The Chamber Singers and University Chorale present their Winter Quarter concert. Among other works on the program, the University Chorale, under the direction of Giselle Wyers, performs works by composers from Argentina, Venezuela, Cuba, Spain, Chile, Italy, and the United States. The Chamber Singers, under the direction of Geoffrey Boers, preview their upcoming Northwest Choral Conductors Association conference appearance with their set entitled "....and we beheld again the stars," featuring works by Claudio Monteverdi, Ingvar Lidhold, School of Music alumnus Eric Barnum, and the indie group Elbow.
PROGRAM DETAIL
Chamber Singers
Geoffrey Boers, director
...and we beheld again the stars...
Sfogava con le stelle by Claudio Monteverdi
...a riverder le stelle... by Ingvar Lidholm
The Stars Stand Up in the Air by Eric Barnum
Lippy Kids by Elbow arr. Geoffrey Boers
University Chorale
Giselle Wyers, director
Mata del anima sola by Antonio Estevez (Venezuela)
Debi Johanson, conductor
Salve Regina by Cesar Carrillo (Venezuela)
Juramento by Miguel Matamoros (Cuba)
La Guitarra from Romancero Gitano by Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco (Italy)
Matthew Blegen, conductor
El Gato by Antonio Russo (Argentina)
La Otra by Jason Michael Saunders (Washington state composer, music set to a poem by Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral)
Read more about the choirs' upcoming performances here.