It
was my first day as a college music major at Jacksonville University The first piece of music I remember working
on was Noel Goemanne’s “Cantate Sing to the Lord.” Dr. Jon Carlson, our director, was teaching
us how to do “count singing” – something I had never done before. It was HARD,
but within a few minutes I had the process down and was having the time of my
life.
I am excited to announce that the University Singers, with JU voice faculty Prof. Kimberly Beasley and Dr. Jay Ivey, will be performing a FREE concert at St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on Friday, February 6, at 7:00 p.m. This is their “homecoming” concert after their annual Florida tour.
The
following is from a press release by Dr. Snyder.
Under
the direction of Dr. Timothy Snyder, the 25-voice University Singers perfoms an
eclectic and challenging repertoire spanning the centuries and the globe
including Renaissance polyphony, Baroque and Classical masterworks, folksongs,
music theatre, opera and new music by living composers.
The
University Singers has performed for the American Choral Directors Association,
Beaches Fine Arts Series, and the Florida Music Educators Association. Notable appearances include concerts in New
York’s Avery Fisher Hall, England’s Canterbury Cathedral and numerous
collaborations with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. The University Singers gives over forty
concerts each year on campus, in the community and on tour. Most recently the Singers toured in France
where they performed at Chartes, La Madeline, Paris and the Basilica of St.
Nicholas, Nantes. A 2016 concert tour to
Italy is in preparation.
The legacy of musical excellence continues at Jacksonville University and is likely to continue for many years. After all, the young people singing in the choir today weren’t even born when I was a student at JU. Perhaps many more generations of future JU-educated performers, music teachers, church musicians, accompanists, and choral directors are yet waiting to be born. I believe this is true.
Photos:
Top - the Jacksonville University Chamber Singers in 1981. I am the second guy in from the right.
Middle - Dr. Timothy Snyder
Bottom: The University Singers in a more recent photo
The legacy of musical excellence continues at Jacksonville University and is likely to continue for many years. After all, the young people singing in the choir today weren’t even born when I was a student at JU. Perhaps many more generations of future JU-educated performers, music teachers, church musicians, accompanists, and choral directors are yet waiting to be born. I believe this is true.
Photos:
Top - the Jacksonville University Chamber Singers in 1981. I am the second guy in from the right.
Middle - Dr. Timothy Snyder
Bottom: The University Singers in a more recent photo
1 comment:
Tony, thank you for including the background info on JU's chorus. It's a signifiant part of Jax's musical and cultural scene. I look foreword to attending a performance or two at least.
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