The Lyric singers of Whanganui will present their mid-year concert at Trinity Methodist Church later this month. Photo / Paul Brooks
The Lyric Singers' mid-year concert Taking Flight will feature talented local musicians and singers as guest artists.
The title of the concert is taken from the piece Flight Song which will be performed by the choir towards the end of the concert.
Composed in 2014, by Norwegian composer Kim Andre
Arnesen, this piece was written as a gift by the composer to the St Olaf Choir, Minnesota. This choir specialises in the performance of unaccompanied sacred music.
Other choir items include A Seekers Celebration, the Johnny Mercer song Dream, as well as a reflective bracket of songs, including the spiritual Children of the Light, which will be conducted by Lisa Boessenkool. Joan Sullivan will conduct Benedictus and The Prayer in the same bracket of songs.
The first guest artists will be members of Brass Whanganui concert band and junior band.
