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Join the Choral Society of Northeast Pennsylvania for the opening of the 2026-2027 Season. Our fall concert is entitled “Sound From Silence: Songs of Resilience.” Centered around Jake Runestad’s “A Silence Haunts Me,” the composer describes the piece as “A dramatic setting of the famed Heiligenstadt Testament letter penned by Beethoven. "A Silence Haunts Me" invites the listener to empathize with the great composer as he agonizes over the impending loss of the asset he holds most dear: his hearing.” Paired with Beethoven’s “Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118,” the program features other works that explore silence and the music that is created from it. Other works include new pieces by some of our favorite composers, including Jacob Narverude, Elaine Hagenberg, Shawn Kirchner, and Pennsylvania’s own Rollo Dilworth. New composers to our repertoire include Florence Price and Ysaye M. Barnwell. The concert will include live sign language interpretation by Interpretek, inviting members of our deaf and hard-of-hearing communities to enjoy the concert as well.REPERTOIRE
Jacob Narverude – In The Silence
Rollo Dillworth – Rejoice and Sing!
Ludwig Van Beethoven – Elegischer Gesang, Op. 118
Florence Price – Resignation
Jake Runestad – A Silence Haunts Me
Ysaye M. Barnwell – Wanting Memories
Elaine Hagenberg – The Music of Stillness
Shawn Kirchner – I’ll Be On My Way
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Covenant Presbyterian Church, 550 Madison Ave,Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
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