Love Song Bouquet for Valentine’s Day from the Kirkland Choral Society

Put the finishing touches on a romantic Valentine’s Day week by enjoying a “Love Song Bouquet” from the Kirkland Choral Society at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 at the Kirkland Performance Center.

Put the finishing touches on a romantic Valentine’s Day week by enjoying a “Love Song Bouquet” from the Kirkland Choral Society at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 at the Kirkland Performance Center.

“We’re looking forward to singing at the Kirkland Performance Center again,” said KCS Artistic Director Dr. Glenn Gregg. “It’s an excellent setting for this intimate concert of beautiful melodies sung by KCS soloists, quartets, ensembles and the full choir.”

The audience will enjoy romantic offerings from many different cultures and musical genres, including the exquisite “Five Hebrew Love Songs,” by Eric Whitacre, the fiery “Habanera” from Bizet’s opera, “Carmen,” and the haunting “All I Ask of You” from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Broadway musical “Phantom of the Opera.” Says Gregg, “We’re also very fortunate to have Chris Hoffman from the Seattle Men’s Chorus joining the choir to sing a wonderful arrangement of “Somebody To Love,” by Queen.

To add to the festivities, what could be more romantic than wine and chocolate? Both will be available in the Kirkland Performance Center lobby.

“Kirkland Choral Society is now considered one of the leading symphonic choirs in the Seattle area,” Gregg said.

In March, 2016, KCS will be joining Philharmonia Northwest for Beethoven’s beloved Ninth Symphony at Benaroya Hall, and in May, the chorus will perform the world premiere of a new work by one of the leading composers of our time, Ola Gjeilo, from Norway.

To buy tickets to the Love Song Bouquet, go to www.kirklandchoralsociety.org

Tickets are $15-20 and children under 12 are free.

This concert is not part of the season subscription. Season ticket holders can buy tickets at a 25 percent discount by sending email to tickets@KirklandChoralSociety.org.

For more information, call 425-422-9240.