{"id":93656,"date":"2019-06-06T15:10:41","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T21:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-womens-choir-to-take-the-stage-with-santa-fe-singers\/"},"modified":"2019-06-06T15:10:41","modified_gmt":"2019-06-06T21:10:41","slug":"durango-womens-choir-to-take-the-stage-with-santa-fe-singers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/durango-womens-choir-to-take-the-stage-with-santa-fe-singers\/","title":{"rendered":"Durango Women\u2019s Choir to take the stage with Santa Fe singers"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=85e23aae-760b-4669-b6e6-c5d37e328e7d&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"989\" alt=\"Durango Women\u2019s Choir and the Santa Fe Women\u2019s Ensemble will sing together Sunday.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Durango Women\u2019s Choir and the Santa Fe Women\u2019s Ensemble will sing together Sunday.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>On Sunday, the 17-member Women\u2019s Choir will team up with the 17-member Santa Fe Women\u2019s Ensemble for their third collaboration, \u201cSongs of Connection.\u201d An exchange, the Durango women performed Sunday\u2019s show with the Ensemble in April in Santa Fe, said Linda Mack Berven, conductor of the Women\u2019s Choir and artistic director for the Choral Society.<\/p>\n<p>For this show, she will be sharing conducting duties with Linda Raney, director of the Women\u2019s Ensemble. Mack Berven, who is in her 20th year conducting the choir, will conduct opening and closing pieces. And in the middle of the program, Raney will conduct both choirs in a commissioned piece, which was created especially for the large number of singers by Santa Fe composer David Beatty.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video wp-block-embed-youtube naviga-video-embed\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ztcvV6sTtpk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Mack Berven said Santa Fe has a 30-year tradition of commissioned pieces, which are usually presented at their Christmas concert. But because of this year\u2019s exchange, they decided to perform it now.<\/p>\n<p>The piece is sung a cappella in four parts: winter, spring, summer and fall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are very evocative. They\u2019re about the seasons,\u201d Mack Berven said. \u201cYou can hear in the music the thunder of a summer storms, and you can hear the snow, the ice \u2026 it\u2019s very interesting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat I\u2019m looking forward to most is just the joy of the collaboration. Our audience is just going to adore these pieces,\u201d she said. \u201cI think that for one thing, hearing a choir of all adult women is unusual. The sound of female voices together is a whole different animal as opposed to your normal choir that includes men.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image naviga-align-left alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=861e6515-8d22-4fa3-957e-0db95f3f6942&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1489\" alt=\"Mack Berven\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Mack Berven<\/span><span class=\"credit\">du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>Then, on June 8, Durango Choral Society will host its biggest fundraising event of the year. \u201cCabaret!\u201d will be held at Durango Arts Center, and will feature both women\u2019s and mixed choir, along with solos, and Jeff Solon\u2019s combo is scheduled to take the stage to play.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is going to involve everything from a bunch of Cole Porter songs to patriotism and \u2018Les Miserables,\u2019\u201d Mack Berven said, adding that this year\u2019s major sponsor of the concert will be Walt Dear, who will be featured on the program playing piano favorites.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"mwc_shirttail\"><a href=\"mailto:katie@durangoherald.com\">katie@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"naviga-scoreboard\">\n<h4 class=\"scoreboard-title\">If you go<\/h4>\n<p><strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">What:<\/strong><br>\n                \u201cSongs of Connection,\u201d third collaboration of Durango Women\u2019s Choir and Santa Fe Women\u2019s Ensemble.<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">When:<\/strong><br>\n                3 p.m. Sunday.<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">Where:<\/strong><br>\n                St. Mark\u2019s Episcopal Church, 910 East Third Ave.<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">Tickets:<\/strong><br>\n                $20 adults\/$5 students and children, available at<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.vendini.com\/ticket-software.html?t=tix&amp;e=a6e56e62a1fdc1550e55f94835d0dfdd&amp;vqitq=6afc9ab7-7985-4371-b099-50ceeb855dae&amp;vqitp=65994059-939f-4b52-a99d-2a958a9e27d9&amp;vqitts=1559238202&amp;vqitc=vendini&amp;vqite=itl&amp;vqitrt=Safetynet&amp;vqith=20850e4581443f2536843f947d67c898\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shorturl.at\/dxzK5<\/a><br>\n                and at the door.<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">More information:<\/strong><br>\n                Visit<br>\n                <a href=\"http:\/\/durangochoralsociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">durangochoralsociety.org<\/a><br>\n                .<br>\n                HHH<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">What:<\/strong><br>\n                Durango Choral Society \u201cCabaret!\u201d<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">When:<\/strong><br>\n                5:30 p.m. June 8.<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">Where:<\/strong><br>\n                Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave.<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">Tickets:<\/strong><br>\n                $60, available online at<br>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/tickets.vendini.com\/ticket-software.html?t=tix&amp;e=43143f81f8c8d235899e3c673efb76d6&amp;vqitq=5d5d8071-4f52-4c95-9e81-a5b74b8d6acb&amp;vqitp=4dd98b59-979f-4111-895b-ef92e692e19e&amp;vqitts=1559237996&amp;vqitc=vendini&amp;vqite=itl&amp;vqitrt=Safetynet&amp;vqith=58fef36b67a1a031b2cbd3e08cf1ce99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shorturl.at\/cjnoL<\/a><br>\n                .<br>\n                <strong class=\"mwc_breakout_text_bold_leadin\">More information:<\/strong><br>\n                Visit<br>\n                <a href=\"\"> durangochoralsociety.org<\/a><br>\n     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