Posts Tagged ‘concert’
Fall Concert Sunday, October 23 at 3pm
Composer Dan Forrest Visits HCS Rehearsal for Ubi Caritas
Dan Forrest, the composer of Requiem for the Living, visited Hickory Choral Society on Monday May 16th. HCS commissioned Dan Forrest to write Ubi Caritas, which will premiere this Sunday May 22, 2022 in concert. Ubi Caritas is in honor of J. Don Coleman and his many years of service founding and directing Hickory Choral Society.…
Read MoreAnd Let There Be Immeasurable Joy!
In 2019 when HCS singers presented founding conductor Don Coleman with a retirement gift of a newly commissioned piece by Dan Forrest, Don didn’t want the piece to feel like a memorial and had one request: “I’d prefer the music to be joyful and not a dirge.” Nearly two years later Forrest began the project…
Read MoreReflections from Dan Forrest
One of the biggest “breaks” in my career was when Don Coleman took a chance on a young composer in 2012 and commissioned the first large-scale major work he’d write. Requiem for the Living was the result, and after its premiere in Hickory, NC in 2013, the work has gone on to be performed hundreds…
Read MoreMay 22, 2022 3pm Late Spring Concert
Join us for the premiere performance of Ubi Caritas, commissioned in honor of J. Don Coleman’s many years of service to Hickory Choral Society by noted composer Dan Forrest.
Read MoreMarch 20 Concert to Highlight Hometown Composers and Music Education
In 2019 the Hickory Choral Society joined 17 other choirs from around the country to commission a new choral piece from Norwegian-American composer Ola Gjeilo. The result, “Roots,” is a folk music-like setting of a new text by Charles Anthony Silvestry. The lyrics, including lines such as “where love is strong and roots grow deep,”…
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