Chiaroscuro

Chiaroscuro is an Italian word, literally meaning “light-dark”.  First developed in the Italian Renaissance by artists to create depth and contrast, chiaroscuro was also used to define a style of singing that speaks of the most balanced and beautiful of voices.  Stretching the meaning to fit into today’s world, this concert will bring into focus the contrasts of light and darkness as we work to more fully illuminate the rights and wrongs we encounter in the world around us.
 
We each have our own light. So, no matter what challenges might arise, we must step into the light and move forward.  To be the light means in times of darkness we offer hope, encouragement, kindness and compassion. In times where others are struggling, we offer a way to help them to regain their glow and to shine. To see the good and the beautiful - it is in this that truth is re-established.  Hope is being able to see the light despite all the darkness.  In this concert the VCC will ask “Can We Sing the Darkness to Light?”