Come join the singers of the Merula choir for Vren Flyr! on Sunday, June 5 at 4:30 p.m. Merulas spring concert will musically map the journey of Syrian refugees as they flee their homeland in search of a better future in Sweden. Through interlacing folk songs, hymns, poetry and stories from nine different countries, Merula will open a tiny window into the world Syrian refugees experience on their journey. The concert will include both Swedish spring songs, such as Nu Grnskar Det and Men Liljorna De Vxa Upp p Vren, and compositions by J.S. Bach, Lina Sandell, Igor Stravinsky, Clint Needham and others.
The concert will also feature Merulas collaboration with Mariela Shaker, a violinist originally from Aleppo, Syria, on an arrangement of Syrian, Swedish and Greek folk songs. Now based in Chicago, Mariela Shaker is a graduate student at DePaul Universitys School of Music. She will also perform a few solo pieces during the concert.
Tickets for the concert are available for purchase online: $10 in advance for adults (children under age 10 are free) and $15 at the door.
