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Monday, October 22, 2001
Contact: Peter Bailley
news@knox.edu
309-341-7715

Knox College Choir to Perform Oct. 28

The Knox College Choir, directed by Laura Lane Professor of Music, will give a free concert at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 28, in Kresge Recital Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois.

The program includes classical works by Schubert, Palestrina and Monteverdi; American spirituals and contemporary choral works; and several a capella selections performed by the Chamber Singers.

"Beatus vir" by Monteverdi will feature vocal soloists Heather Holmquest, Kristin Miserocchi, Mary Morales, Adam Doe, Will Culbertson and Doug Smith; with guest instrumentalists Sophie Brigham and Kira Horel on violin, Helen Hoyt on cello. Paul Basler's "Alleluia" will feature Steven Schultz on French horn.

Lane is the Director of Choral Activities and Chair of the Music Department at Knox College. She is also the founder and director of Nova Singers, a professional vocal group. Amber Clark is the choir's accompanist.

Knox College Choir   (* indicates Chamber Singers)
  Laura Lane, director; Amber Clark, accompanist
Name HometownMajor
Fiona Asiedu Tema, GhanaUndecided
Irene Baidoo Accra, GhanaUndecided
Kara Benton Gustine CAMusic
Kirsten BlockWebster Groves MOBiochemistry
Graham Bridgman Elmhurst ILUndecided
Jess Brumley * Park Forest ILModern Languages/Education
Jake Brunette Neillsville WIUndecided
Brian Ching Momence ILUndecided
YoungJae Chung * Yangon, MyanmarPolitical Science
Jenniffer Cintrón * Aibonita, Puerto RicoCreative Writing/Music
Julie Collins * Whitewater WIModern Languages
Will Culbertson * Galesburg ILTheatre/Music
Tom Danielson Denver COPhysics
Adam Doe * Fort Collins COUndecided
Julie Ellegood St. Louis MOPsychology
Joshua Ferchau Saguache COIntegrated International Studies
Marita Hanna Austin TXClassics
Liam Harty Denver COMusic
Dan Hegedus Oshkosh WIModern Languages
Jeff Hendrickson Riverside ILUndecided
Heather Holmquest * Hinsdale ILUndecided
Kira Horel Olathe KSUndecided
Amanda Horton Louisville KYUndecided
Helen Hoyt * Crystal Lake ILChemistry
Sarah Hultine Princeton ILEnvironmental Studies
Omer Jamil Karachi, PakistanMusic
Ed Jones St. Louis MOCreative Writing
Rubaiyat Khan Dhaka, BangledeshEnglish Literature
Ariel Krivo * Wilmette ILMusic
Graham Lambert Boston MAUndecided
Amy Lammers St. Charles ILInternational Relations
Ben Lee Wilmette ILPsychology
Peter McKeigue Flossmoor ILUndecided
Mara Mindell * Dallas TXMusic
Kristin Miserocchi * St. Louis MOMusic
Mary Morales * Frankfort KYTheatre/Music
Holly Oberle Fort Collins COInternational Relations
Laura Pilcher Nashville TNAnthropology/Sociology
Meghan Rockwood * Ripon WIMusic/German
Allen Shy Chicago ILPre-med
Doug Smith * Chadwick ILPolitical Science/Psychology
Stephanie Sorn Freeport ILUndecided
Nathan Thompson Dayton OHUndecided
Chris Ward * Woodbury MNFrench/Pre-Med
Wesley Williams * Harrisburg ILTheatre
Jake Wright * St. Louis MOPhilosophy

Founded in 1837, Knox is a national liberal arts college in Galesburg, Illinois, with students from 47 states and 41 nations. Knox's "Old Main" is a National Historic Landmark and the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.

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