LISTEN! Stories of Hope, Sounds of Change

The THRESHOLDS CHORAL FESTIVAL

Feb. 23-24, 2008 First Christian Church, Des Moines

Nick Page, guest conductor  •  Odetta, Susan Werner, guest artists
Jim Papilous, guest composer  •  Ben Allaway, composer-in-residence
Iowa Youth Chorus, artist-in-residence choir
Kristin Stanton, conductor

Saturday February 23, 2008

Morning clinic possibilities with Nick Page. Contact Ben Allaway for info.

1:00 p.m.   Mass Choir rehearsal
3:00 p.m.   Break
3:15 p.m.   Singing and the Culture of Peace -- Talk by Dr. Tim Diebel
3:45 p.m.   Mass Choir rehearsal
4:15 p.m.   Odetta, Susan Werner rehearses with Mass Choir
5:00 p.m.   Dinner on 5th floor
5:45 p.m.   Free time- visit exhibits at church, Coffee Shack and at Drake Fine Arts Center
7:00 p.m.   Pre-concert meeting
7:30 p.m.   Odetta, Susan Werner and Thresholds  Mass Choir sings one song toward end of concert
Iowa Youth Chorus sings one solo number on the concert

Sunday February 24
CHURCHES AROUND TOWN

Choirs may sing at local churches in the morning

1:00-3:00 p.m.  Mass Choir rehearsal, First Christian Church
2:15 p.m.  Rehearse again with Odetta and Susan Werner
3:00 p.m.  Break
3:40 p.m.  Line up to go on stage
3:50 p.m.  Process onto stage
4:00 p.m.  Closing concert

Participating Choirs as of 2-1-08:

For info call Ben Allaway, Artistic Director, 515-255-2181
e-mail: benlmnop@aol.com website: www.thresholdsfestival.com

ATTENTION
CHOIR DIRECTOR

THRESHOLDS CHORAL FESTIVAL

LISTEN! Stories of Hope, Sounds of Change

Feb. 23-24, 2008 First Christian Church
Download Registration form

Nick Page, guest conductor (info at www.nickmusic.com)
Odetta, and Susan Werner guest artist
Jim Papilous, guest composer Ben Allaway, composer-in-residence

YOUR CHOIR or INDIVIDUAL SINGERS is/are invited to sing under Dr. ANDRE THOMAS of Florida State University, with Woodstock legend RICHIE HAVENS in a memorable 2-day festival in Des Moines using the arts to raise awareness about the environment. We hope for a 150-voice MASS CHOIR singing portions or complete performances of the following pieces:

A Promise I Will Keep, Nick Page Hal Leonard
The Earth's Been Good To Me, trad. arr. Nick Page, SAB Hal Leonard

These next titles available from the Thresholds Festival office, 515-255-2181:

Breaths, by Ysaye Barnwell
Ale Brider, arr. Nick Page, MS
Help Somebody, by Susan Werner, arr. Ben Allaway
House of the Rising Sun, traditional, arr. Odetta-Jim Papilous

Registration includes:

Cost: $35.00 per singer For info call Ben Allaway, Artistic Director, 515-255-2181
e-mail: benlmnop@aol.com website: www.thresholdsfestival.com