Cornerstone Chorale And Brass Presents Powerful Message
The Cornerstone Chorale and Brass will present a powerful message of faith through music in their concert “They Shall Mount Up With Wings” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15 at Edwards Congregational UCC, 3420 Jersey Ridge Road, Davenport.
The program features a unique combination of traditional choral and instrumental music with narration — woven together with newly composed musical themes.
New York music critic Ken Smith wrote of Cornerstone’s Lincoln Center performance:
“The Cornerstone Chorale & Brass is a top-notch ensemble with a high level of musicianship. Vantine’s 20 singers are superb, worthy of any studio. The choir demonstrates a fine blend of vocal quality with dead-center pitch and a rhythmic precision most vocal ensembles would kill for. The brass quintet is crisp, carefully balanced both within itself and with the chorus. The evening provided a message of great importance.”
Cornerstone is the creation of its conductor, Dr. Bruce Vantine, and consists of 30 professional vocalists, instrumentalists, narrator and staff currently on a 3½ week tour including 22 performances in 11 states across the Midwest and South. Members of the ensemble include experienced professional performers from all over the United States. The group has presented more than 440 performances since 1988, offering unique and uplifting programs which often help raise awareness and funds for charities in the local sponsoring community.
This engaging and high quality program is designed to encourage people to live their faith at a higher level of commitment – especially in reaching out to those in need. Vantine carefully weaves all the elements together to create a seamless texture of music and the spoken word. The result is a kind of concert drama that encourages individuals to respond to the needs of others.
For more info about Cornerstone: www.cornerstonechorale.org.
For information about the local concert: (563) 359-0331.
