The Heritage Philharmonic, Eastern Jackson County’s civic orchestra, is pleased to welcome the combined A Cappella Choirs from Blue Springs and Blue Springs South High Schools for a classical concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 23. The concert will be held at the Blue Springs High School Performing Arts Center. According to the two choir directors, this will be the first time the choirs have performed together in more than 10 years. While they may be competitors on the football field, they welcome the opportunity to perform beautiful music together.
“We are delighted to be working with Nathan Rudolph, the A Cappella choir director from Blue Springs High School and Blue Springs South’s A Cappella choir director, Jason Bean,” explained James Murray, director of the Heritage Philharmonic. The choirs will perform John Rutter’s beautiful and energetic Magnificat with guest soprano soloist Nicole Murray. The orchestra will also be performing Wagner’s dramatic Meistersinger Prelude and Faure’s ethereal Pelleas and Melisande Suite.
The Heritage Philharmonic, formerly known as the Independence Symphony, is dedicated to providing the Eastern Jackson County community with excellent, affordable and convenient orchestral music programs by using both professional and volunteer musicians. All concerts are free and open to the public. However, donations are requested to support the mission of the orchestra.
For the past 68 years, the Heritage Philharmonic has proven to be a valuable community resource in Jackson County. Under the direction of James Murray the orchestra performs four unique concerts each year in the Independence, Lee’s Summit and Blue Springs area.
For more details, visit www.heritagephilharmonic.org.
