[NEohioPAL] Concert - Otterbein College Choir at First Church Congregational in Painesville
Chris Clark
idlewild577 at gmail.com
Sat Nov 17 12:24:09 PST 2007
The Otterbein College Concert Choir presents a program of a cappella
masterworks of Advent and Christmas choral literature, while the
second half is a series of lessons and carols. Hans Leo Hassler's
Verbum caro factum est, Randall Thompson's Alleluia, and Greg Knauf's
Gloria will be featured in the program along with arrangements of
favorite carols. This is the College Choir's closest performance to
Cleveland and the concluding concert of its Fall Tour. The concert is
presented free of charge, with a free-will offering taken during the
intermission.
The Concert Choir is the most select of the Otterbein's seven vocal
ensembles. Most of its 53 members are music majors. The Concert
Choir tours every December to destinations both domestic and abroad.
Recent itineraries have included France and Switzerland in 2006; New
York in 2005; Charleston, SC, in 2004; and the Austria and the Czech
Republic in 2003. The Concert Choir frequently performs at
professional conferences, most recently for the Ohio Music Educators
Association and the Ohio Choral Directors Association in 2006. The
ensemble has been invited to perform at the American Choral Directors
Central Division Conference in February, 2008. Additionally,
Otterbein Choirs have performed on numerous occasions with the
Columbus Symphony, including including the U.S. premiere of the Lord
of the Rings Symphony with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra in 2004.
Conductor Gayle Walker of Westerville is director of choral
activities and associate professor of music at Otterbein. She
conducts the Concert Choir and Opus One vocal jazz ensemble, and
teaches ear training, conducting and early music history. She has
performed as a guest conductor and piano or vocal recitalist in
Colorado, Iowa, Minnesota, West Virginia, and Ohio; and is also a
skilled clinician and adjudicator. She is currently President of the
Ohio Choral Directors Association. A native of Iowa, Dr. Walker holds
degrees from The University of Northern Colorado, The University of
Colorado-Boulder and Macalester College. Prior to coming to Otterbein
she taught choral and vocal music at Marietta College in Marietta,
Ohio.
First Church Congregational of Painesville Ohio is located on Liberty
Street in Painesville, 5 minutes from St. Rt. 2 in Lake County. For
questions and more information, please contact Chris Clark at
idlewild577 at gmail.com. Thank You.
Chris Clark
Chancel Choir Director
First Church Congregational
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