A concert filled with joyful music celebrating love and the coming spring!

Join us this weekend for an enchanting evening of flowers and romance, including Britten’s Five Flower Songs, Lauridsen’s Chansons des Roses, Takemitsu’s Cherry Blossoms, Waddles’ Set Me as a Seal, and Whitacre’s Five Hebrew Love Songs. 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 and harmony.

FROM OUR REHEARSAL 🎶
Peek behind the scenes at Trinity Cathedral, as we rehearse “Set Me as a Seal” by Brandon Waddles.

You may also reserve tickets by responding to this email (info@clevelandchamberchoir.org). The concert is presented with “pay what you wish” tickets.

ClevelandClassical’s PREVIEW OF THE CONCERT 🎤
Read Artistic Director Gregory Ristow’s interview with ClevelandClassical.com!

A SNEAK PEEK 📖
One of the most enduring metaphors in Western poetry is that love is a flower: beautiful, but unless it is tended to, a thing that will wither…Like a flower, love requires care to flourish and thrive…Western composers have written about love as long as musical notation has existed…Read more from Charles Edward McGuire’s program notes, and make sure to catch his pre-concert talk, 45 minutes prior to each performance.

MUSIC FOR GOOD 🙏
A portion of all donations collected in Kent and Cleveland will be directed to Heights Tree People, helping them further their mission of urban forestry and environmental stewardship. At the Ashtabula performance, a portion of donations collected will be directed towards Grand River Conservation Campus.

Charles Edward McGuire, PhD, from Oberlin College & Conservatory, will present a pre-concert talk 45 minutes prior to each performance.

Friday, February 6, 7:30pm, Kent United Church of Christ, 1400 E. Main St., Kent
Saturday, February 7, 7:30pm, Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Ave., Cleveland
Sunday, February 8, 5:00pm, Bethany Lutheran Church, 933 Michigan Ave., Ashtabula

The concert is presented with “pay what you wish” tickets. Thank you for your support! You may also reply to this email to reserve tickets. If you can’t join us in person, the livestream of Friday and Saturday’s concert will be available on our website.

The choir is grateful for the concert support from the Lakeside Society for the Performing Arts and the Ashtabula Foundation, as well as full season 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.