ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø choirs to sing Dec. 1
November 21, 2006
The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Choirs will present a Holiday Choral Concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, in the Joseph C. and Cheryl H. Jensen Grand Concert Hall in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.

Dr. Scott E. Anderson, director of choral activities, will conduct the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Chamber Choir and ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Concert Choir, while professor Kathleen Lane will conduct the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Women’s Choir. The three University choral groups will perform a wide variety of seasonal choral works in the acoustically outstanding Jensen Grand Concert Hall.
The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Women’s Choir will begin the concert with a medieval chant by the visionary and mystic Hildigard von Bingen (1098-1179). The choir will also celebrate the season of Chanukah with the Hebrew folk melody “Nun Gimel Hei Shinâ€� arranged by Judith Shatkin. Two selections from the famous “Ceremony of Carolsâ€� by Benjamin Britten, accompanied by Carol Hotrum on the piano, conclude the Women’s Choir program.
American composer Stephen Paulus’ “Three Nativity Carolsâ€� will be the centerpiece of the program presented by the 24-voice ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Chamber Choir. The contemporary carol arrangements of ancient texts feature harpist Laurie Orr and Susan Hughes, oboe. The Chamber Choir also will present a double-choir motet by Renaissance composer Peter Philips entitled “Hodie nobis de coelo, Francis Poulenc’s Quem vidistis pastores,â€� and two Brahms vocal quartets from “Op. 112, Sehnsucht, and Nächtensâ€� featuring pianist Abbi Clark.
Anderson also will conduct the 50-voice ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Concert Choir in performing “Exceeding Glad,â€� from the Coronation Anthem “The King Shall Rejoice,â€� by George Fredric Handel. The Concert Choir will sing seasonal arrangements, including Hugo Distler’s setting of “Lo, How a Rose ‘Ere Bloomingâ€�; “What Sweeter Music,â€� by John Rutter; and John Gardiner’s arrangement of “Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day.â€� The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø combined choirs will perform a double-choir setting of “Angels We Have Heard On Highâ€� to end the concert.
Tickets prices for the ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Holiday Choral Concert are: $5 for adults, $2 for precollege students, $3 for ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø faculty and staff, and free for ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø students with valid Bengal cards. Tickets can be purchased at the Stephens Performing Arts Center Box Office from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays or an hour before the shows open. Tickets can be purchased over the phone by calling 282-3595.
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