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VIENNA — The Vienna Union Hall will present the a cappella voices of Village Harmony at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, at Union Hall.

The 25 teen singers will present a program of traditional and composed music from Latin America, traditional songs from Lithuania and Corsica, American shape-note songs, sea chanties, lullabies, songs for social change, and original compositions by Will Rowan and Heidi Wilson.

Village Harmony is an umbrella organization based in Vermont dedicated to the study and performance of ethnic singing traditions from around the world. Each summer it sponsors 10 ensembles like this one, both in New England and in foreign countries, involving both teen and adult singers.

Each group develops its own unique sound with a different international team of leaders.

Special guest Carlos Jurado from Pasto, Colombia, will return for his second summer as a Village Harmony camp leader. He will lead a variety of works from different parts of Latin America, all featuring syncopated rhythms often accompanied by percussion.

In his seventh year as a Village Harmony leader, composer Will Rowan is in the master’s program for choral conducting at Bard College. He tours internationally with the vocal quartet Windborne, and has particular interest in traditional singing from Lithuania.

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Heidi Wilson is an inspirational singing leader with a passion for sharing songs inspired by and in service to community and the natural world.

Suggested admission price is on a sliding scale of $5 to $15.

FMI: 207-293-2674, 207-495-2928, [email protected].

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