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Collegedale Academy’s 120 Student Singers and Musicians to Perform Dan Forrest’s CREATION

SATURDAY | MAY 3 | 7PM

Collegedale Community Church

9305 Four Corners Pl, Collegedale, TN 37363

Dan Forrest unfolds a spectacularly sweeping score in CREATION, his newest and most expansive work to date.

Written on the 225th anniversary of Haydn’s similarly-themed masterpiece, this 68-minute oratorio explores the wonders of our planet through a dazzling variety of musical expressions for chorus, orchestra, and soprano and baritone soloists. Reviews have hailed its “cinematic quality”, calling it Dan’s “most sophisticated composition to date” and “the most joyful, exuberant piece of music I’ve ever run across.”
Dr. Forrest writes, “…I wanted to capture the beauty of life on this planet, and the wonder of its origin, in my own musical language. In a sense, it’s a score to my own mental Planet Earth film – of beauty that I’ve encountered both at home and in my travels abroad. I hope this work overwhelms its listener with the wonder and joy that still shines through in our world.”