The Hillsdale Arts Chorale Will Honor Susan at December Concert With Special Music.Susan Mills of Jonesville joined the Hillsdale Arts Chorale in 2012. On Friday, May 12, 2017, Susan passed away. The Hillsdale Arts Chorale is pleased to honor Susan at their upcoming concert by performing Haydn's Little Organ Mass.
"We are extremely grateful for the memorial contributions that have underwritten the cost of this special music," said Executive Director, Greg Bailey. "It doesn't take long for The Hillsdale Arts Chorale to become a 'second family' for the singers, and so it is fitting to honor a family member who has been lost by sharing the gift of music." Susan graduated from Hillsdale High School in 1959 where she was a proud member of Howard Rizner Hillsdale High School Choir. She received her bachelor's in education from Michigan State University in 1978 and she taught elementary school for many years, later retiring as a first grade teacher. "The choir is really looking forward to our concert honoring Susan Mills," said Clelyn Chapin, Chorale Conductor. "She was a friend to many and a big supporter of the ensemble, so we wanted to do something that would appropriately reflect the contributions she made. We hope to bring joy to our audience, and especially to Susan's loved ones." Top notch musicians are coming in to perform Haydn's Little Organ Mass, and will feature Cindy Merritt on the soprano solo. The rest of the performance will include holiday favorites and even some pop numbers. The Chorale's second concert of the season, Cocoa & Carols, will take place on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at 7 PM at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church - 2551 West Bacon Road in Hillsdale. Tickets will be available at the door for $10 per person. Children under 18 are free with an adult.
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On Saturday, November 4, 2017, the Chorale opened its 45th season at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with new Conductor, Clelyn Chapin. Journeys featured traditional and contemporary classics. Soloists shared their own stories through popular songs and folk melodies. The program was broken into four different segments; imagining, preparing, traveling, and arrival. "Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal" opened the concert with solos by Don Sanderson and Heather Scharer. Imagining also featured "The Pasture" and "Esta Tierra". Preparing featured "If I got My Ticket Can I ride", with soloist Adam DeBacker, "Follow the Drunken Gourd" with soloists Heather Scharer and Anne Schmitt. "Walk in Jerusalem" was performed followed by a reading by Ned Wyse of Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken. "The Vagabond" was performed by Adam DeBacker, and Cindy Merritt performed "Poor Wandering One". Preparing ended with "Poor Wayfaring Stranger" with solos by Laura Leutheuser, Anne Schmitt, and Chloe Tritchka-Stutchell. Traveling featured "The Boy Who Picked Up His Feet to Fly" by Joshua Shank followed Ian DeBacker's reading his very own poem, Moonboy. "That Lonesome Road" was performed, followed by "The Road Home" with soloist Ellie Tucker. Brietta Allen, Heather Scharer, and Makayla Eppel closed Traveling with "Long Time Trav'ler". Arrival opened with a traditional African Folk Song, "Ndiyende Njirayi". Michael Blanchard performed "Traveler/Country Roads". "Unclouded Day" was performed with soloist Chloe Tritchka-Stuchell. "Let the River Run" ended the program. The Chorale performs their anticipated Christmas program, Cocoa & Carols, December 16, 2017, at 7 PM, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church - 2551 W. Bacon Rd. in Hillsdale. Tickets are $10 at the door. Under 18 free with an adult. Season tickets are still available for $30 or $25 ages 60+. |