Experience the Power of Choral Music!
Dr. Jordan Shomper, Director
Sylvia Zahner, Accompanist
Join the Ashe Community Singers for a spring concert featuring choral classics celebrating American stories, in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United States. This season’s repertoire explores a diverse range of American musical traditions, blending choral classics with folk music, gospel, spirituals, and more!
Friday, May 22, 2026 | 7:30 PM
📍 Ashe Civic Center
🎟 Free and open to the public, donations gratefully accepted!
Whether you love timeless melodies, uplifting harmonies, or the joy of live performance, this concert has something for everyone. Don’t miss this chance to experience the talent and passion of local voices coming together in song!
Program to include:
The Star-Spangled Banner, arr. Stephen Caldwell
Lift Every Voice and Sing, arr. Roland Carter
Zion’s Walls, arr. Aaron Copland
Here Rests in Honored Glory, Donald B. Miller
Soon-Ah-Will-Be-Done, arr. William Dawson
Shenandoah, arr. by James Erb
Cherokee: To hi yi, James Green
De colores, arr. Mari Esabel Valverde
The Gift to Be Simple, arr. Bob Chilcott
America from West Side Story, arr. William Stickles
America the Beautiful, arr. by Edwin Fissinger
God Bless America, arr. by Roy Ringwald
This Land is Your Land, Woody Guthrie
For more information, contact the Ashe County Arts Council at info@ashecountyarts.org or 336-846-2787.
