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Drake Choir
The Drake Choir is Drake University’s select touring ensemble, performing regionally on an annual basis and internationally every four years, most recently in May 2012. It has appeared in major venues in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Wales... moreThe Drake Choir is Drake University’s select touring ensemble, performing regionally on an annual basis and internationally every four years, most recently in May 2012. It has appeared in major venues in Austria, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, Wales, and Ireland. The ensemble regularly collaborates with the Des Moines Symphony and sang the Beethoven Ninth Symphony with that orchestra in September 2011. The Drake Choir has performed in Carnegie Hall and has been featured on the conference program of the American Choral Directors Association North Central Division.
The ensemble consists of 64-70 singers who are first-year students through seniors and who represent every College of the University. Auditions for returning students take place in April and for new students during the weekend preceding the start of the fall semester. The ensemble rehearses Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 3:30-5:00 p.m. and is conducted by Dr. Aimee Beckmann-Collier, Director of Choral Studies and Professor of Condcuting. less
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Why is it so hard to sing in tune?
I brought this question up before as one of the fundamental problems of working with, and being a part of, a Choral ensemble. After all, no one really wants to listen to an out-of-tune Choir.
It’s a complicated issue that involves...
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Vocabella Ladies Choir
Vocabella Singapore, an emerging ladies Choir, was founded in September 2022 with a strong commitment to empowering women through the transformative power of Choral music. The Choir was founded by Marcus Lee, with a vision of promoting and cultivating int... moreVocabella Singapore, an emerging ladies Choir, was founded in September 2022 with a strong commitment to empowering women through the transformative power of Choral music. The Choir was founded by Marcus Lee, with a vision of promoting and cultivating interest and appreciation for Choral literature within Singapore. The Choir is dedicated to artistic excellence, and endeavors to explore and analyze Choral literature to achieve this goal.
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Planet Earth Lullaby composer Rich Campbell
A request by artistic director Susan Glass for a new Choral work addressing climate change resulted in the creation of “Planet Earth Lullaby.” Composer Rich Campbell contemplated and determined the piece would be both an alarm for help and a call to actio... moreA request by artistic director Susan Glass for a new Choral work addressing climate change resulted in the creation of “Planet Earth Lullaby.” Composer Rich Campbell contemplated and determined the piece would be both an alarm for help and a call to action. for over a century the internationally recognized distress signal has been the Morse Code sequence for SOS: 3 short, 3 long, 3 short ( . . . - - - . . . ). This became the rhythmic framework of note durations (heard in various ways) throughout this work, though it collapses when the chorus sings of “catastrophic climate collapse.” The SOS pattern then returns, transformed into longer durations, calling for renewed attention and devotion to our environment. Commissioned by the Glass Menagerie Chorus, NYC. less
