Name: Love in Bloom
Start: 2026-02-08T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Bethany Lutheran Church-Elca

Cleveland's premier professional choir presents "Love in Bloom", an enchanting evening of music inspired by romance and nature, including music by Benjamin Britten, Tōru Takemitsu, Eric Whitacre, Morten Lauridsen and Brandon Waddles. A 28-voice honor choir comprising students from seven Ashtabula high schools will join the performance, as part of the choir’s continuing commitment to education and providing invaluable experiences to future generations of musicians. The Ashtabula County Choral Music Society Chorale will also join us in performance.
A portion of donations received at this concert will be directed to the Grand River Conservation Campus, helping them further their mission providing a place where people can enjoy nature through numerous passive recreation opportunities, all within a beautiful backdrop of unique habitats, rare plants and abundant wildlife. . Whether you’re a lifelong lover of choral music or simply looking for a memorable way to celebrate the upcoming Valentine’s Day Holiday, "Love in Bloom" promises to be a night of beauty, harmony, and giving back.
Charles Edward McGuire, PhD, from Oberlin College & Conservatory, will present a pre-concert talk 45 minutes prior to each performance.
The choir is grateful for the concert specific support from the Lakeside Society for the Performing Arts and The Ashtabula Foundation, and additional grant support provided by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, The George Gund Foundation, The Louise H. and David S. Ingalls Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council, and support by Trinity Cathedral as named Artist in Residence.