{"id":2990,"date":"2018-12-20T15:23:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T20:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=2990"},"modified":"2019-01-11T15:26:26","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T20:26:26","slug":"every-life-shall-be-a-song-a-choral-concert-featuring-works-by-women-composers-poets-lyricist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=2990","title":{"rendered":"Every Life Shall Be a Song: A Choral Concert featuring Works by Women Composers, Poets, &#038; Lyricist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MANSFIELD, PA &#8211; Every Life Shall Be a Song: A Choral Concert featuring Works by Women Composers, Poets, &amp; Lyricist<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peggy Dettwiler will be the Artistic Director of a concert held in the historic Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium featuring high school choirs with the Mansfield University Concert Choir on Sunday, January 20, 2019, at 2 p.m. (Martin Luther King weekend). The concert entitled, \u201cEvery Life Shall Be a\u00a0Song\u201d will feature the works of women composers and poets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Seven high school choirs will perform 15-minute solo spots and then combine with the Mansfield University Concert Choir for a 10-minute grand finale presenting two works by Gwyneth Walker, \u201cEvery Life Shall Be a Song\u201d and \u201cHow Can I Keep from Singing.\u201d The MU choir will present a 20-minute solo presentation before the finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1037\" height=\"691\" data-attachment-id=\"2991\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?attachment_id=2991\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/49721951_2266746260276963_5821380458042097664_o.jpg?fit=1752%2C1168&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1752,1168\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;(c) 2014 Kristian S. 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(Three of the directors are MU alums!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Boyertown High School (PA) \u2013 Jeffrey Brunner \u201805<br\/>Lexington High School (MA) \u2013 Jason Iannuzzi<br\/>Morris Knolls High School (NJ) \u2013 Michael Semancik<br\/>Nazareth High School (PA)\u2013 Kelly Rocchi<br\/>Port Allegany High School (PA) \u2013 Kenneth Myers \u201881<br\/>Upper St. Clair High School (PA) \u2013 Lorraine Milovac<br\/>Waynesboro High School (PA) \u2013 Matthew Levine \u201816<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tickets are available for sale for $50 each. Contact Peggy Dettwiler for more information at pdettwil@mansfield.edu or 570-662-4721.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, Benedict&#8217;s Bus Service is offering a day-trip to include transportation and a ticket to the concert. Visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benedictsbus.com\/index.php\/concerts?fbclid=IwAR3vbKS5hQ75G4kkW-arNd6X10hIPi17JlL823pRE9Y1BoN_ER9niqhDR-g\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.benedictsbus.com\/index.php\/concerts<\/a>\u00a0to sign up.<br\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANSFIELD, PA &#8211; Every Life Shall Be a Song: A Choral Concert featuring Works by Women Composers, Poets, &amp; Lyricist &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=2990\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue reading &gt;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Every Life Shall Be a Song: A Choral Concert featuring Works by Women Composers, Poets, &#038; Lyricist<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/49721951_2266746260276963_5821380458042097664_o.jpg?fit=1752%2C1168&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6V0yH-Me","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2879,"url":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=2879","url_meta":{"origin":2990,"position":0},"title":"\ufeffDate Set for Mansfield University Fall Choral Collage","author":"Alison Smithgall","date":"September 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"MANSFIELD, PA-- The Annual Fall Choral Collage will be presented on Sunday, October 14 at 2:30 pm in Mansfield University\u2019s Steadman Theatre.\u00a0 The Choral Collage features five campus choral ensembles in their first major performance of the season: Grace Notes, Steadmen, Chamber Singers, Festival Chorus, and Concert Choir. 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