Marshall Community Chorus members perform at Carnegie Hall

Several members of the Marshall Community Chorus travelled to New York in late April to perform at Carnegie Hall. Front row, from left: Nora Windmeyer, Suzie Stallings, Kathy Weekley, Tiffany Bergman, Taylor Witcher, Jacque Hare, Paula Bear. Back: Chandra Keuhn, Janice Chastine, Loren Windmeyer, Ron Sayer, Christi Hicks, Vicki Mitchell. (Submitted photo)
By Klarissa Olvera

On April 23-27, 13 members of the Marshall Community Chorus traveled to New York City to perform at Carnegie Hall.

The choir was invited by choral composer Mark Hayes following a Composer Residency Project in which he spent a week in Marshall and collaborated with Director Ron Sayer to put together a concert.

The piece the choir performed at Carnegie Hall was titled “Psalmos” and was commissioned in memory of Peter Tiboris, the founder and late-artistic director of renowned music production company MidAmerica Productions. The piece, written by Hayes, included a full chorus, symphonic orchestra and vocal soloists, and was approximately 40 minutes long.

Outside of the performance, choir members did sight-seeing in their free time. Some visited the Empire State Building, Central Park, 9/11 Memorial, Macy’s or New York Public Library. They also rode the subway, attended a Broadway play or took a boat tour sponsored by MidAmerica Productions to see the New York Skyline and Statue of Liberty.

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