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EVENT NEWS / April 8, 2008

Boise State University Choral Groups Join Forces for Concert at University Christian Church on April 26

The final concert of the academic year for the Boise State University choral groups will be at 7:30 p.m. April 26 at University Christian Church, 1801 University Drive. Admission is $5 general, $3 seniors, free to students of all ages and Boise State faculty and staff. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

This concert will showcase many of the department’s choral groups, including the Meistersingers, University Singers and Vox Angelis. The concert’s featured piece will be “Gloria” by John Rutter for choir, brass and percussion. Brass is under the direction of professors Marcellus Brown and David Mathie, and percussion is under the direction of John Baldwin. The department chair, Mark Hansen, will be the organist for this piece.

Other featured composers include Carl Orff, Knut Knystedt, David Bierei, Veljo Tormis, Maurice Durufle and Zoltan Kodaly. The choral groups also will perform Carl Sandburg poetry set to the music of Miklos Kocsar, as well as Federico Garcia Lorca’s poetry set to the music of the Finnish composer Rautavaara. Vox Angelis will sing “This Little Light of Mine,” arranged by Ysaye Barnwell of Sweet Honey in the Rock.

The program will be directed by professor Bruce Browne. The Meistersingers are under the direction of professor Christopher Raynes. For more information, call Browne at 887-7684.
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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

Boise State University’s new Finish in Four program guarantees that eligible students who follow a planned course of study can complete their degree in four years. If not, Boise State will pay for the additional required courses. More information about Boise State’s graduation guarantee can be found at www.boisestate.edu/finish4.

 


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Last reviewed on Tuesday, April 08, 2008