TELLURIDE CHORAL SOCIETY: SPRING SING

13 Mar TELLURIDE CHORAL SOCIETY: SPRING SING

Telluride Choral Society

In “A River Runs Through It, “Norman Maclean claims that “in my family, there is no clear line between religion and fly-fishing.” Nor is there a clear line between family and fly-fishing. It is the one activity where brother can connect with brother and father with son, bridging troubled relationships at the junction of great trout rivers in western Montana. In Maclean’s autobiographical novella, it is the river that makes them realize that life continues and all things are related.

Just as Norman Maclean writes at the end of “A River Runs Through It,” he is “haunted by waters,” so have readers been haunted by his novella.

Choral Society artistic director Rhonda Muckerman & daughter Ellen

I was. The book was the first gift Clint gave me 24 years ago on our first date, which happened to be my birthday.

And you will be too – both by the book (if you are not among the legions of people who have read this 20th-century classic) and by the sounds.

“A River Runs Through It: Songs of the American Waters” is theme of the the Telluride Choral Society‘s SpringSing. The program features traditional and contemporary music by American composers, including Eric Whitacre, Eric Barnum, Billy Joel, the Doobie Brothers and more.

The concert takes place at Telluride’s Christ Church on Friday, March 22, 7 p.m.

Performing ensembles include the Chorale, Chamber Singers, Jewel Tones, Renaissance Singers and select soloists.

Tickets are $15/adults, $8/students, at the door.

To learn more, click the “play” button and listen to my chat with Choral Society director Rhonda Muckerman.