Words from Paradise

The Choral Artists of Michigan are pleased to present Dan Forrest’s Words from Paradise, featuring the Young Choral Artists of Michigan under the direction of Thomas Blue, the CAM Chamber Singers, and your Choral Artists of Michigan. Unwrap the gift of joy: the shared experience of live choral music. On Friday, June 7, 7:30 p.m., we present choral favorites at the University Presbyterian Church of Rochester Hills, 1385 S Adams Rd. General Admission is $13 online before June 6 at 10 p.m., and $15 at the door.

Experience a delightful musical journey of heavenly works. The CAM features Dan Forrest’s Words from Paradise. Each setting is a programmatic picture that represents a different scene from the eternal state: Holy, Hallelujah, Selah, Hosanna, and Amen. Other choral masterworks come from Johannes Brahms’ Requiem, Georg Philipp Telemann’s Laudate Jehovam, and André Thomas’ I Hear America Singing.

Ticket Link: https://maingatetickets.com/events/view/1778

This concert will be professionally recorded, so we respectfully request no children ages 5 and under. Although we love these little ones, we are unable to accommodate small children.

The CAM Chamber Singers are comprised of local vocal music artists that sing professionally throughout the communities of Metro Detroit; members are drawn from the opera choristers and paid choral scholars. The Community Chorus is a choral ensemble open to community members that are passionate about the choral art. The choir enrolls a diverse membership, and they perform varied works. Both ensembles perform choral masterworks and premiere new works by living composers. The combined choirs are under the direction of Dr. Jim Watson, Artistic Director, with piano accompaniment by Hannah Watson.

This concert is supported in part by an award from the Michigan Arts & Culture Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. CAM sponsors include Kone Elevators and Escalators, Mettle Ops, Musical Resources of Toledo, Rochester Conservatory of Music, and Sport Court Superior Sports LLC.