From Seikilos to U2 in 90 Minutes

April 9, 2012 By
From Seikilos to U2

Poster art for May 2012 concert - artwork by Steven Keen/Keen Method

Seikilos? Who’s that? More like “what is that?” Per handy Wikipedia, the Sekilos epitaph is:

…the oldest surviving example of a complete musical composition, including musical notation, from anywhere in the world. The song, the melody of which is recorded, alongside its lyrics, in the ancient Greek musical notation, was found engraved on a tombstone, near Aidin, Turkey (not far from Ephesus). The find has been dated variously from around 200 BC to around AD 100 but the first century AD is the most probable guess….While older music with notation exists (for example the Delphic Hymns), all of it is in fragments; the Seikilos epitaph is unique in that it is a complete, though short, composition.

We’re going to go from that to U2. With the history of Western music in between. In 90 minutes.

Tickets will be available shortly – stay tuned!

 

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Why Not Stick To Traditional Concerts?

March 12, 2012 By

Vienna Choral Society Poster for the Celtic Arts Festival - March 17, 2012 (double click to enlarge)

It’s “concert week” for the VCS, but instead of perfecting our line-up, getting our folders in perfect order and pressing our concert blacks (well, okay, we’re doing that too!) – VCS is preparing for a festival!  It’s a joyous and, in my mind, BEAUTIFULLY executed chaos of artists:

  • from the full 75-member chorus to a minstrel and his guitar (Rich Follett), from a Celtic fusion band (Tinsmith) to the more traditional Irish Breakfast Band and from a gaggle of energetic youth drummers (the VES Jammers) to two accomplished youth soloists – a dancer (Katherine Hughes) and a fiddler (Eammon Carolan).
  • Jewelers, weavers, bakers, printers, facepainters, crafters

We’re a choral society – why not have you sit down and sing you a concert?  Well, lots of reasons! [Read more...]

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Celtic Arts Festival: Who, What, Where, When?

March 9, 2012 By
Vienna Choral Society's Celtic Arts Festival Schedule, March 17, 2012

Vienna Choral Society's Celtic Arts Festival Schedule, March 17, 2012

Here’s a sneak peek at who’s singing where next weekend at the Celtic Arts Festival.

Join us for an afternoon of music and art.

March 17
from 1 – 5 pm
Saturday, March 17, 2012 
at Vienna Elementary School

We’ll have this schedule conveniently in the concert program as you walk in the door, but since some of you have asked, we’re happy to give you a quick look!

So. Got your tickets yet? They’re available right now, buy them online.

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