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Fitting to the season, the program will be comprised of works of thanksgiving. Deo Gratias by Benjamin Britten (from Ceremony of Carols) American Thanksgiving by Carol Barnett We Gather Together by Stephen Paulus Pilgrims’ Hymn by Stephen Paulus The Promise … Continue reading →

Toward the Unknown Region by Ralph Vaughan Williams Celebrations by Vincent Persichetti Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking by Eric Stokes   April 25, 2013 7:30 – 9:30pm : Choral Union & Concert Choir Spring 2013 at Shryock Auditorium, SIU-C … Continue reading →

The Southern Illinois Symphony Orchestra will join the Choral Union and Concert Choir to perform a variety of Italian favorites.  The program will begin with Gabrieli’s Hodie Christus Natus Est for double choir and the Kyrie and Gloria from Puccini’s … Continue reading →

Lux Aeterna by Morten Lauridsen The Last Words of David by Randall Thompson Selections from Frostiana by Randall Thompson The Road Not Taken A Girl’s Garden Stopping by the woods on a snowy evening Choose Something Like a Star Two … Continue reading →

The evening service in Christian churches is known as vespers or evensong.  Musical settings are traditionally calm and peaceful in nature, setting aside the toils and cares of the day in preparation for sleep. The two major works on this … Continue reading →

In keeping with a desire to expose SIU music students to the classics of the choral repertoire, while attempting to stray a bit from the beaten path, the CU will perform the less widely-performed portion of Messiah. May 3, 2011 … Continue reading →

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The SIU Choral Union and the SIU Concert Choir, conducted by Susan Davenport,  perform various light works in German, accompanied by brass: Four Songs for Women’s Chorus, Two Horns and Harp by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897). Carlyn Zimmermann, conductor. Kara Benyas, … Continue reading →

The text of the oratorio follows Biblical accounts of the prophet Elijah. The musical style is Baroque, recalling Johann Sebastian Bach, a musician Mendelssohn deeply admired, with an overlay of the Romanticism of Mendelssohn. Susan Davenport conducts the vocal ensembles, … Continue reading →

This semester’s concert will be a tour through the classic choruses of the opera repertoire.  A few of the pieces included are: “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin (1833–1887) “Anvil Chorus” from Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)   … Continue reading →