Mosaic Youth Chorus will present “The Warmth of Winter,” an evening marking the joys and sorrows of winter on January 9,
2010 at 7:30 p.m. at Christ Church United Methodist, 690 Colorado Boulevard at Seventh Avenue in Denver.
Mosaic Youth Chorus is Rocky Mountain Arts Association’s safe-space chorus for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth and their straight friends, age 14 to 20. Mosaic’s goal is to provide a safe space for youth simply to be themselves while surrounded by positive adult and peer role models.
This is a free concert with a suggested donation of $10 for adults over 21.
Find out more after the jump.
The concert will feature some well known pieces such as “Wade in the
Water” and “This Little Light of Mine,” but also feature pieces possibly new to
your ears that paint pictures of the changes in nature that happen during
winter. “From an Irish Cabin” speaks to the comfort that a fire offers on a
cold night. “I Am the River” reminds us how we often get lost in the chaos
winter brings, but if we take time to relax we find the calm that we seek.
Mosaic will also present some selections from the perspective of nature:
“Something Told the Wild Geese” and “The Secret” both share the looming or
joyful secret of what will come during the winter season.
“We hope you’ll consider joining us for a heartwarming musical celebration
of love, life, and laughter,” says Mosaic’s Artistic Director Kendall
Bridges.
Kendall V. Bridges is artistic director of Mosaic Youth Chorus. He is a
graduate of the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in
music education. He brings the Chorus over 12 years of vocal music instruction
with the public school system with Denver Public Schools, Pittsburg
(California) Unified School District, and Adams County School District 14. He is
currently active in the tenor section of the Colorado Chorale, and prior to
returning to Colorado, sang tenor and served on the board of directors for the
Oakland Symphony Chorus.
Mosaic’s principal accompanist is Wendy Nestrud, a former nurse who pursued
her musical ambitions and received a bachelor’s degree in musical
performance from Metropolitan State College in Denver in 2001. She teaches
privately
in her home, collaborates with other musicians, and has accompanied at other
local schools.
Mosaic Youth Chorus is funded in part by the Scientific and Cultural
Facilities District and the Colorado Council on the Arts' safe-space youth arts
programs in Colorado, YouthReach.
