By Alycia Timm | Echo
After a year of performances both here and in Asia, the Adoration Chorus is wrapping up their semester with a concert next Thursday, May 15.
The concert will feature four new pieces the choir has been working on since spring break. All four songs are sacred music, featuring two soloists and a quartet in three of the four pieces. Sophomore Andi Gregory will be singing "Beautiful Savior," and sophomore Elisa Tanquist will be singing "When Jesus Wept." Participating in the quartet singing "How Can I Keep From Singing" will be senior Kieron Robertson, Tanquist and freshmen Danielle Riehl and Erica Drost.
The concert will also feature songs the Adoration Chorus performed on its spring break tour in mainland China and Hong Kong. The music from the tour includes both sacred and secular pieces. They will be performing in five different languages, including English, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin and traditional Russian Yiddish. Along with performing traditional Chinese folk songs the performance will include two Chinese dances, a ribbon dance and a fan dance.
The choir is excited to have to have a piece commissioned for their tour. This new piece, "Ashes of Life," was composed by Wendy Lee for Adoration Chorus 2014 Spring Break Mission Tour.
The choir expressed fond memories of their spring break experience. The 14 women of the chorus got the opportunity to stay three nights with Chinese students in their dormitories. They also got to sing in various churches and schools in the Middle Kingdom.
"It was wonderful and life-changing. God provided us with great weather, wonderful people to meet and delicious food. He opened our eyes to see his churches over in mainland China and Hong Kong," said Adoration Chorus Director Eva Kwan.
Kwan also expressed positivity about the year as a whole.
"It was a wonderful year of music-making. We have grown so much in all aspects. I am so blessed to have the opportunity to work with these young and talented ladies," she said.
After a full year of traveling and performances, the 14 women of Adoration Chorus will be perform free to all on Thursday, May 15, at 7:30 p.m. in Butz-Carruth Recital Hall.
