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Alexandria Choral Society 2004-2005 Season
Philip Cave, Artistic Director
Neil Weston, Assistant Director and Accompanist

Mother's Day Choral Bouquet    May 7, 2005 at 8:00 pm
ACS and ACS Children's Chorus Bel Canto Tier
Fairlington United Methodist Church
3900 King Street, Alexandria, VA
Tickets: $20-25

...Les chansons des roses, Gerald Finzi's Seven Poems of Robert Bridges, E.J. Moeran's Songs of Springtime, and assorted madrigals.

Music of the Masters    April 17, 2005 at 5:00 pm
ACS Children's Chorus, directed by Kevin Carr
Fairlington United Methodist Church
3900 King Street, Alexandria, VA
Tickets: $15/Adults or $25/Family Pass (2 adults)

The ACS Children's Chorus presents its 5th annual solo spring concert, this time exploring music of past and present Masters: Vaughan Williams' Linden Lea, Benjamin Britten's Jazz Man, Franz Schubert's The Trout, Gustav Holst's Corn Song, Mozart's Papageno-Papagena duet, Aaron Copland's At the River, and Stephen Hatfield's Las Amarillas.

20th Century American Classics    March 12, 2005 at 8:00 pm
ACS and ACS Children's Chorus Bel Canto Tier
Fairlington United Methodist Church
3900 King Street, Alexandria, VA
Tickets: $20-25

ACS and the Bel Canto tier of the ACS Children's Chorus will explore the exciting field of American 20th century masterpieces, including Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and works by Samuel Barber.

'Tis the Season: Annual Family Holiday Concert
December 18, 2004 at 5:00 pm
ACS and ACS Children's Chorus
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
1301 Collingwood Road, Alexandria, VA
Tickets: $15/Adults or $25/Family Pass (2 adults)

Join the entire ACS family--the adult chorus and the ACS Children's Chorus directed by Kevin Carr--with harp, organ and piano accompaniment. Together, the two choruses will perform Benjamin Britten's beloved Ceremony of Carols. The adults will also present the humorous Twelve Days of Christmas by Edward Weston with lyrics by John Julius Norwich. The Dolce and Bel Canto tiers of the Children' Chorus will perform other works written specifically for children's voices.

Handel & the Chapel Royal   November 13, 2004 at 8:00 pm
Read the Washington Post review 11/15/04 Page C4

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