Coro Vocati in Concert: Two Rivers

Professional chamber choir Coro Vocati performs its spring 2025 concert, Two Rivers: A Journey Through Life’s Contrasts, on May 17. This unique program features eight pairs of songs – including both choral classics and new, less discovered works – that each serve as a study of the contrasts found within the life experience. The concert will be led by Guest Conductor Stanley Roberts, who is Director of Choral Studies at Mercer University’s acclaimed Townsend School of Music.

Our program explores the duality of human experience—the visible and the hidden, the shared and the personal. The repertoire pairs texts and musical settings that reflect parallel emotional currents: joy and grief, light and darkness, longing and celebration. The first half features contrasting settings of the Sanctus and Jubilate Deo, highlighting how the same words can evoke different emotions across time and style. Poetic works by Christina Rossetti and Sara Teasdale further illustrate themes of loss and joy. The second half presents sacred hymns and spirituals, including works by Daniel Pinkham and Dan Forrest, as well as American Shaker, Sacred Harp, and African American spiritual traditions. The concert closes with Sweet Rivers, an original setting of an 18th-century hymn text, celebrating the hope and love that guide us along life’s winding path.

Coro Vocati will perform Two Rivers on Saturday, May 17 at 7 p.m. at St. Catherine’s Episcopal Church (571 Holt Road, Marietta, GA 30068). For more information or to purchase tickets, visit corovocati.org.