The PWC and GGMC collaborate to bring Words From Paradise May 9, 2010

Sunday May 9, 4:00 p.m.; Tuesday, May 18, 8:00 p.m.

The Peninsula Women's Chorus and Golden Gate Men's Chorus bring Words From Paradise

In Santa Clara and San Francisco, May 9 - 18, 2010

Program highlights: "Words from Paradise" and "Basque Lullaby" by Dan Forrest; "Three Buttons" (world premiere) by Frank Ferko; "little man in a hurry" (west coast premiere) by Eric Whitacre; "Como Tu" by Alberto Grau; "Zion's Walls" by Aaron Copland

This spring season, the bay area's award-winning Peninsula Women's Chorus (PWC) and the dynamic Golden Gate Men's Chorus (GGMC) join voices in a renewed collaboration, "Words from Paradise." The choruses will present this luminous program on: Sunday, May 9 at 4:00 p.m. and Tuesday, May 18 at 8:00 p.m. at Mission Dolores Basilica, San Francisco (go to www.ggmc.org or call 415-668-GGMC for tickets and more information); and Sunday, May 16 at 2:30 p.m. Mission Santa Clara, Santa Clara University (go to www.pwchorus.org or call 650-327-3095 and Brown Paper Tickets at 800-838-3006 for more information).

Words from Paradise takes its name from the Dan Forrest composition based on five sacred words from the scripture. The choruses will perform their own sets as well as join together on several pieces. Premieres by renowned American composers, Frank Ferko of Mountain View and hugely popular Eric Whitacre, highlight this sparkling gem of a concert.

This May, the Peninsula Women's Chorus and the Golden Gate Men's Chorus offer songs that celebrate the sacred word, spin novel tales of fantasy and magic, and call for world peace.

Local composer Frank Ferko has said of the PWC, "The Peninsula Women's Chorus has an overall sound that is rich, sumptuous, and beautifully blended...absolutely exquisite music-making all the way around..." Rebecca Wallace of the Palo Alto Weekly has written about the PWC, "...the sounds blended so purely, with such power and control."

Official Website: http://www.ggmc.org