<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Times; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: relative; z-index: 0; "><p style="margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; ">Meet us in “The Land of Harmony,” Quire Cleveland’s new program of American music. It includes early versions of <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">“The Star-Spangled Banner,” “When Jesus Wept,” “Amazing Grace”</strong></em> — as well as lesser known, but equally inspiring, works. Artistic Director <a href="http://www.quirecleveland.org/2008/06/ross-w-duffin/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); text-decoration: none; outline: none; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dotted; border-bottom-color: gray; ">Ross W. Duffin</a> has chosen music to delight and entertain you — from the 1814 version of our national anthem to the “<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Hymn of Peace</strong>,” sung by a choir of 10,000 to mark the end of the Civil War. Also featured is music by<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "> Amy</strong> (Mrs. H. H. A.) <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Beach</strong>, known in her day as “the American Brahms,” and Cleveland’s own <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Patty Stair</strong>. Plus works by <strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">William Billings, Stephen Foster, Edward MacDowell, R. Nathaniel Dett</strong>, and others. <b>Ev</b><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">eryone is welcome</strong>. Purchase tickets <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-land-of-harmony-american-choral-gems-tickets-10104640251">here</a> - under age 18 admitted FREE.</p><div><br></div><div>Saturday, April 5, 2014, at 7:30PM</div><div>Christ Episcopal Church</div><div>3445 Warrensville Center Road</div><div>Shaker Heights, OH</div></p></body></html>