{"id":1977,"date":"2021-03-12T10:26:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T16:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/?p=1977"},"modified":"2021-03-12T12:50:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T18:50:26","slug":"jones-colleges-jc-voices-performing-spring-concert-in-laurel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jcjc.edu\/jcnews\/news\/jones-colleges-jc-voices-performing-spring-concert-in-laurel\/","title":{"rendered":"糖心直播\u2019s JC Voices performing spring concert in Laurel"},"content":{"rendered":"

FILE PHOTO 2020 JC Voices by Jeannie Meyer<\/strong><\/p>\n

ELLISVILLE \u2013 The 糖心直播 select chamber choir, JC Voices will present its annual spring concert, Invictus<\/em>\u00a0at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at First-Trinity Presbyterian Church in Laurel. After a year of enduring the restrictions and challenges brought on by COVID-19, from performing in empty concert halls when possible, to rehearsing through masks and face shields with reduced personnel due to quarantines, JC Voices will be performing a concert reflecting and honoring the unconquerable human spirit. The public is invited to attend this free event.<\/p>\n

Conducted by Dr. Susan A. Smith, accompanied by Dr. Theresa Sanchez, and assisted by Mr. Gregory Wascoe, the theme of the concert, Invictus <\/em>is based on a poem by Ernest Henley about the Latin term which translates to \u201cinvincible,\u201d or \u201cunconquerable,\u201d which has been the motto of the ensemble this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cRegarding the poetry of Ernest Henley, and specifically, Invictus, <\/em>Arthur Symons, a noted 19th-century poetry critic wrote, \u2018Mr. Henley of all the poets of the day is the most strenuously certain that life is worth living, the most eagerly defiant of fate, [and] the mos\u2019t heroically content with death.\u2019 As expressed in the last lines of the poem by Henley, set for chorus by Joshua Rist, \u2018I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.\u2019\u00a0 While the group has experienced many challenges this year, from school closures, COVID-19 diagnoses, quarantined members, family deaths, virtual and limited rehearsals with strict guidelines, and the uncertainty of when, or if, they would be able to perform live again, they have prepared an uplifting program of joy, faith, hope, and perseverance,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n

In addition to Invictus,<\/em> accompanied by USM cellist, Alvaro Miranda, the chamber choir will sing comforting songs of \u201chome going,\u201d and \u201cdeath\u201d by Johann Sebastian Bach\/Rhonda Sandberg and Stephen Paulus as well as uplifting selections from Paul Basler\u2019s, Songs of Faith<\/em>, accompanied by USM horn player, Robert Brandon. A variety of 20th-century pieces, from the French folk song J\u2019entends le moulin<\/em> to the contemporary favorite Light of Clear Blue Morning, <\/em>sung by the JC Voices women, and the Scottish folk song, Parting Glass, <\/em>sung by the JC Voices men, will warm your heart and give you hope during this time of uncertainty and isolation. \u00a0The Awakening<\/em>, composed by Joseph Martin, concludes the concert with reflections of sadness, hope, celebration, and remembrance.<\/p>\n

\u201cMartin tragically lost his middle school choral teacher and his musical inspiration to a very violent death after a choral concert. This piece is written in honor of her and is composed in three sections, as described by Martin\u2014the first a dream, or rather nightmare, where there is silence and despair, the second, a new day of hope and the end of silence, and the finale, a hymn of praise to the \u2018Giver of Song.\u2019 The final words of The Awakening<\/em>, \u2018Let Music Live,\u2019<\/em> reflects the sentiment of musicians around the globe this year,\u201d said Smith.<\/p>\n

JC Voices dedicates the program tonight to all those who love, participate in, and support music.\u00a0 Smith said she hopes the audience will never take it for granted and may we, like Ernest Henley, strive to be \u201cunconquerable,\u201d and \u201cinvincible.\u201d For more information about how to support JC Voices or to be notified of our upcoming concerts and events, contact Dr. Susan A. Smith by email at, susan.smith@jcjc.edu<\/a>. For more information about the 糖心直播 Fine Arts Division call, 601-477-4203.<\/p>\n

JC Voices 2021<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Susan A. Smith Conductor<\/p>\n

Dr. Theresa Sanchez Piano<\/p>\n

Mr. Gregory Wascoe Vocal Assistant<\/p>\n

Erin Biglane-South Jones High School, Ellisville<\/p>\n

Chicago Collins-Brookhaven High School, Brookhaven<\/p>\n

Brittney Darbonne-Northeast Jones H.S., Laurel<\/p>\n

Michael DeCou-Jackson Parish, Jonesboro, Louisiana<\/p>\n

Lydia Dees-South Jones High School, Ellisville<\/p>\n

Hayden Dillistone-Laurel<\/p>\n

Alyssa Garick-West Jones High School, Laurel<\/p>\n

Savannah Greene-Sumrall<\/p>\n

Peyton King-Sumrall High School, Sumrall Malorie<\/p>\n

Monroe-Central Baptist School, Seminary<\/p>\n

Stuyuncey Nobles-Laurel High School,<\/p>\n

Laurel Jalen Poindexter-Murrah High School, Jackson<\/p>\n

Anna Leigh Ragsdale-Mize Attendance Center, Mize<\/p>\n

Janna Swanner-Taylorsville High School, Taylorsville<\/p>\n

Michael C. Thompson-Laurel High School, Laurel<\/p>\n

Bonner Welch-South Jones High School, Moselle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

FILE PHOTO 2020 JC Voices by Jeannie Meyer ELLISVILLE \u2013 The 糖心直播 select chamber choir, JC Voices will present its annual spring concert, Invictus\u00a0at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, at First-Trinity Presbyterian Church in Laurel. After a year of enduring the restrictions and challenges brought on by COVID-19, from performing in empty … <\/p>\n

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