And now, we're excited to announce a chance to hear the WCC this Saturday!
We're proud to be invited to sing Sand County, music by Jean Belmont Ford and words by Aldo Leopold at this year's annual Madison Reads Leopold event.
Aldo Leopld's works have had a big impact on Madison and the surrounding area in conservation and ecology. His best known work, A Sand County Almanac, will be read throughout the day.
Kansas City composer Jean Belmont Ford wrote Sand County, a choral suite in three movements, as a tribute to Leopold. Belmont's work was commissioned for the Wisconsin sesquicentennial by Madison's own Festival choir in 1998. On November 19, 2010, the Wisconsin Chamber Choir performed this work as the finale to our fall concert, O Voluptuous Earth. It quickly became one of our favorite pieces of the year.
We will be performing this piece on March 5th, 2011 during the Madison Reads Leopold event. The event is held at the UW Arboretum Visitor's Center Auditorium and we will be performing at approx. 12:45pm. This is a free event! We encourage you to come for our musical performance, or for any part of the readings. Its a great way to say goodbye to these cold Winter months and welcome in the Springtime!
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