Submitted by Kimberly Aikens
Island Chamber Singers
March 17, 2016 10:40 a.m.
The Island Chamber Singers will perform composer John Rutter’s Mass of the Children with the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus on Friday, April 15, and Sunday, April 17, at Amelia Plantation Chapel. Accompanied by an orchestra and soloists David Scheininger and Glynis Wood, the 50-member adult chorus will be joined by 30 singers from the Jacksonville Children’s Chorus for a rare performance of this work, which debuted at Carnegie Hall in 2003. The Mass will be sung in Latin and English, with interplay between the adults, children and soloists. Musical Director Jane Lindberg, founder of the Island Chamber Singers, will lead the performance, which marks the 12th season for the group.
Featured in the second half of the concert will be some favorites by Rutter, including “When the Saints Go Marching In,” “The Lord Bless You and Keep You,” and I Will Sing with the Spirit.”
The concerts will take place at Amelia Plantation Chapel, 36 Bowman Road, Amelia Island, on Friday, April 15, at 7 pm and Sunday, April 17, at 3 pm. An opening night reception will be held in the Fellowship Hall immediately following Friday evening’s performance.
Tickets are $20 for adults when purchased in advance of concert day. They can be purchased online at www.IslandChamberSingers.org; from a member of Island Chamber Singers; at the Amelia Island Welcome Center, 102 Centre Street, (800) 226-3542; at Peterbrooke Chocolatier, 1427 Sadler Road; at the AIFBY Chamber of Commerce, 961687 Gateway Blvd., Suite 101G (at A1A and Amelia Island Parkway), (904) 261-3248; and at Harrison’s Mercantile at the Omni Amelia Island Plantation Spa and Shops, (904) 432-2218. Tickets may also be purchased at the door for $25. Tickets are always FREE for all students. For further information or to audition to sing with the group, please call (904) 225-0575 on weekdays.