The 30-voice BGSU Collegiate Chorale conducted by Tim Cloeter will present a concert tour with performances in southern Ohio, Kentucky, and South Carolina, May 6–12, 2013.
 
The Collegiate Chorale is the most select choir in a five-choir program within a College of Music comprising over 600 music majors.  Consisting of principally juniors, seniors, and graduate students majoring in music, the Chorale engages audiences with authentic and conscientious performances of sophisticated and exceptional music, seeking to connect to listeners intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually.
 
The varied concert program spans from classical music to American folksongs, from J.S. Bach to Benjamin Britten, and from French chansons to vocal jazz.  Concert repertoire will include music by Schütz, Bach, Brahms, Fauré, Messiaen, Poulenc, Britten, Clausen, and Whitacre.  Program highlights will include Bach’s motet “Komm, Jesu, Komm,” Eric Whitacre’s “Cloudburst” with handbells and percussion, and folksong arrangements by René Clausen with clarinet, horn, and cello.
 
All concerts are free admission (a free will offering will be collected) except where ticket prices are specified:
 
Monday, 5/6/13, 7:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
1600 Winchester Avenue, Ashland, KY  41101
606-324-4122
ashlandpresbyterian.com
 
Tuesday, 5/7/13, 7:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church
300 East First Avenue, Easley, SC  29640
864-859-4052
www.efbc.org
 
Wednesday, 5/8/13, 7:30 p.m.
Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church
302 Hibben Street, Mount Pleasant, SC  29464
843-884-4612
www.mppc.net
 
Thursday, 5/9/13
free day in Charleston, SC
 
Friday, 5/10/13, 7:30 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
105 S. Boone Street, Johnson City, TN  37604
423-926-5108
www.fpcjc.org
 
Saturday, 5/11/13, 7:00 p.m.
Clough United Methodist Church
2010 Wolfangel Road, Cincinnati, OH  45255
513-231-4301
www.cloughchurch.org
 
Sunday, 5/12/13, 4:00 p.m.
Broad Street Presbyterian Church
760 East Broad Street, Columbus, OH  43205
614-221-6552
www.bspc.org
 
 
 
Concert program to be chosen from:
Randall Thompson, “Glory to God in the Highest”
Olivier Messiaen, “O sacrum convivium”
Gabriel Fauré, “Cantique de Jean Racine”
Heinrich Schütz, “So fahr ich hin” SWV 379
J. S. Bach, “Komm, Jesu, Komm” BWV 229
Johannes Brahms, Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103, Nos. 5–9
Francis Poulenc, Sept Chansons, (nos. 1-4)
Luca Marenzio, “Già torna a rallegrar l’aria e la terra”
William Hawley, “Io son la Primavera”
Claude Le Jeune, “Revoici venir du Printemps”
Hildor Lundvik, Nocturnes
Benjamin Britten, Five Flower Songs, Op. 47
Eric Whitacre, “Cloudburst” with handbells and percussion
arr. René Clausen, “Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair” with clarinet
arr. René Clausen, “The Water Is Wide” with clarinet, horn, and cello
arr. Mack Wilberg, “O Whistle and I’ll Come to Ye” with piano four-hands
arr. Tim Cloeter, “Spring” from Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Greg Jasperse, “VoiceDance IV”