{"id":65122,"date":"2018-05-05T08:28:10","date_gmt":"2018-05-05T12:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=65122"},"modified":"2018-05-05T08:56:50","modified_gmt":"2018-05-05T12:56:50","slug":"valley-harmony-sings-10th-anniversary-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2018\/05\/05\/valley-harmony-sings-10th-anniversary-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Valley Harmony sings 10th Anniversary Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_65123\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65123\" class=\" wp-image-65123\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2018\/05\/Valley_Harmony-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Valley Harmony sings 10th Anniversary Concert\" width=\"354\" height=\"228\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2018\/05\/Valley_Harmony-300x193.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2018\/05\/Valley_Harmony-768x494.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2018\/05\/Valley_Harmony-1024x659.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-65123\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pictured are the members of Valley Harmony &#8211; Mike Sheldon (Berkshire) singing tenor, George Lohmann (Berkshire) singing bass and Randy Kerr (Newark Valley) and J. Ladd Yost (Nichols) alternating baritone and tenor. (Provided Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nelson Mandela once said, \u201cRemember to celebrate milestones,\u201d and Valley Harmony plans to do just that. Ten years ago this <i>a cappella<\/i> men\u2019s quartet sang its first full-length community concert. At 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, the quartet will perform its 10th anniversary community concert at Newark Valley United Church of Christ, located at 32 S. Main St. in Newark Valley. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This \u201cJubilee\u201d concert will feature favorite songs Valley Harmony has performed over those 10 years. The concert will begin with two songs the quartet began rehearsing Day One: \u201cUnder the Boardwalk,\u201d popularized by the Drifters in 1964, and \u201cA Welsh Lullaby,\u201d a touching song with enchanting harmonies.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years Valley Harmony has found many singer and audience favorites from the sixties. For this concert they have chosen four more from this decade: \u201cIn My Room\u201d (1964) by the Beach Boys, \u201cHappy Together\u201d (1966) by The Turtles, \u201cSittin\u2019 on the Dock of the Bay\u201d (1968) by Otis Redding and \u201cHooked on a Feeling\u201d (1968) by B. J. Thomas. After singing these songs recently for McGraw House in Ithaca, a woman in the audience called out, \u201cDon\u2019t stop!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But many favorites come from more recent hits, especially those popularized by Pentatonix. The concert will include two: one original titled \u201cRun to You\u201d (2013) and \u201cHallelujah,\u201d composed by Leonard Cohen in 1984 but arranged especially for Pentatonix in 2016. Both numbers offer tight harmonies that allow Valley Harmony to show off its skill.<\/p>\n<p>There are also two songs that might surprise new audience members. \u201cUbi Caritas,\u201d though published by Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo two years after Valley Harmony was founded, became an instant favorite as soon as they discovered it. Though it draws inspiration from the Gregorian chant tradition, it is decidedly modern in its harmonization and finishes with a glorious \u201cAmen.\u201d Then just for fun, and because one member is a tad obsessed with secular \u201cChristmas\u201d music, Valley Harmony will include \u201cLet It Snow\u201d in its May concert &#8211; hoping that it, indeed, will not snow.<\/p>\n<p>Each year for this concert, guest performers join Valley Harmony in entertaining the audience. Aric Phinney, of Endicott, has delighted those audiences each of those 10 years with his piano virtuoso, both as soloist and as an accompanist for the other guest performers. Phinney studied piano under the late Dr. C. Nolan Huizenga at Houghton College. He currently serves as director of music at Union Center United Methodist Church.&nbsp;He works full time for CoreLife Eatery, helping to expand a locally founded, healthy, fast casual concept around the country.&nbsp;Besides accompanying the other soloists, Phinney will perform three solos.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>New this year is tenor Brian Clark. Clark teaches 7th and 8th grade chorus and general music at Union-Endicott, having studied at the Crane School of Music, SUNY Potsdam and choral conducting at Houghton College. Clark also sings with the Madrigal Choir of Binghamton. A Chenango Valley graduate, Clark presently lives in Endwell. He will sing \u201cThe Impossible Dream\u201d from <i>Man of La Mancha<\/i>, \u201cWho I\u2019d Be\u201d from <i>Shrek<\/i> and \u201cI\u2019ll Never Fall in Love Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Also new to the concert is Newark Valley High School senior, Farrah Fiacco.&nbsp;A soprano, Fiacco has participated in the school\u2019s music program since sixth grade.&nbsp;She also sings and performs as Miss Blueberry at the Berkshire Blueberry and Book Festival each summer. After high school she plans to study law and government in the hopes of pursuing a career in either politics or law. Fiacco will sing \u201cWho Will Buy\u201d from <i>Oliver.<\/i> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Valley Harmony includes Mike Sheldon (Berkshire) singing tenor, George Lohmann (Berkshire) singing bass and Randy Kerr (Newark Valley) and J. Ladd Yost (Nichols) alternating baritone and tenor. This all male quartet has done countless engagements throughout the Southern Tier since their founding in 2007, including church services and church and secular events in Newark Valley, Berkshire, Richford, Waverly, Owego, Apalachin, Endicott, Vestal, Candor, Spencer, Ithaca, Greene, Binghamton, and in Athens, Pa. Their repertoire consists of all sorts of <i>a cappella<\/i> music. They enjoy singing folk songs, spirituals, barbershop, swing, pop, rock, rhythm and blues, show tunes, sacred, and even classical music. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A free will offering will be taken. Concert proceeds benefit outreach programming at the Newark Valley United Church of Christ. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nelson Mandela once said, \u201cRemember to celebrate milestones,\u201d and Valley Harmony plans to do just that. 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