PORT TOWNSEND — The RainShadow Chorale will present “American Folk,” its spring concert, at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
Both performances will be at First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin St., Port Townsend.
Tickets are available at the door for a suggested donation of $20 for adults or $10 for students.
The concert will be conducted by Laurie de Leonne, the chorale’s artistic director. Lisa Lanza will accompany on the piano.
The program will showcase American folk traditions: spirituals, protest songs, lullabies, ballads and front-porch tunes.
“As someone with a life-long passion for folk music, I’m drawn to repertoire that bridges past and present – music that tells the truth, carries memory and invites connection,” de Leonne said. “Our selections include both anonymous traditional songs and composed works that have entered the folk tradition over time. One of the defining qualities of folk music is its transmission by mouth and ear – music shaped not by a single author, but by many voices. Folk music of any nation carries the soul of its people.”
For more information, email rainshadowchorale@gmail.com or visit www.rainshadowchorale.org.
