DANA COLLEGE PROFESSOR TAKES OVER AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF OMAHA CHORALE

Richard Palmer debuts in new position of
Clarion Chamber Chorale, Oct. 20

Dana College Professor of Music Richard Palmer will make his debut as artistic director of Omaha’s Clarion Chamber Chorale at their Oct. 20 concert, opening the new season.

Palmer, also director of the acclaimed Dana College Chorale, will take over for the recently retired Stan Schmidt, whom Palmer served under as associate conductor.

The chorale will perform a new program, “Clearly Clarion, For God and Country,” at 3 p.m., Oct. 20 at First United Methodist Church, 7020 Cass St., Omaha. The concert will feature sacred and patriotic works in tribute to the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, including Randall Thompson’s “Testament of Freedom.”

“Thompson’s work was worthy of a global live broadcast to all Allied Armed Forces in 1943,” Palmer said. “His work connects all of us in this common struggle to remain a free society.”

The 32-voice choir will also perform “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and several spirituals.

Tickets for the concert are $12 for adults, and $10 for students and senior citizens. They may be purchased at the door or at www.clarionchamberchorale.org. For ticket information, call 402-496-7677.

Dana College is a private, liberal arts institution that currently enrolls approximately 600 students. The campus is located on 150 acres overlooking the Missouri River Valley in Blair, Neb. Dana grants bachelor’s degrees in more than 20 liberal arts, business, education and pre-professional programs, with an emphasis on personalized teaching from experience and dedicated faculty. Dana is affiliated with the Nebraska Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and its athletic teams compete in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.

More information on the Clarion Chamber Chorale can be found on its web site, www.clarionchamberchorale.org.

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For more information contact:
Richard Palmer
402-426-5158
402-426-7310
the2palmers@aol.com