Friday, March 7, 2014

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free ensemble concert by Camerata and University Choir at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 7, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Camerata, which will be led by graduate guest conductor Ben Luedocke, will perform:

  • Te Deum, XXIIIc:2 by Joseph Haydn (featuring Andrew Gentzsch and Timothy Hsu, violin; Megan Gray, viola; Eunkyung Son, cello; and Ronald Lau, organ)
  • Fair Phyllis I Saw by John Farmer
  • Weep, O Mine Eyes by John Bennet
  • El Grillo by Josquin Desprez
  • from Zieguenerlieder, Op. 103 by Johannes Brahms
  • I Am the Rose of Sharon by William Billings
  • Zum Gali – Dance the Hora! arranged by Maurice Goldman

The University Choir, led by graduate guest conductor Kate MacRae, will perform:

  • Coronation Anthem No. 1 (Zadok the Priest) by G.F. Handel
  • Ubi caritas (from Quatre Motets sur des themès grégoriens) by Maurice Duruflé (soloist: Ben Ross)
  • Sanctus (from Officium Defunctorum) by Tomás Luis de Victoria (soloist: Alex Kane)
  • Salutaris Hostia by Eriks Esenvalds (soloists: Sara Blessing and Alex Miller)
  • My Home (from The Sacred Harp) arranged by C.F. Letson
  • Idumea arranged by Richard Bjella (soloist: Nahn Tran-Phan; Kelsey Platt and Tim Cuffman, violin)
  • I’m Going Home (from The Sacred Harp) by Leonard P. Breedlove
  • Die Nachtigall, Op. 59, No. 4 by Felix Mendelssohn
  • Lerchengesang, Op. 48, No. 4 by Felix Mendelssohn
  • Dulaman by Michael McGlynn (soloist: Kevin Blakeslee)
  • A Red, Red Rose (from Four Robert Burns Ballads) arranged by James Mulholland
  • Tell My Ma arranged by Jon Washburn (soloists: Ciara Thompson and Mackenzie Mead)

University Choir is a select, advanced choir of 50 to 60 singers, primarily undergraduate students. Camerata is a select ensemble of 50 to 70 singers that is open to both UI students and the greater community.

The School of Music is part of the Division of Performing Arts in the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all UI-sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to attend this concert, contact the School of Music in advance at 319-335-1603.

For a UI arts calendar and details about upcoming events visit the Arts Iowa website.