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Upcoming Concerts
Illuminating Schütz in the 21st Century
Saturday, February 11; 7 p.m. symposium/demonstration and performance
University Chorus and Chamber Choir Celebrates Irving Fine
Saturday, March 31, 7:00 p.m.
Music Fest ’12
Sunday, April 22, 1:00 p.m.– 6:00 p.m.
Chamber Choir
Singing in the Brandeis Chamber Choir gives University Chorus singers added opportunity to explore more widely and deeply the virtually limitless choral repertory. Singing in a smaller ensemble of good sight-readers, each singer is vocally and musically independent and responsible. Chamber Choir singers also provide leadership in the larger University Chorus.
Past repertory includes
- Mass for 3 Voices by William Byrd (1543 – 1623)
- Two Choruses by Andrew Imbrie (1921 – 2007)
- Bach’s Lobet den Herrn and Monteverdi’s Laudate pueri (Psalm 113)
- choral songs of Gabriel Fauré, Claude Debussy, and Edward Elgar
- Chansons of Lassus, Passereau, and Janequin
AUDITIONS for University Chorus and Chamber Choir SIGN UP room 210 Slosberg
Tuesday August 30 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Wednesday August 31 2:00 – 5:00 pm
Thursday September 1 noon – 3:00 pm
AUDITION University Chorus
- Singing scales to hear range possibilities and voice quality
- slow arpeggio singing for accuracy of pitch
- intervals: ½ and whole steps differentiation
- rhythm exercise for accuracy
- sight singing your part of a Bach chorale with piano accompanying
- PLUS sight singing a piece of Renaissance polyphony – if you’ve sung a motet, you’ve most likely done this kind of music.
AUDITIONS for Private Voice Lessons (Music 112)
Audition for UChor as above and sign up to sing for the voice teachers.
Friday September 2 2:00 - 4:00 pm