Free cultural arts performance in Avon Lake

AVON LAKE — The TrueNorth Chorale and Chamber Orchestra will be in concert at Bay Presbyterian Church at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30. The concert is free, with a love offering being taken. The TrueNorth Chorale and Chamber Orchestra has begun rehearsals for its fall concert, and any interested instrumentalists and vocalists are invited to join at this time. The Chorale rehearses from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. Saturdays, and the Chamber Orchestra rehearses 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. Sundays under the direction of Rick Fortney. TrueNorth Cultural Arts is located in Avon Lake, 33463 Lake Road. Safety measures and CDC guidelines are respected throughout this pandemic. The chorale will be singing Beatitudes by Patrick Hawes. The eight Beatitude verses of St. Matthew's Gospel are some of Christ's most comforting words. The recurrence of the word "blessed" makes for a unified collection of pieces — closely linked but each with its own character … peaceful intimacy. The chorale will also be singing Psalm 57 by Jean Berger with brass accompaniment. The chamber orchestra, Adam Murray Concert Master, will be performing the famous Intermezzo from Cavalle ria Rusticana, composed by Pietro Mascagni. Cavalleria Rusticana takes place on Easter Sunday in a Sicilian village. The Intermezzo is one of the most beautiful moments in all of opera! The orchestra will also be performing Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov's Russian Easter Overture. In Russia, Easter is known as the "Bright Holiday." You can almost sense nature's springtime renewal in the fresh, joyful vitality of this music. The score is prefaced by two quotations from the Old and New Testaments and a third, written by the composer; these correspond to each of the overture's three parts. The first part is prefaced by two verses from Psalm 68:1–2; the second from the Gospel of Mark 16:1–6; and a third by a description of the Easter celebration written by the composer. The chorale and orchestra will be performing Gabriel's Oboe, written for Roland Joffé's 1986 film "The Mission" and composed by Ennio Morricone. And will close the concert with All Creatures of our God and King (LASST UNS ERFREUEN) arranged by Mack Wilberg. "Let them praise the name of the Lord, for His name alone is exalted." Psalm 148:13.