BEMIDJI, Minn. (April 12, 2011) — Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ’s Choral Chamber Ensemble will present its final concert of the season on Tuesday, April 19.
The 7:30 p.m. show will be held in the Thompson Recital Hall of Bemidji State’s Bangsberg Fine Arts Complex. Admission is free.
The concert will feature student-run ensembles the Women’s Chorus, the Musikanten men’s chorus and The Chamber Singers
The Women’s Chorus is directed by Angela Hesse, a senior in vocal performance from Comfrey, Minn., and Mattea Elhard, a junior in music education from Bemidji. The chorus will perform five pieces, including the Renaissance-era “Fa Una Canzone” and contemporary, upbeat piece “Chili Con Carne.”
Musikanten, directed by Joe Colago, a junior in music education from Browns Valley, Minn., and Nick Dahn, a junior in vocal performance from Park Rapids, Minn., will perform seven pieces in a wide variety of styles. Their selections will include “A Red, Red Rose,” by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ alum Eric Barnum; “Ave Maria” by Franz Biebl; “Prayer of the Children” by Andrea Klouse; and the humorous “Star Wars (John Williams Is the Man).”
The concert will conclude with seven selections from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Chamber Singers, including Claudio Monteverdi’s “Si Ch’io Vorrei Morire,” Eric Whitacre’s “A Boy and a Girl,” and Norman Luboff’s “When We Were Young.” The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Chamber Singers are directed by Tony Tammaro, a senior in vocal performance from LaPorte.
The Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Chamber Singers serve as the royal court during the University’s annual Madrigal Dinners.
For more information, please call the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Department of Music at (218) 755-2915.