On April 16, the College of Central Florida’s music department presented the
Patriot Singers concert titled “Then and Now.” This title reflects the concept of
the concert, which divided the repertoire into two parts: past and present. Song
lyrics were provided in the concert program.
The evening’s performance opened with the classical pieces “Your Voices
Tune” by George Frederick Handel and “Lacrimosa,” a piece in Latin from
Mozart’s well-known Requiem Mass. The third piece, “Der Tanz,” was sung
in German, translating as “The Dance.” Choir Director Dr. Jason Longtin
encouraged the audience to read the lyrics, which show the song is not as happy
as it sounds.
Patriot Singers concert titled “Then and Now.” This title reflects the concept of
the concert, which divided the repertoire into two parts: past and present. Song
lyrics were provided in the concert program.
The evening’s performance opened with the classical pieces “Your Voices
Tune” by George Frederick Handel and “Lacrimosa,” a piece in Latin from
Mozart’s well-known Requiem Mass. The third piece, “Der Tanz,” was sung
in German, translating as “The Dance.” Choir Director Dr. Jason Longtin
encouraged the audience to read the lyrics, which show the song is not as happy
as it sounds.
The next piece was a contemporary English version of the traditional Bach
chorale, “Come Sweet Death,” modernized and arranged by Edwin London and
Rhonda Sandberg. The uniqueness was in the performance itself. The choir sang
their parts at their own rate with choreographed movement. The end of this song
was in perfect unison as the singers came together again on the word
“homeward.” This piece served as a transition from “then” to “now.”
The contemporary pieces of “now” were introduced with the song “Mystery” by
Jennifer Lucy Cook. Last semester, the choir performed one of her other pieces
called “Time.”
The next song, “Moonlight Sound Design” by Raimonds Tiguls was a
soundscape performed by the choir and four soloists: Erica Morales, Elora
Pfriender, Dharma Bryant and Mikey Snow. The composer dedicated this piece
to his late father. The following piece, “Ilus Hääl,” was a Latvian arrangement
of an Estonian folk song.
soundscape performed by the choir and four soloists: Erica Morales, Elora
Pfriender, Dharma Bryant and Mikey Snow. The composer dedicated this piece
to his late father. The following piece, “Ilus Hääl,” was a Latvian arrangement
of an Estonian folk song.
The final song was “Let the River Run,” which Longtin dedicated to Patriot
Singers accompanist Dr. John Lowe. Lowe was the collaborative pianist for this
concert and a good friend of Longtin.
concert and a good friend of Longtin.
When given the choice to perform any past piece again for this concert, “Let the
River Run” was Lowe’s request.
This piece featured Caleb Couch, who played conga, and Professor John
Ash, who played bass guitar.
Students who missed this event can email [email protected] if they would like to be
notified of upcoming events in the Dassance Center or Reid Black Box Theatre
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