Sierra Master Chorale & Orchestra

Alison Skinner, Conductor

Sunday, May 18, 2025 ∙ 2pm

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 ∙ 7:30pm

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SMC Music Director Alison Skinner intertwines themes of light, resilience, and connection, celebrating the brilliance of the human spirit through diverse musical artistry with "A Musical Journey of Light and Hope."

The Sierra Master Chorale and Orchestra invite you to experience an uplifting program that includes excerpts of choral masterpieces such as Mozart's Te Deum and Brahms' Requiem alongside contemporary gems like Lauridsen's Sure on This Shining Night and Gjeilo's Luminous Night of the Soul. Beloved musical theater favorites, including For Good from Wicked and Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz, add a touch of warmth and familiarity, rounding out the journey with a universal message of friendship, optimism, and celebrating the best in life.

Tickets are $50, youth 18 and under $5
(limited youth tickets - please reserve in advance)
Youth must be seated with a supervising adult.

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Seventh-day Adventist Church, 12889 Osborne Rd, Grass Valley

Program:

Splendor from Illuminare
Elaine Hagenberg

Laudate Coeli Domine
Hasse

Elijah, part 2, excerpts
Lift thine eyes
He, Watching over Israel
Be Not Afraid
Mendelssohn

Te Deum
Mozart

Requiem, How Lovely are thy dwelling places, in German
Brahms

Sure on this Shining Night, from Nocturnes
Lauridsen

Luminous Night of the Soul
Gjeilo

For Good from Wicked
Schwartz, arr. Mac Huff

Over the Rainbow from The Wizard of Oz
Harold Arlen, Arr. Hayes

All things bright and beautiful
Rutter

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing, from Five Mystical Songs
Vaughan Williams


Thank you to our Sponsors:
Season sponsors: Barbara & Denis Drew, Dr. George & Jo Ann Rebane, and Jeff Leiter & Diane Robertson
Concert sponsors: Vida & Frank Santos and Élan Clinic