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Home > Outreach > ‘Sing for the Cure’ Nov. 3 in Bloomington to feature McNair, Singing Hoosiers | |
 McNair | Barbara Light first imagined the possibilities two years ago after listening to a CD a friend had given her. The CD, titled Sing for the Cure, contains an original choral song cycle, performed by Dallas’ Turtle Creek Chorale and the Women’s Chorus of Dallas, and narrated by poet Maya Angelou. The libretto is based on the true stories of breast cancer survivors and their families. Touched by the beautiful arrangements and spoken words, Light, who earned a master’s degree from IU in 1963, wondered what it would take to share the musical experience with her fellow community members. “I thought that we really ought to do this in Bloomington, with all the talent we have in the university and the surrounding community,” she said.
On Sunday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. in the IU Auditorium, Sylvia McNair and the Singing Hoosiers will join forces with volunteer instrumentalists and singers from around the Bloomington community to make Light’s dream a reality. The performance of Sing for the Cure will be a tribute to Kenda Webb, who lost a battle with cancer in December 2001 after serving as co-honorary chairperson for the event. McNair also will perform a selection of American popular songs, accompanied by Charles Webb, dean emeritus of the IU School of Music in Bloomington, on piano. All proceeds from the performance will be used to support Bloomington Hospital’s Olcott Center for Breast Health, The G.I.R.L. Friend Fund and the Wabash Valley affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, which awards grants for breast cancer projects that address issues of education, treatment and screening. Since graduating from IU in 1983, McNair has made more than 70 recordings and appeared with major opera houses and symphony orchestras throughout Europe and the United States. During the past year, while serving as executive adviser for outreach in the IU School of Music, she has been honored by Carnegie Hall, the New York Philharmonic and the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society. Rehearsals with community members began last week. Michael Schwartzkopf, director of the Singing Hoosiers, said the group of performers he has assembled has already been moved, often to tears, by the emotional power of the songs. “This is an extremely moving song cycle that deals with all of the issues, including treatment, recovery and the reality of not being able to recover, in an extremely emotional way,” said Schwartzkopf, who is chair of the Department of Music Education at the School of Music. “The audience will be totally engaged in all of these issues by the time the performance is over.” Tickets may be purchased through Ticketmaster (812-333-9955) or by visiting the IU Auditorium box office, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ticket prices are $22 for general admission seating and $12 for students. http://www.indiana.edu/~ada/sing
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