APRIL 27, 2017 // 3
Joyful masses invited to
Songwriter’s work invites many interpretations
experience the ‘Joyful Masses’
LONG BEACH, WASH. — Mu-
her concert in much the same
ASTORIA — The North
Coast Chorale will present
its spring concert, “Joyful
Masses,” 7 p.m. Saturday,
May 6, and 2 p.m. Sunday,
May 7, at the Performing
Arts Center in Astoria, at
16th and Franklin streets.
Audiences will savor the
rhythms and harmonies of
this traditional music form
from diverse cultures.
“Masses” are a major
form of vocal music with
ceremonial prayers for
lyrics. Their purpose is to
express the prayers’ mean-
ings and feelings through
the music.
Composers from differ-
ent cultures and traditions
coast
have written masses in the
vernacular of the people.
With these renditions,
people have integrated
the music of their world,
secular and sacred, with
the words from their tra-
ditions and experiences of
worship.
“Joyful Masses” are
the everyday people of
different cultures who ex-
press their joys and beliefs
through music.
Tickets are $10 and
available at the door.
The chorale receives
support from the Oregon
Arts Commission, an
agency funded by the state
of Oregon.
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sician Claudia Schmidt will
explore folk, blues and jazz
idioms on a 12-string guitar,
at the Peninsula Arts Center
(504 Pacifi c Ave. N., Long
Beach) at 7 p.m. Saturday,
April 29. Doors open at 6:30
p.m.
Schmidt’s storytelling style
invites many interpretations.
From lying on sandy beaches
under northern lights, to the
anguish and frustration of
spinning tires on stuck deep
in snow, from the struggle of
change between adolescence
and adulthood, to the observa-
tion of sheer idiocy, Schmidt
leaves it to the imagination of
her audience to conjure their
own images.
She works her way through
manner as a jester, interweav-
ing anecdotes that reveal her
past and present.
“The concert is an endless
display of self-realization
through humor and longing,
leaving audience members
yearning to become an
integral part of her world,”
according to press materials.
Admission is $15 at the
door or online through Brown
Paper Tickets, or call 360-
901-0962.
Wine, beer and other
refreshments will be available
for purchase.
Concerts benefi t the Long
Beach Peninsula Acoustic
Music Association, a 501(c)3
non-profi t charitable organi-
zation.