Canton Symphony Chorus Performs AMERICA SINGS! Tonight

By: Feb. 13, 2015
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CANTON, OHIO (Feb. 3, 2015) - The Canton Symphony Chorus will present a concert of choral works by American composers tonight, February 13 at 7:00pm in Cable Recital Hall of the Cultural Center for the Arts. Dr. Britt Cooper, Director of the CSO Chorus as well as Director of Fine and Performing Arts and Director of Choral Activities at Walsh University will conduct the chorus.

The interactive concert will feature music of American composers and American Choral Traditions. Featured composers will include William Billings, Aaron Copland, Randall Thompson, and F. Melius Christiansen. Dr. Cooper will also discuss the music of these composers as well as the American choral sound as developed by particular traditions.

Founded in 1984, the Canton Symphony Chorus is a volunteer adult ensemble. Each season, the chorus performs major choral works with the Canton Symphony Orchestra under Music Director Gerhardt Zimmermann. The chorus will next perform with the CSO on their final Beethoven Festival concert April 26. They will be joined by the University of Mount Union Concert Choir and the Walsh University Chamber Singers to perform Beethoven's Choral Fantasy and Symphony No. 9 "Ode to Joy".

Tickets for the America Sings! concert are $10 for general admission seating. Dress is casual and the concert is appropriate for ages 8 and older. Tickets and the full concert season schedule are available at www.cantonsymphony.org, by calling (330) 452-2094, at the Zimmermann Symphony Center - 2331 17th Street NW in Canton - weekdays from 9am-5pm or at Cable Recital Hall beginning one hour before the performance.

Founded in 1937, the Canton Symphony Orchestra is a fully professional ensemble and organization dedicated to performing concerts that enrich, educate and entertain. Under the direction of Gerhardt Zimmermann, the orchestra performs classical, pops, holiday, and educational programs. Most performances are in Umstattd Performing Arts Hall, 2323 17th Street NW, Canton, Ohio (at McKinley High School across from C.T. Branin Natatorium). Parking at McKinley High School is free. For more information, please visit www.CantonSymphony.org.



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