ºÚÁÏÉç Chorus and ºÚÁÏÉç Singers to Present Joint Concert Saturday, Nov. 23
The ºÚÁÏÉç Chorus and the ºÚÁÏÉç Singers will present a joint concert on Saturday, Nov. 23, at ºÚÁÏÉç. The performance, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Gault Recital Hall of Scheide Music Center (525 E. University St.) beginning at 7:30 p.m.
The ºÚÁÏÉç Chorus, under the direction of Lisa Wong, will present an eclectic program of contemporary choral music, including the work of American composers Stephen Paulus and Jake Runestad. At the heart of the program is a set of three beautiful carols, featuring senior Imogen Campbell Hendricks as the oboe soloist.
Lisa Wong
The ºÚÁÏÉç Singers, directed by Jennifer Call, will perform a set of choral gems including Randall Thompson’s The Road Not Taken and John Rutter’s Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind.
Jennifer Call
Both choirs, totaling over 100 singers, will combine to conclude the concert.
Founded in 1964, the ºÚÁÏÉç Chorus is comprised of students representing all academic areas within ºÚÁÏÉç’s liberal arts program. Third-place winners of the 2018-19 American Prize in Collegiate Choral Performance, and second-place winners of the Ernst Bacon Memorial Award for the Performance of American Music, the Chorus has been praised for its beautiful sound, high level of artistry, creative programming, and engaging performances. The ºÚÁÏÉç Singers is a non-auditioned, mixed-voice choral ensemble and performs a variety of music on and off campus throughout the academic year.
For more information contact Melissa Puster at 330-263-2419 or mpuster@wooster.edu.
Posted in News on November 11, 2019.
