New chance for Gjeilo's No Coward Soul

The Mercersburg Area Community Chorus's 2011 Fall Concert includes a new performance of the choral piece No Coward Soul is Mine, with lyrics by Emily Brontë:

2011 Fall Concert Schedule
Saturday, December 3, 3:30 p.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, December 4, 3:00 p.m.

At its largest size ever with 150 members, the chorus will be joined by a full orchestra under the direction of Richard Rotz, with three soloists this year: soprano Elisabeth Turchi (a Shippensburg resident), tenor Colin Eaton and bass Alex Helsabeck. The musicians will perform selections from Handel's "Messiah," as well as carols and anthems, including a work composed just for the chorus by Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo, "No Coward Soul is Mine."
"It's a beautiful piece that seems to move the singer as well as the audience," Rotz said, adding that it was first performed by the chorus last spring. The lyrics are a poem by Emily Brontë (Iris Hersh on The Public Opinion)

The piece was premiered last April in Mercersburg, PA.