Marquette Choral Society will celebrate the Earth at their Spring 2023 concert at Kaufman Auditorium at 7:30 p.m., April 29, and 3 p.m., April 30. The first half of the program will feature four short works by John Rutter, Frank Ticheli, David C. Dickau, and J. David Moore, followed by the presentation of this year’s U.P. Choral Leadership Award. The award is presented annually to a group or individual in the Upper Peninsula who has supported or encouraged choral music in their community. After a brief intermission, the Choral Society will perform Paul Winter’s “Missa Gaia/Earth Mass,” written in 1981. The piece celebrates the beauty of our planet through the human voice along with recordings of wolf calls and whale songs and enhanced by a video presentation. Joining the Choral Society will be a children’s choir from Ishpeming Public Schools, as well as an instrumental ensemble including keyboard, percussion, strings and woodwinds.

The program will also highlight the work of The Cedar Tree Institute and the Yellow Dog Watershed Preserve. The Marquette Choral Society receives support from the Michigan Arts and Culture Council. Admission is $15 for adults, and $5 for children under 10. Tickets will be available through the Northern Michigan University Ticket Service: tickets.nmu.edu