Trey Jacobs
Chorale performs
Turtle Creek Chorale will perform “Americana” on May 3 and 4 in partnership with the SoCo Women’s Chorus in Austin, conducted by Janey Hall. Each group will perform a set of songs by American composers and then join together for three contemporary American pieces.
The concerts will be held May 3 at 7:30 p.m. and May 4 at 3 p.m. at King-Seabrook Chapel on the campus of Huston-Tillotson University in Austin. Tickets are $20.
“It was such a joy to unite with this Austin chorus for our Remembering JFK Concert in November,” TCC Artistic Director Trey Jacobs said. “I found the women in this chorus to be enthusiastic and committed to making extraordinary music. It will be wonderful collaborating in Austin on choral music by American composers.”
Then, TCC presents its Chamber Chorus and small ensemble Camerata in “Homeland … A Choral Journey from Britannia to Americana,” a concert of the choral music of British and American composers at Royal Lane Baptist Church in Dallas on May 10 at 7 p.m.
The Chamber Chorus is a 28-singer ensemble, co-conducted by artistic director Trey Jacobs and associate conductor Sean Baugh, which performs several additional concerts each year. Camerata is a nine-singer ensemble in the style of the acclaimed British a cappella group, The King’s Singers, conducted by TCC pianist Scott Ayers.
“This incredible concert with both the Turtle Creek Chorale’s Chamber Chorus and Camerata truly features some of the most beautiful music of the season,” Baugh said. “From the podium, the music just takes my breath away when we sing, so I can only imagine what the audience must experience.”
Song selections include pieces by the Beatles, Billy Joel, Thomas Tallis, Kurt Bestor, Gustav Holt and Z. Randall Stroope. There is a $10 suggested donation for admission.
Sue Ellen’s presents Music Fest
Psycho Shannon is emcee and host of the 8th annual Music Fest at Sue Ellen’s on May 4. Antigone Rising headlines. Other bands include Mi Diva Loca, Girl, Heather Knox, Unjustified Matters and Kathy & Bella. Tickets are $15. Gates open at 2 p.m.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition May 2, 2014.