Music Sunday at the North Shore Unitarian Church, Deerfield, Illinois ... Another powerful piece sung by the choir, under the direction of Wayland Rogers, Musical Director ... "SONG FOR THE MIRA", composed by Allister MacGillivray, arranged by Stuart Calvert.
"SONG FOR THE MIRA" was written in 1973 in a Celtic style by Allister MacGillivray. Its lyrics speak of a longing for the Mira River region of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. It has become somehwat of an unofficial anthem of Canada's second smallest province, as well as a favorite of music lovers ranging from Holland to Japan.
Glenn Mills and David Napalo-Baritones, Marcia Bernstein-Alto, Jennifer Bartel-Flute
The NORTH SHORE UNITARIAN CHURCH CHOIR, Wayland Rogers-Director.
For this Music Sunday presentation, John Diaz and Barry Grossman-Percussion, Polly Hansen and Jennifer Bartel-Flute, Gregg Rodriguez-Banjo and Percussion. The Choir: Shirley Aiken, Lisa Alcala, Cathy Alvary, Carolyn Anderson, Bill Bauschke, Marcia Bernstein, Joyce Bleier, Duncan Brown, Rachel Crim, Suzanne Dirsmith, Tim Dirsmith, Doug Gerleman, Anne Graczyk, Holly Kerr, Russ Krochock, Lauren Kurnow, Nancy Lukens, Chuck Menges, Glenn Mills, Sandra Mysko, Marge Nach, David Napalo, David Portillo, Gregg Rodriguez, David Schneider, Lynn Smith.
The theme of Music Sunday is:
ONE WORLD, MANY VOICES
Wayland writes the introduction as follows:
One of the most important ways of understanding a culture different form our own is to sing and play its songs, read and hear its poetry, learn to speak its language and dance to its rhythms. We hope that today's service devoted to music and poetry from around the globe does its part in helping to transcend the boundaries of language and culture to bring us to a deeper understanding of "other". Our celebration of diversity begins with two pieces from the African tradition. PROCESSION FOR PEACE is the first.
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