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Syracuse Pops Chorus to Premier Musical in Colorado

How Green Was My Valley

A Pulitzer Prize-nominated composer has invited local amateur singers from the Syracuse Pops Chorus (Syracuse Symphony Pops Chorus) to premiere his new musical next month in Colorado Springs. Composer Roger Ames, whose recent works include the Pulitzer-nominated oratorio A Requiem for Our Time and the oratorio Remember Warsaw, invited members of the Syracuse Pops Chorus to join the Colorado Springs’ Central City Opera and The Chamber Orchestra of the Springs for the debut of his musical, How Green Was My Valley. Performances of the work, presented by the Colorado Springs Conservatory, will take place Aug. 14 and 15 at First United Methodist Church, in Colorado Springs. The Syracuse Pops Chorus is an amateur group with a membership that fluctuates from about 80 to 100 singers. The group’s trip to Colorado Springs will be its first major traveling performance. Leads from the Colorado Springs Central City Opera and members of the Syracuse Pops Chorus will showcase Ames’ How Green Was My Valley as an opera in concert. Singers will perform in costume, but the premiere will not be a fully staged production, according to Lou Lemos, the chorus director. WATCH Lou Lemos on Bridge Street
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