For the Love of Choral

Santa Barbara Choral Society, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary, put on a heavenly concert at Trinity Episcopal Church under veteran conductor JoAnne Wasserman, herself celebrating 30 years at the helm.

The performance, For the Love of Music, with Music Academy graduate David Potter on piano, featured works by Pachelbel, Byrd, Bradbury, and Morten Lauridsen’s “Sure on This Shining Night.”

Impressive solos were also sung by tenors James Kirkland, Lorenzo Johnson, Will Breman, and mezzo-soprano Gretchen Adams, with the concert, ranging from the Renaissance to American spirituals, wrapping with Joseph M. Martin’s “The Awakening.”

An evening of high note and a few in-between….