<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Contact:  Richard A. Fortney                                      FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE</span></p>

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SEEKS MUSICIANS FOR OCTOBER CONCERT</span></b></p>

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and Vocalists are Invited</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Avon Lake, OH—<b>The TrueNorth Chorale and
Chamber Orchestra </b>have begun rehearsals for their Fall Concert, any
interested instrumentalists and vocalists are invited to join us at this
time.  The Chorale rehearses on Saturday
mornings, 9:45 – 11:45 a.m., and the Chamber Orchestra rehearses on Sunday
evenings, 7:15 – 9:30 p.m. under the direction of Rick Fortney.  TrueNorth Cultural Arts is located in Avon
Lake, 33463 Lake Road.   Safety measures
and CDC guidelines are respected throughout this pandemic.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The TrueNorth Chorale and Chamber Orchestra</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> will be in concert at
Bay Presbyterian Church on Saturday evening, October 30^th, 7:00
p.m.   The Concert is free, with a love
offering being taken.</span></p>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The Chorale will be singing <b><i>Beatitudes</i></b>
by Patrick Hawes.  The eight Beatitude
verses of St. Matthew’s Gospel are some of Christ’s most comforting words.   The recurrence of the word ‘blessed’ makes
for a unified collection of pieces – closely linked but each with its own
character … peaceful intimacy.  The
Chorale will also be singing <b><i>Psalm 57</i></b> by Jean Berger with brass
accompaniment.  </span></p>

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Concert Master, will be performing <span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">the
famous <em><b>Intermezzo</b></em> from <em><b>Cavalleria Rusticana</b></em>,
composed by Pietro Mascagni.  </span><em>Cavalleria Rusticana</em> takes
place on Easter Sunday in a Sicilian village.  
The <b><i>Intermezzo </i></b><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">is one of
the most beautiful moments in all of opera!  </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p style="text-align:justify;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The Chamber Orchestra
will also be performing Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s <em><b><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Russian Easter Overture</span></b></em><em><span style="border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">.   </span></em>In
Russia, Easter is known as the “Bright Holiday.”   You can almost sense nature’s springtime
renewal in the fresh, joyful vitality of this music.   The score is prefaced by two quotations from
the Old and New Testaments and a third, written by the
composer; these correspond to each of the overture's three parts. The first
part is prefaced by two verses from Psalm 68:1–2; the second from
the Gospel of Mark 16:1–6; and a third by a description of the Easter
celebration written by the composer.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">The Chorale and Chamber Orchestra will be performing <b>Gabriel's Oboe</b></span></em><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">, written for Roland Joffé's 1986 film "The
Mission" and composed by Ennio Morricone.  
And will close the concert with <b><i>All Creatures of our God and King</i></b>
(<b>LASST UNS ERFREUEN</b>) arranged by Mack Wilberg.  “<i>Let them praise the name of the Lord, for
His name alone is exalted</i>.”  Psalm
148:13.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><b style="font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;font-size:11pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">About TrueNorth Cultural
Arts</span></b></div>

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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">TrueNorth is a multidisciplinary arts
organization committed to building and strengthening individuals and communities
through the performing, visual and the literary arts.  Our vision is two-fold: To educate, equip,
and empower individuals so they can embrace and succeed in the creative arts;
and to envision and encourage communities where creative arts and art
appreciation flourish.  To learn more
visit <a href="http://www.tncarts.org">www.tncarts.org</a>.</span></p>

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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">###</span></div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><font face="verdana, sans-serif" color="#741b47"><b>Joan Wojcicki Fortney </b></font><img src="https://drive.google.com/uc?id=1pp8AHKljjrfXgJti4W6gUxap6FeCzxMO&export=download" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif"></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif">Cellist, </font><a href="http://www.tncarts.org/music/chamber-orchestra/" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif" target="_blank">TrueNorth Chamber Orchestra</a><font face="verdana, sans-serif"> </font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font face="verdana, sans-serif"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>