The program includes classical, Renaissance and contemporary selections including "Ngana" by Stephen Leek, an Australian piece inspired by Aborigines; "A Red, Red Rose" by Mulholland, lyrics by Robert Burns; and a selection from the operetta The Gondoliers by Gilbert and Sullivan.
The Chamber Singers will perform pieces including "Hey Babe!" by Lasso (arr. Smith), featuring vocal percussion; and "Shoot, False Love, I Care Not" by Thomas Morley, a 16th century English madrigal.
The Knox College Choir consists of 43 students from all academic areas of the college. The Chamber Singers is a select group of Choir members who specialize in madrigals and other acapella works. The Choir's first compact disc was released in 1995. The group has toured widely throughout the USA as well as Spain and England. This March, the Choir will perform to Vienna, Salzburg, and Prague.
The director of the Choir, Laura Lane, is Director of Choral Activities and music department chair at Knox College. Dr. Lane also is the founder and director of the Nova Singers, a group widely known within the music circuit that currently has done three professional recordings. She has premiered ten new choral works by notable musicians including William Hawley and Thea Musgrave. Currently, Dr. Lane is the President-elect of the Illinois American Choral Directors Association.
The Choir's accompanist is Tim Pahel.
The members of the Knox College Choir who will be performing in the fall concert are as follows:
Aileen Ball (alto)
Tim Ballard (bass)
Mark Beirn (tenor)
Laetitia Bourgeois (alto)
Jessica Brumley (soprano)
Meagan Burns (alto)
Natalie Bus (alto)
Julia Collins (alto)
Alysia Cooley (alto)
Heather Courson (soprano)
Will Culbertson (tenor)
Evie Decherd (alto)
Elizabeth Dierolf (soprano)
Brian Durall (bass)
Matt Hammel (bass)
Greg Hanson (tenor)
Erin Hawley (soprano)
Dan Hegedus (tenor)
Helen Hoyt (soprano)
Sarah Hultine (alto)
Russ Johnson (bass)
Jaclynn Jutting (alto)
Rubaiyat Khan (alto)
Margaret Leaf (alto)
Matt Lenburg (tenor)
Karen Malina (alto)
Mary Jean Marquardt (alto)
Mara Mellin (alto)
Mara Mindell (alto),
Julie Mitchell (soprano)
Kristin Miserocchi (alto)
Julie Musilek (soprano)
Satyendra Pandrey (bass)
John Peters (bass)
Liz Peters (soprano)
Evie Peterson (soprano)
Kim Pokin (soprano)
Doug Smith (bass)
Nick Stojanovic (tenor)
Sonnie Thiel (soprano)
Amber Tripp (alto)
Sarah Wetmore (soprano)
Rob Wingader (tenor)
Joining the Choir for the winter term are Rachel Abarbanell (alto) and Dennis Fricks (bass).
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