Like a Star

The Choral Artists of Michigan are pleased to present Like a Star, featuring the Greater Oakland Singers and the Choral Artists of Michigan. Unwrap the gift of joy: the shared experience of live choral music. The CAM choruses present Frostiana. Enjoy Randall Thompson’s settings of Robert Frost poetry at the University Presbyterian Church, 1385 S Adams Rd, Rochester Hills, MI 48309, Friday, February 21, 7:30 p.m. General Admission is $15 online before February 20 at 10 p.m. and $20 at the door. We recommend this discount by securing online ticket reservations ahead.

Frostiana was commissioned for the two-hundredth anniversary of the town of Amherst, Massachusetts, in 1959. Like our CAM, the Bicentennial Chorus, a collaboration of combined choirs from their area, joined forces for a choral festival at the Amherst Regional High School. The composer, Randall Thompson, conducted the combined choir and the poet, Robert Frost, was in attendance. Frostiana sets a collection of Frost poems called the “Seven Country Songs,” and the music evokes specific scenes from the poetry: hilly paths, falling snow, and horse’s bells.

This choral festival features the Greater Oakland Singers under the leadership of Jason and Laura Branham and the Choral Artists of Michigan. At the conclusion of our concert, all choirs join for a rousing selection en masse.

This concert will be professionally recorded, so we respectfully request no children ages 5 and under. Although we love these little ones, we are unable to accommodate small children.

The CAM Chamber Singers are comprised of local vocal music artists that sing professionally throughout the communities of Metro Detroit; members are drawn from the opera choristers and paid choral scholars. The Community Chorus is a choral ensemble open to community members that are passionate about the choral art. The choir enrolls a diverse membership, and they perform varied works. Both ensembles perform choral masterworks and premiere new works by living composers. The combined choirs are under the direction of Dr. Jim Watson, Artistic Director, with piano accompaniment by Hannah Watson. The CAM is served by volunteer executives and board members, including the Artistic Director, Managing Director, and Treasurer.
This concert is supported in part by CAM sponsors.

CAM sponsors include Mettle Ops, Musical Resources of Toledo, Rochester Conservatory of Music, and the Troy Metro Symphony Orchestra.