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February 05, 2010
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Choir adds to celebration at basilica
The service honored the 100th anniversary of the order of the nuns who serve at the parish, the Sisters of Saints Cyril and Methodius (SSCM). According to a press release from the Catholic Miscellany, the SSCM was created in 1909 and currently has sisters throughout six states. The Susquehanna University Choir performed songs from its fall repertoire. The Danville Community Singers and the Harrisburg Harp Orchestra also performed in the service, said senior Blake Mosser, choir manager. Susquehanna singing groups have been performing at the basilica for years, Mosser said, because of the relationship formed between basilica administrators and the university's former choral director, Cyril Stretansky. Mosser said Stretansky was a student at a parochial school where the SSCM were in charge and decided to approach the sisters at the basilica about the Susquehanna University Chamber Singers performing at the Danville basilica. Those performances became an annual tradition for the Chamber Singers and they have continued, although Stretansky retired two years ago. "This performance was a nice continuation of the relationship formed by Stretansky," Mosser said. He clarified that the Chamber Singers performed a Christmas repertoire each December, but the anniversary of the order this year allowed the Susquehanna University Choir to perform in the fall and the Chamber Singers in the spring. According to senior Amanda Aulicino, a three-year member of the University Choir, the group performed "contemporary pieces, traditional spirituals and essential works from the Lutheran choral tradition" at the anniversary service. Aulicino was sick on the day of the performance and said she chose to observe instead of sing. "It was a wonderful experience to hear the members of my choir share their gift with all in attendance," Aulicino said. She said that for her, the most moving piece was "I Heard a Great Voice" by Paul Christiansen, which she said shows the light of God in the darkest times of one's life. "I could tell that the sisters were thankful to have us there to celebrate their anniversary, and we felt blessed to be a part of such a commemoration," she said Mosser said that for anyone who missed the performance at this past weekend at basilica, the University Choir will sing a few more times throughout the semester. The next performance will be at the 10:30 a.m. service at Sharon Lutheran Church on Sunday, Oct. 25. The following performance will be at the 11 a.m. university chapel service in Weber Chapel Auditorium on Sunday, Nov. 1. Finally, the choir will perform at the Christmas Candlelight Service in Weber Chapel Auditorium on Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. |
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