Spring Choral Video Showcase

Join us on our YouTube channel on Monday, May 3 at 6:00 PM for our final virtual concert of the semester!

CONCERT PROGRAM

Midsemester Choral Video Showcase

Join us on our YouTube Channel at 6:00 PM on Monday, March 8 for our second virtual concert, featuring music by Arnesen, Bach, Mendelssohn, Mozart, and more!

CONCERT PROGRAM

CONCERT - Friday, March 2

The Eastern Kentucky University Choirs will present their spring concert on Friday, March 2 at 7:30 PM at First Christian Church in Richmond. The EKU Chamber Singers will perform Morten Lauridsen’s “Mid-Winter Songs” under the direction of Dr. Richard Waters, Director of Choral Activities. Graduate student Michael Welch will present his master’s conducting recital with the EKU Concert Choir and University Singers, featuring music by Dan Forrest, Michael Haydn, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Michael Welch, and Eric Whitacre. The EKU Choirs will be joined by the High Point University Chamber Singers (High Point, NC) under the direction of Dr. Marc Ashley Foster. The concert is free and open to the public.

Spring Choir Concert: I DREAM A WORLD

What do you dream? Our spring concert, I DREAM A WORLD, will explore the theme of dreams, from the childlike and whimsical to the heartfelt, mystical, and hopeful. Each choir will present a different setting of the popular Langston Hughes poem, and will feature music by David Brunner, Rollo Dilworth, Charles Ives, Susan LaBarr, Eric Whitacre, and more.

Please join us at the EKU Center for the Arts on Saturday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m.

Ireland Tour Preview Concert

The EKU Concert Choir is preparing for a week-long tour of Ireland, May 18-25, with performances in Killarney, Kilkenny, and Dublin. The choir will give a preview of their Ireland concert program on Sunday, April 26 at 5:00 pm at the EKU Center for the Arts. Admission is free.

Jeffery Redding at EKU October 20-21

We are looking forward to welcoming Dr. Jeffery Redding to EKU next week to work with our choirs. Join us for our fall concert this Tuesday, October 21, 7:30 pm at First Baptist in Richmond.

Fall Choir Concert - October 21

"Songs from Home and Abroad" - music by Jeffery Ames, Matthew Culloton, Brazeal Dennard, Daniel Elder, Craig Hella Johnson, Anthony Maglione, Jake Runestad, Richard Waters, Antonín Dvořák, Sten Källman, Orlande de Lassus, W. A. Mozart, G. P. da Palestrina, Romuald Twardowski, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Thomas Weelkes, and more.

Featuring all three EKU Choirs, with special guests: Tates Creek HS Advanced Women's Choir, Meg Stohlmann, director, West Jessamine High School Concert Choir, Jessica Greene, director, and guest clinician Dr. Jeffery Redding.

Tuesday, October 21, 2014 - 7:30 pm

First Baptist Church, Richmond

FREE!

Choral Day thanks

Thanks to all of the students and directors and that attended the 2014 High School Choral Day. We enjoyed having you on our campus!

Brahms re-tweet

Are you on Twitter? Help us spread the word about our upcoming performance of the Brahms Requiem by re-tweeting below:

Brahms Requiem, Apr 24, 7:30 pm - London version (piano duet accomp, sung in English). We hope to see you there! pic.twitter.com/ZCvVZHcj3L
— EKU Choirs (@EKUchoirs) April 3, 2014

Brahms "Requiem" -- April 24

The EKU Choirs will present Johannes Brahms' "Requiem" on Thursday, April 24 at First Baptist Church in Richmond. We are performing the "London version" with piano duet accompaniment (featuring EKU piano faculty Richard Crosby and Bernardo Scarambone), sung in English. We hope to see you there!

Gjeilo program

Here is a sneak peek of our upcoming concert with Ola Gjeilo:

Prelude

Combined choirs

Northern Lights

University Singers

Snow in New York

Ola Gjeilo, piano

Smoke (from New England Songs)

Joyce Hall Wolf, soprano

Ola Gjeilo, piano

Ubi Caritas

Concert Choir

Ola Gjeilo, piano improvisation

Ubi Caritas II: Through Infinite Ages

Lafayette High School Chorale

Madison

Nathan Jasinski, cello

Ola Gjeilo, piano

Unicornis Captivatur

Madison Central High School Madrigal Choir

Contrition

Chamber Singers

Genesis (world premiere)

University Singers

String quartet

Ola Gjeilo, piano

North Country

Ola Gjeilo, piano

The Ground

Combined choirs

String quartet

Ola Gjeilo, piano

Concert with Ola Gjeilo -- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8

Don't miss our concert with Ola Gjeilo, Tuesday, October 8, 8:00 pm at First Baptist Church in Richmond.

Ola Gjeilo concert - October 8

SAVE THE DATE!
TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW!

Madison Singers concert Monday night

Richmond's community choir, Madison Singers (which I direct) will present a concert on Monday, March 25 at 7:00 pm at First United Methodist Church. The theme of the concert is "How Can I Keep From Singing: American Songs of Life's Journey." The program is divided into three distinct sections: Faith, Despair, and Hope, featuring music by Randall Thompson, Mack Wilberg, Alice Parker/Robert Shaw, William Billings, Craig Hella Johnson, Dan Forrest, Bradley Ellingboe, and Howard Helvey. Tickets are $10 and may be purchased at the door. I hope to see you there!

Choir Alumni Reunion: April 27-28

All EKU choir alumni are cordially invited to return to The Campus Beautiful for a reunion April 27-28, 2013. Please join us for a weekend of social events, rehearsals, and a performance with former Director of Choral Activities Dr. David Greenlee and current Director of Choral Activities Dr. Richard Waters.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT.

DATES

April 27-28, 2013

REGISTRATION FEE

There is no fee to participate in the rehearsals and concert.

RECEPTION

-          Saturday evening dinner/reception will be at Acres of Land Winery Purdy's Coffee Company:

o   212 West Main Street, downtown Richmond (click here for MAP)

o   Purdy's Coffee Company WEBSITE

-          All participants and guests are invited.

-          Payment is on your own. We are working to get an estimated price from Acres of Land Winery and will send that information to you as soon as possible.

-          To RSVP, please email Richard Waters no later than Monday, April 22.

REPERTOIRE

Music will be distributed during registration:

-           The Awakening – J. Martin

-           Salvation Is Created – P. Chesnokov

-           My Old Kentucky Home

-           EKU Alma Mater

CONCERT ATTIRE

“Sunday attire”

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Saturday, April 27

9:30 am   Registration: Foster Music Building 104

10:00-11:55 am   Rehearsal: Alumni Choir

12:00-1:30 pm   Lunch (on your own)

1:30-2:30 pm   Rehearsal: Alumni Choir and current ensemble members

2:30-2:45 pm   Break

2:45-3:30 pm   Rehearsal: Alumni Choir

Evening: Dinner/Reception at Purdy's Coffee Company

(To RSVP, please email Richard Waters no later than Monday, April 22)

Sunday, April 28

1:30-2:30 pm   Warm-up and final rehearsal: Brock Auditorium

3:00 pm   CONCERT

4:30 pm   Reception: Brock lobby

HOTELS

Below is a partial list of hotels located off of Interstate 75

-          Exit 87:

o   Best Western Holiday Plaza (859) 623-9220

o   Comfort Suites (859) 624-0770

o   Hampton Inn (859) 626-1002

o   Holiday Inn Express (859) 624-4055

o   Quality Inn (859) 623-0063

-          Exit 90:

o   Bennett House Bed & Breakfast (859) 623-5229

o   Days Inn (859) 624-5769

o   LaQuinta Inn (859) 623-9121

o   Quality Quarters (859) 624-3600

o   Red Roof Inn (859) 625-0084

o   Super 8 Motel (859) 624-1550

If you have any questions, or are unable to complete the registration form, please email Richard Waters or call 859-622-1336.

Don't miss... DECK THE HALLS!

Only two weeks until DECK THE HALLS! Do you have your tickets?

DECK THE HALLS! 2012

Tickets go on sale Thursday, November 1.

Click here for more information.

INVITE EVERYONE YOU KNOW!

2012-2013 announcement

The EKU Choirs have an exciting and busy season planned for 2012-2013. Among the highlights: a two-day guest residency with conductor, composer, and pianist Jeffery Ames, a performance with the Lexington Philharmonic, a University Singers reunion, AND

The EKU University Singers will perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Monday, April 8, 2013.

Check back soon for the complete schedule of performances.

Patriotic concert

The Madison Singers and Madison Community Band will present a concert of patriotic music on Tuesday, July 3 at 7:00 pm at the EKU Ravine.

Any singers that are interested in participating are invited to two rehearsals on Monday, June 18 and Monday July 2 from 7:00-8:30 pm at the Richmond Area Arts Council Building, near the corner of Lancaster and Main. (Click here for map.)

I hope to see you either on stage or in the audience!