Event

BCC Concert: Baltic Elegies

World Premiere of a New Choral Work: Baltic Elegies
Bellingham - 3 years ago, The Bellingham Chamber Chorale commissioned a new work for choir and bassoon from composer Tõnu Kõrvits, who is nationally renowned in Estonia, and increasingly in Europe and Asia, for his innovative and spiritually resonant compositions. The BCC is currently rehearsing the recently finished work in preparation for its world premiere, in Bellingham, June 6, 3: 00 pm at Christ the Servant Lutheran Church, 2600 Lakeway Drive. Kõrvits will be coming to the U.S. to attend the premiere and discuss his composition. The composer drew from poetry of expatriate Estonian artist and poet, Ivar Ivask, who escaped from occupied Estonia in 1944, moved to the U.S., teaching at the University of Oklahoma for nearly thirty years. His childhood friend, and expatriate Estonian, Martin Kuuskmann of Blaine, WA, will be featured bassoon soloist on the Elegies.
The BCC is a 40-member chamber choir of singers from Whatcom and Skagit Counties. Now in its seventh season, the highly polished group features music from the renaissance to modern times. The BCC is directed by Tim Fitzpatrick. All tickets are $15 and can be purchased at Piper Music, Village Books, Community Co-op, or at Brownpapertickets.com
For more Information call 360-738-8982 or visit bellinghamchamberchorale.org.