In a recent article by Ed Reichel in the Deseret News, the University Singers were listed as presenting two of the top ten best cultural events for the year 2009!
From the article:
"The outgoing year was filled with some wonderful concerts and events. Below is a list of the 10 best, in chronological order."
"University of Utah Singers: Their performance under director Brady Allred of Tan Dun's mystical and magical Water Passion was simply incredible."
"University of Utah Singers: With Brady Allred, the ensemble took first prize at the prestigious International Chamber Choir Competition in Marktoberdorf, Germany."
Hopefully, you were able to attend the Water Passion and follow us on our tour through our blog and our YouTube videos. If not, look what you've been missing! Who knows what 2010 will hold---make sure to keep up!
Monday, January 11, 2010
Thursday, November 12, 2009
New video, new CD, new concert
Don't miss our newest featured video on our facebook page! This performance of Robert Cundick's "Behold, This Is the Way" is from our most recent tour and is only available on facebook!
A recording of this performance, along with many other wonderful pieces, will be available on our newest CD release, Alleluia.
This CD of mostly pre-released songs suitable for Sunday use will be available soon!
Also, be sure to get your tickets for the 2009 School of Music Scholarship Concert! This concert, on November 20 and 21, will feature the combined choirs and Philharmonic orchestra on the Poulenc "Gloria," Rutter "Gloria," and the Borodin "Polovtsian Dances." Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for general admission. The concert starts at 7:30. Don't miss it!
A recording of this performance, along with many other wonderful pieces, will be available on our newest CD release, Alleluia.
This CD of mostly pre-released songs suitable for Sunday use will be available soon!
Also, be sure to get your tickets for the 2009 School of Music Scholarship Concert! This concert, on November 20 and 21, will feature the combined choirs and Philharmonic orchestra on the Poulenc "Gloria," Rutter "Gloria," and the Borodin "Polovtsian Dances." Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for general admission. The concert starts at 7:30. Don't miss it!
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Double, Double Toil and Trouble!
We have a concert this Friday at 7:30, combined with the A Cappella Choir. In keeping with the season, there will be a few spooky songs on the program, along with our more standard fare. It's sure to be great, so don't miss it!
Tickets are $3 for students, $7 for general, and available from any choir member or at the door. If you buy tickets at the door, be aware that you will be charged an extra service fee.
For more information, visit our homepage!
See you there!
Tickets are $3 for students, $7 for general, and available from any choir member or at the door. If you buy tickets at the door, be aware that you will be charged an extra service fee.
For more information, visit our homepage!
See you there!
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
We're going to Israel!
The University of Utah Singers are pleased to announce that they will be traveling to Israel in May 2010.
This comes as a result of being invited to headline at the Abu Gosh festival. You can read more about it here. This is one of the most important festivals in the country, and it is quite an honor for us to be invited!
While we are there, we will also be hosted by the Efroni Choir, directed by Maya Shavit, and the Moran Choir, directed by Naomi Faran.
This tour is being partially funded by generous donors to the University of Utah and the choir, but they can't do it alone and neither can the choir members! If you would like to help send us to Israel, visit this page to find out how to make a donation to the choir. Everything helps and is greatly appreciated!
We are very excited to go! Thank you for your support in the past and your continued support now. We will keep you updated as things continue to develop.
This comes as a result of being invited to headline at the Abu Gosh festival. You can read more about it here. This is one of the most important festivals in the country, and it is quite an honor for us to be invited!
While we are there, we will also be hosted by the Efroni Choir, directed by Maya Shavit, and the Moran Choir, directed by Naomi Faran.
This tour is being partially funded by generous donors to the University of Utah and the choir, but they can't do it alone and neither can the choir members! If you would like to help send us to Israel, visit this page to find out how to make a donation to the choir. Everything helps and is greatly appreciated!
We are very excited to go! Thank you for your support in the past and your continued support now. We will keep you updated as things continue to develop.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Choral Showcase videos and Facebook fan page
The first concert of the 2009/2010 academic year, the Fall Choral Showcase, is over, and it went great. Here's what a few of the members of the choir have to say about it:
Blythe Enke (Soprano II): “There is no way to truly describe the feeling of performing with the Singers until you're right there, actually doing it... I wasn't prepared for the way I would feel when we walked onto the stage, I was so overcome with emotion that I felt like I wanted to laugh, cry, and be lifted up into the sky all at once... hallelujah!"
Anna Lucero (Alto II): "The music was absolutely phenomenal-I was going to die it was so beautiful!"
Paul Hill (Bass II): "I was really pleased with our performance and I received lots of positive feedback about it. I was told by one person that it was nice for him to hear a concert where everyone was in tune. My mom had tears in her eyes as we finished the Circle of Life and I knew we'd done something special.”
Were you there? Tell us what you thought! Leave a comment.
Miss the concert? Join the University of Utah Singers Facebook fan page to not only keep up on all the latest news and announcements regarding the choir, but also to see videos from this and other performances! Currently, our featured video is Eric Whitacre's "Hope, Faith, Life, Love." More videos can also be viewed on our YouTube page.
Join today!
Blythe Enke (Soprano II): “There is no way to truly describe the feeling of performing with the Singers until you're right there, actually doing it... I wasn't prepared for the way I would feel when we walked onto the stage, I was so overcome with emotion that I felt like I wanted to laugh, cry, and be lifted up into the sky all at once... hallelujah!"
Anna Lucero (Alto II): "The music was absolutely phenomenal-I was going to die it was so beautiful!"
Paul Hill (Bass II): "I was really pleased with our performance and I received lots of positive feedback about it. I was told by one person that it was nice for him to hear a concert where everyone was in tune. My mom had tears in her eyes as we finished the Circle of Life and I knew we'd done something special.”
Were you there? Tell us what you thought! Leave a comment.
Miss the concert? Join the University of Utah Singers Facebook fan page to not only keep up on all the latest news and announcements regarding the choir, but also to see videos from this and other performances! Currently, our featured video is Eric Whitacre's "Hope, Faith, Life, Love." More videos can also be viewed on our YouTube page.
Join today!
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Choral Showcase coming soon!
The first concert of the 2009-2010 season is just two weeks away: the Choral Showcase!
The concert features the Singers, the A Cappella Choir, and the Women's Choir and comes after all the choirs only being together for about 3 1/2 weeks. It's a crazy, adrenaline-filled few weeks, and the Showcase is the result! It's always a fun concert and gives a great preview of what wonderful things are going to come during the year.
It's Saturday, September 19, at 7:30 PM at Libby Gardner Concert Hall.
Tickets are $3 for students and $7 for general admission. They are available from any choir member, from the Kingsbury Hall box office, or from the box office at Libby Gardner Concert Hall the night of the concert.
Don't miss it!
The concert features the Singers, the A Cappella Choir, and the Women's Choir and comes after all the choirs only being together for about 3 1/2 weeks. It's a crazy, adrenaline-filled few weeks, and the Showcase is the result! It's always a fun concert and gives a great preview of what wonderful things are going to come during the year.
It's Saturday, September 19, at 7:30 PM at Libby Gardner Concert Hall.
Tickets are $3 for students and $7 for general admission. They are available from any choir member, from the Kingsbury Hall box office, or from the box office at Libby Gardner Concert Hall the night of the concert.
Don't miss it!
Monday, August 17, 2009
Tour Videos
Waiting that last month before the next University Singers concert? Why not fill the time with some videos from our European concert tour?
All of the videos from the competition laps of the Marktoberdorf competition are now available on our youtube channel. Videos from the rest of the festival, including the final concert and the prizewinners concert, are forthcoming.
In the meantime, we're also working on adding videos from our concerts throughout the tour. The first of these is Trond Kverno's "Ave Maris Stella" from our concert in the Knights' Hall of Brezice Castle, Slovenia. More videos like this will be coming soon! Keep watching!
All of the videos from the competition laps of the Marktoberdorf competition are now available on our youtube channel. Videos from the rest of the festival, including the final concert and the prizewinners concert, are forthcoming.
In the meantime, we're also working on adding videos from our concerts throughout the tour. The first of these is Trond Kverno's "Ave Maris Stella" from our concert in the Knights' Hall of Brezice Castle, Slovenia. More videos like this will be coming soon! Keep watching!
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