Bozeman choral concert April 4-5

Voice and visual arts come together at an upcoming performance by the Bozeman Symphonic Choir.

Bozeman Symphonic Choir presents The Stones Sang: Celebrating the Land, April 4-5 in Bozeman. The concert features the premiere of animated artwork by Bozeman-based author, illustrator, and animator Bryan Schaeffer. The concerts are at Hope Lutheran Church Bozeman.

This immersive performance conducted by Interim Symphonic Choir Director Dr. Maren Haynes Marchesini celebrates nature through a diverse program of choral music and mesmerizing visual storytelling. The choir and members of the Bozeman Symphony strings section will perform Gjeilo’s emotive Sunrise Mass, a four-movement work that soars through soundscapes of wonder and imagination. The program also includes Gimon’s passionate Fire, Palestrina’s radiant Dies Sanctificatus, Balfour & Campbell’s evocative Ambe, and Wyers’ beautifully introspective The Waking.

Schaeffer’s animated short films are inspired by his illustrated guidebook The Last Best Trails: 100 Classic SW Montana Trails to Hike, Bike, and Ski in the Bozone.

Performances are April 4, at 7:30 p.m., and April 5, at 2:30 p.m. Tickets start at $20 and are available at bozemansymphony.org/the-stones-sang or by calling 406-585-9774. Discounted student tickets are available, and limited tickets may be available at the door.

Sponsors who made this concert possible: Cal & Tricia DeSouza and Gary Kunis & Connie Wong.