Islands a Cappella sopranos sing at Rosario’s Music Room. Top row, from left: Pam Loew, Margie Doyle, Caroline Scott. Lower row, from left: Catherine Ellis, Ginger Lowell, Patty Johnson.
Islands A Cappella presents a “Sentimental Journey” through a world of love songs May 17-19. From a hymn by Thomas Tallis to the sweet strains of “Till There Was You” from The Music Man, love in all its many guises will be sung and celebrated.
The singers begin their spring “tour” on San Juan Island, performing at Friday Harbor Presbyterian, 6 pm, Friday, May 17. Saturday evening’s concert is at Lopez Community Center for the Arts, 7 pm. Sunday evening, May 19, the concert begins at 6:30 pm in the Music Room of Rosario Resort’s Moran Mansion. A guest performance by the Orcas Boy Choir will be included in the Orcas Island concert.
The ensemble, founded 11 years ago by Dennis Bonner as Orcas A Cappella, now includes singers from San Juan, Orcas, and Lopez Islands. Angel Michaels, from San Juan, now directs.
In addition to the songs already mentioned, the program includes settings of texts by Emily Dickinson, Robert Burns, the Persian mystic, Rumi, and the Spanish poet, Pablo Neruda. On the lighter side, a pop tune by Billy Joel and the ever-popular classic, “Sentimental Journey” add an up-beat to the show. Taking a break from their usual “a cappella only” program, pianist Patty Johnson accompanies several of the songs.
Tickets are $10 at the door at all concerts. Also available at Darvill’s on Orcas Island. Please join Islands A Cappella for a spring evening of heart-filling and memorable music.
