The St. Cloud State University Concert Choir (Matthew Ferrell, conductor) will take their Midwest tour March 23-28, 2010. Titled “Out of the Ashes,” the choir’s tour program features works by Victoria, Byrd, Tschesnokoff, Barnum, Lauridsen, Whitacre, and Guillaume, and includes excerpts from Mozart’s beloved Requiem.  

Featured work by Haitian composer Sydney Guillaume:

Anmwe
The word “Anmwe” is a very powerful exclamation in the Creole language. It is hard to find an exact word in English to translate it effectively. To cry “Anmwe” is to convey pain, emotional torment and heartache on the deepest level.  The piece was inspired by a gut-wrenching documentary which included a mother’s tear-jerking reaction to the sudden loss of her three sons, blatantly killed during the ongoing conflict between university students and the current government in Haiti. The mother, having lost her sanity, spoke of her grief, mentioning how she wished they had also killed her so that she would not have to endure her excruciating pain. The text of Anmwé is written in the point of view of a mother who has lost everything.



Tour locations:
Tuesday, March 23 @ 11:00 am
Duluth East High School
2900 East 4th Street
Duluth, MN 55812
Workshop with Duluth East High School
Open to the Public • Limited Capacity
 
 
Tuesday, March 23 @ 7:30 pm
Virginia High School • Goodman Auditorium
411 South 5th Avenue
Virginia, MN 55792
Joint Concert with Virginia High School
Freewill Donations Accepted in Lieu of Admission
 
 
Wednesday, March 24 @ 1:00 pm
Brainerd Senior High School
702 South 5th Street
Brainerd MN 56401
Workshop with Brainerd High School
Open to the Public • Limited Capacity
 
 
Thursday, March 25 @ 10:30 am
Princeton High School
807 8th Avenue South
Princeton, MN 55371
Exchange Concert with Princeton HS 
Open to the Public • Free Admission
 
 
Thursday, March 25 @ 7:30 pm
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
151 South Washington Road
New Richmond, WI 54017
Joint Concert with New Richmond High School
Freewill Donations Accepted in Lieu of Admission
 


Friday, March 26 @ 10:20 am
Hudson High School
1501 Vine Street
Hudson, WI 54016
Exchange Concert with Hudson High School
Open to the Public • Free Admission
 
 
Friday, March 26 @ 1:40 pm
Park High School
8040 80th Street South
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Workshop with Park High School
Open to the Public • Limited Capacity
 
 
Friday, March 26 @ 7:30 pm
Augustana Lutheran Church
1400 South Robert Street
West St. Paul, MN 55118
Joint Concert with Simley High School
Freewill Donations Accepted in Lieu of Admission
 
 
Sunday, March 28 @ 2:00 pm
Christ Church Newman Center
St. Cloud State University
396 First Avenue South
St. Cloud, MN 56301
Home Concert
$8 Adults, $5 Students/Seniors, Free w/SCSU ID