Civic Chorale/Collegiate Chorale/Vocal Ensemble
2008-2009 CHORAL PERFORMANCE SEASON
Daniel Pinkham. Christmas Cantata for Chorus with Brass Quartet and Organ
George Frederic Handel. Messiah (excerpts)
Renaissance madrigals
Holiday favorites
Buy your tickets early! This concert is one of Lorain County’s most beloved traditions will open the 30th Annual Choral Performance Season! Full of Holiday sounds gathered across centuries and continents packed into our own Stocker stage, featuring the Civic Chorale, Collegiate Chorale, the Renaissance Singers and Vocal Jazz Singers, led by Nancy Davis, Director of Choral Music Performance.
Tickets: $7/Adults; $6/LCCC Students, Staff & Seniors 65+; $5/Groups of 15 +
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Franz Joseph Haydn. Lord Nelson Mass
Commemorating the 200th anniversary of Haydn’s death, the concert will feature the Lord Nelson Mass. Prince Esterhazy asked Haydn to compose this mass for his wife’s birthday. It was first called Missa Angustus (mass in a time of anxiety). Well, birthdays can be pretty stressful! It was renamed two years later when Lord Nelson heard the work while visiting the Prince. Do you suppose that it will be renamed after you if you come to our performance? Why not come and see?
Tickets: $7/Adults; $6/LCCC Students, Staff & Seniors 65+; $5/Groups of 15 +
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Saturday, May 9, 2009 – 7:30pm
CHORAL SPRING POPS SPECTACULAR!
featuring the Lorain County Community College's Collegiate Chorale, Vocal Jazz Singers, and Civic Chorale
Light classics, spirituals, vocal jazz standards, and Broadway tunes.
Something new, something familiar, something beautiful, and something fun! This concert has music for everyone to enjoy!
Tickets: $7/Adults; $6/LCCC Students, Staff & Seniors 65+; $5/Groups of 15 +
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE CIVIC CHORALE/COLLEGIATE CHORALE/VOCAL ENSEMBLE:
Nancy Davis, Director of Choral Music Performance
Nancy Davis, Director, is a professor at Lorain County Community College and has been the Director of Choral Music Performance since 1979. In 1984 she founded the Civic Orchestra and in the fall of 2002 she initiated the first Annual Sacred Landmarks Choral Festival. In the fall of 2003 she produced and starred in the opera Carmen at LCCC. Ms. Davis earned a B.M. and M.M. in Music Education with applied study in voice and piano from Bowling Green State University where her conducting mentor was Dr. Ivan Trusler, student of Robert Shaw. She has also studied at Oberlin College, Miami University, The Ohio State University, University of Akron, Youngstown University, and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. Ms. Davis is currently chair of the Repertoire and Standards Committee for Two-Year Colleges in the Central Division of the American Choral Directors Association where she has presented at numerous state and national conferences.
The Civic Chorale is a 100-voice mixed chorus comprised of musicians from the Greater Lorain County area. Membership is open to all who "love to sing" from advanced high school students to senior citizens. College credit is available upon request or members may sing as an activity with no fees or auditions required. The Civic Chorale rehearses on Monday evenings and prepares three major choral concerts at Stocker Arts Center during the academic year.
The Collegiate Chorale is a student-based choral ensemble that meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:00-12:50 p.m. for one credit hour. Collegiate Chorale performs a variety of music literature from Renaissance madrigals to popular standards and combines with the Civic Chorale and Civic Orchestra for major works. They perform three concerts annually at Stocker Arts Center.
The Renaissance Singers and Vocal Jazz Singers are select ensemble groups auditioned from the membership in Collegiate Chorale. The music ranges from Renaissance madrigals to vocal jazz. They perform two concerts annually at Stocker Arts Center.
For more information and/or to purchase tickets, come to the Stocker Arts Center Box Office, which is open weekdays from 12 noon to 6:00pm, call (440) 366-4040 or (800) 995-5222 ext. 4040 during those hours, or click on the "Buy Stocker Event Tickets" icon above.