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« View All EventsRandolph-Macon College in Ashland American Choral Classics Richmond Symphony Chorus
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- Date Sunday, March 29, 2026
- Time 3:00 pm
- Venue Blackwell Auditorium at Randolph-Macon College
- conductor Richard W. Robbins
- TRADITIONAL Shenandoah
- BILLINGS I am the Rose of Sharon
- TRADITIONAL Deep River
- TRADITIONAL Hark I Hear the Harps Eternal
- BEACH Peace I Leave with You
- THOMPSON Allelulia
- THOMPSON Frostiana
The Richmond Symphony Chorus takes the stage!
Experience the depth and beauty of American choral tradition in this moving program led by Richmond Symphony Chorus Director Richard W. Robbins. Blending folk melodies, sacred texts, and poetic reflections, American Choral Classics captures the spirit of a nation through choir.
Timeless American songs like Shenandoah and the spiritual Deep River resonate with emotional power, while early choral works such as William Billings’ I Am the Rose of Sharon and the traditional shape-note hymn Hark, I Hear the Harps Eternal speak to the country’s musical roots. Luminary American composers like R. Nathaniel Dett and Amy Beach are also highlighted in the concert. The centerpiece of the program, Randall Thompson’s beloved Frostiana, brings the profound lyricism of Robert Frost’s poetry to the stage.