More About the University Chorus
Schedule
An ensemble for students, graduate and undergraduate, staff and faculty. A tour to Austria is being planned for the February, ’08 break. Rehearsals are held Tuesdays and Thursdays 4:30 pm to 6 pm in Slosberg Recital Hall. Occasionally, rehearsals before concerts are extended to 6:30 pm.
Regular attendance is required.
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Prelude
“Complexity in classical music allows a specific, nuanced exploration of the deepest human emotion.” Classical music is timeless. It has broad appeal.”
“I love this class. I loved The Creation and the concert was one of the more fulfilling experiences of my life.”
quotes from University Chorus and Chamber Choir singers of ’05-’06.
Exposition
It is in music ensembles that the singer works with the actual materials of music, experiencing the difference between learning music and learning about music. In the Brandeis Music Department Choral Program, the student singer sings great music appropriate to college level, music that will challenge the singer musically and emotionally, music about which one cannot be neutral, non-commital, or casual, music which carries an internal intensity the ensemble strives to bring to life.
classic is that which is
1) of the first or highest rank
2) serving as a standard
3) adhering to an established set of artistic standards
4) basic, fundamental
5) of enduring interest and quality
(American Heritage Dictionary)
We also sing classic American songs from Broadway and the movies.
Sight-Reading Skills
“Sight-reading gives us a wide range of repertory.”
“The sight-reading was helpful in improving my ability to read music.”
“The music selection was fantastic and the sight-reading was fun.”
quotes from UChor and ChChoir singers
Most rehearsals include some sight-reading, both for practice and to introduce a wider repertory.
Singing
“It feels physically good to sing.”
quote from a UChor singer
We work toward a strong physical base through warm-up and breathing exercises. Through diction exercise and practice, we work toward the technical means of an expressive performance.
The Program for 2007-2008
James Olesen, Music Director
MUSICFEST/Fall Fest
All Music Ensembles Perform—Early Music Ensemble, Leonard Bernstein Quartet, University Chorus and Chamber Choir, Jazz, and Wind Ensembles, and the Brandeis Symphony Orchestra.
Saturday, October 27, 7:00 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Free and open to the public
Brandeis University Chamber Choir
Iconic Classics: Bach’s Lobet den Herrn and Palestrina’s Missa Brevis, performed by Brandeis’ best classical singers, James Olesen, director
Saturday, November 3, 8:00 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Tickets: $10 general public/$5 students and seniors
Brandeis University Chorus
Classics American and German: The University Chorus presents its pre, pre-tour concert, warming up for its February, ’08 Austrian tour, James Olesen, director
Sunday, December 2, 4:00 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Tickets: $10 general public/$5 students and seniors
Messiah Sing
The Music Department ensembles lead the whole campus in singing Handel’s reknowned classic.
Thursday, December 6, 5:00 p.m.
Shapiro Atrium
Free and open to the public
Brandeis University Chorus and Chamber Choir
Classics American and German: Hear Brandeis’ best in their complete program as they set off for Austria. The program incluides music, classical and folk, from the German and American repertories of great choral music, including music from Brandeis.
Saturday, February 9, 8:00 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Tickets: $10 general public/$5 students and seniors
The Art of Song
Showcasing Singers in the private lesson (Music 112) program in solo and ensemble performances. James Olesen, Pamela Wolf, Pamela Dellal, directors
Saturday, March 8, 8:00 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Tickets: $10 general public/$5 students and seniors
The Annual Irving Fine Memorial Concert
Music for voices, in honor of founder Irving Fine; Music by Brandeis faculty (present and former) Yu-Hui Chang, Irving Fine, Seymour Shifrin, Donald Martino, and alumni Marjorie Merryman, and Thomas Flaherty; The Monteverdi Singers, The Orpheus Singers, and student-run Irving Fine Society*
Saturday, March 22, 8:00 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Free and open to the public
* the only student ensemble
Brandeis University Chorus and Chamber Choir
Concert versions of Porgy & Bess and Lost in the Stars
Two treasured musical interpretations of African American life: American composer George Gershwin (An American in Paris), considered the pioneering “folk opera” Porgy and Bess his finest work. Lost in the Stars is Kurt Weill’s spiritual-infused adaptation of the novel Cry, the Beloved Country
Wednesday, April 9, 7:00 p.m.
Slosberg Recital Hall
Tickets: $10 general public/$5 students and seniors
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