An entertaining and thoughtful program filled with elegant singing by one of Ohio’s premier professional vocal ensembles, the performance invites each listener to come away to enjoy an afternoon with ProArte as it explores the profound feelings associated with romance and love through partsongs, French chanson, and familiar folksongs from the British Isles.
Rise My Love, My Fair One – Healey Willan
My Sweetheart’s Like Venus – arr. Gustav Holst
Greensleeves – arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Water is Wide – arr. Joseph Flummerfelt
Scarborough Fair – arr. Fraser Wilson
The Turtle Dove – arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
Loch Lomond – arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams
Chansons Françaises – Francis Poulenc
Somewhere (from Westside Story) – Bernstein / Edgerton
My Flower of Beauty – John Clements
Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron – arr. John Rutter
and more
“Conducted with sensitivity and subtlety by Caracciolo, the ensemble sang with terrific skill and intense feeling.” “Stirring, heavenly!”
– Peter Tonguette – The Columbus Dispatch
Celebrated as the region’s premier all-professional vocal ensemble, ProArteOHIO has established its role as a vital force in choral music by performing challenging repertoire drawn from the rich treasury of the past, programing new works that inspire the American public to thoughtfully explore its present and supporting educational programming with young singers to promote the future of the choral arts. The organization seeks to broaden the understanding and enjoyment of choral music through diverse and culturally enriching programs performed with stirring beauty and integrity in Columbus.