Inland Northwest Chorale to Give Free Performance in Heppner Oct. 27

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The Inland Northwest Chorale under the direction of R. Lee Friese will perform at the Heppner Elementary School on Saturday, Oct. 27.

The concert begins at 4 p.m.

The program will include the following pieces:

  • “Twelve Canticles” by Randall Thompson. This piece was Thompson’s last composition – dedicated to the Emory and Henry College Concert Choir – based on 11 of Thompson’s favorite passages from the Bible.
  • “A Festival of Psalms” by John Ness Beck. This piece includes Psalm 24 identified as a Psalm of David in the King James translation, the opening line reads “The earth is the Lord’s, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.”

Concert funding comes from the Morrow County Unified Recreation District.

The performance is free and a reception will follow. Donations will be accepted at the door.