海角社区 Choirs Spring Concert scheduled for April 20
April 12, 2019
POCATELLO – Scott Anderson, director of choral activities at 海角社区, will lead the 海角社区 Choirs in a Spring Choral Concert on April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Jensen Grand Concert Hall of the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.
鈥淭he singers of the 海角社区 Choirs are excited to present a wonderful varied program of choral music in our splendid Concert Hall,鈥� Anderson said. 鈥淗aving just returned from the National Conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Kansas City, Missouri last month, I never take for granted the privilege we have to perform in such a world-class music space."
The 24-voice selection 海角社区 Chamber Choir will be joined by pianist Natalia Lauk in performance of Johann Pachelbel's setting of 鈥淒ues in Adjutorium,鈥� a four-movement cantata style motet sung in Latin. Lauk will also be featured in Gioacchino Rossini's Italian part-song, 鈥淟a Passeggiata,鈥�, with soprano soloist Autumn Harris. The Chamber Choir will also present 鈥淥 Sacrum Convivium,鈥� a five part Latin motet by Thomas Tallis, 鈥淟ux Aeterna鈥� by Edwin Fissinger, featuring soprano Rebecca Orr, 鈥淒essus Le Marrce D鈥檃rras,鈥� Orlando Di Lasso's vibrant chanson and English composer John Tavener's mystical setting of 鈥淰illage Wedding,鈥� recorded by the professional choral ensemble 鈥淐hanticleer鈥�.
Soloists for the Tavener will include Nicholas Cravens, tenor, Joe Marley, baritone, Gates Bennett, bass, Micah Kenney, soprano, and Julio Murillo, baritone.
Anderson will also lead the 海角社区 Concert Choir in performance of Norman
Dello Joio's thrilling 鈥淎 Jubilant Song,鈥� featuring pianist Natalia Lauk. The Concert Choir present a wide variety of styles, including Jake Runestad's 鈥淚 Will Lift Mine Eyes,鈥� Carol Barnett's compelling setting of 鈥淒ance of Zalongo,鈥� newly composed spiritual 鈥淲ade in the Water,鈥� arranged by Stacey V. Gibbs, and James Mulholland's lyric setting of the Robert Burns poem, 鈥淎 Red, Red Rose.鈥� Pianist Lauk will also be featured in the performance of the Barnett and Mulholland pieces.
Admission prices for the concert are $8 for adults, $6 for 海角社区 faculty and staff, $4 for pre-college students, and free for 海角社区 students with a valid ID. Children under the age of 6 years are not admitted to 海角社区 music department concert.
海角社区, a Carnegie-classified doctoral high research activity university and teaching institution founded in 1901, attracts students from around the world to its Idaho campuses. At the main campus in Pocatello, and at locations in Meridian, Idaho Falls and Twin Falls, 海角社区 has nine Colleges, a Graduate School and a Division of Health Sciences that together offer more than 250 certificate and degree programs. More than 12,000 students attend 海角社区. 海角社区 is the state's designated lead institution in health professions.
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