“Late and Soon” – Songs of the heedless and the wise
As we dip into dusky November, Social Band, Burlington’s lively band of singers, sings songs of the heedlessness and wisdom embedded in the human condition. The program features a new work by one of Social Band’s favorite composers, Thomas L. Read – Late and Soon, Six Climate Choruses, and – in Social Band’s inimitable way – explores the art of maintaining sanity in the face of folly. Join us for our program of song-making and poetry!
· Saturday, November 14, 2015 - 7:30pm ~ United Church of Hinesburg
· Sunday, November 15, 2015 - 3:00pm ~ Charlotte Congregational Church
“The world is too much with us; late and soon…” wrote the poet William Wordsworth. The poem was on the mind of composer Thomas L. Read while at work on Social Band’s newest project and, in turn, is the inspiration for Social Band’s fall concert theme.
Read has taken the works of five Vermont poets – David Cavanagh, Verandah Porche, F.D. Reeve, Hiram Ladd Spencer and Sharon Webster to create individual, poetic vignettes that vary in approach but are all mindful of the past and future of our changing environment.
Thoughtful, brooding, giddy, joyful – all of these moods play into Read’s pieces and, indeed, find their place throughout the program that includes a new work by Don Jamison in addition to works by Liz Thompson and Tom Cleary.
As always, Social band brings its characteristic “joie de vivre” to this program - combining powerful singing, food for thought and our collective sparkling personality. Join us as we come together for an hour of song and poetry.
Admission is by suggested donation of $15. Tickets are available at the door. For more information, visit www.socialband.org, find us on Facebook, or call (802) 355-4216.
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