Earth Day this month.
The first presentation will be at 7:30 p.m. April 22. The second concert will be at 2 p.m. April 23. Both concerts will take place at Magnolia Lutheran Church, 2414 31 Ave. West. Both concerts are free. Good-will offerings to support the chorale are welcome.
The chorale is directed by Joseph To, and the spring concert features a mix of classical, contemporary, and international selections dedicated to the wonders of the planet, according to a press release. The repertoire includes two pieces making their Seattle debut: “HuXi,” composed by Ng Cheuk-yin, and “Mae-e,” composed by Kentaro Sato.
“HuXi,” which translates to “breathing,” was commissioned by the Hong Kong Treble Choir Association in 2015 as the theme song for that year’s World Youth & Children’s Choir Festival Hong Kong. “Mae-e,” which translates as “forward,” was composed in 2011 and dedicated to the victims of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Magnolia Chorale, which was established in 1989, is a community-based, non-profit organization that provides opportunities for singers to perform a variety of sacred and secular choral music. It is an independent organization and is not affiliated with Magnolia Lutheran Church.