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Choral Auditions for the 2008-2009 School Year
For those auditioning: Please bring a prepared piece. An accompanist will be provided. Your range will be tested and sightreading will be requested.
| Thursday, August 21, 2008 | 4:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. |
| Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 9:00 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. |
All new and returning students are invited to audition for the Choral Ensembles
at Texas Tech University. Please sign up in the Music Building in M115 – the
Choral Activities Office or contact Ian Aipperspach
for a time. Both Music majors and NON-MAJORS are strongly encouraged to audition!
The following ensembles are available:
| Chamber Singers: |
A highly select small mixed chorus
Dr. John Hollins, Conductor
Time: TBA
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| Men's Chorus: |
A musical outlet for all Tech men who enjoy the camaraderie of choral singing and performs various styles (barbershop, classical works, spirituals, etc.). All men of Tech are encouraged to audition.
Mr. Karl Dent, Conductor
Time: TR 12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. |
| Women's Chorale: |
A musical outlet for the women of Tech similar in nature to the Men's Chorus.
Dr. Carolyn Cruse, Conductor
Time: TR 2:00 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. |
| University Singers: |
A mixed chorus providing students an opportunity to experience outstanding choral performance, develop vocal technique, and explore repertoire from various genres and style periods.
Ms. Alexa Vogelzang, Conductor
Time: MWF: 1:00 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. |
| University Choir: |
The finest singers of Tech majoring in music and other disciplines. This ensemble has appeared at TMEA and ACDA regional and national conventions and has toured the world bringing music to various audiences and has been privileged to work with Eric Whitacre and Stephen Paulus. The ensemble meets four days a week.
Dr. John Hollins, Conductor
Time: MW 12 noon – 12:50 p.m.
TR 12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. |
THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY CHOIR TO TMEA
The spring semester affords a significant opportunity for the University Choir
as we prepare for three separate appearances for the 2008 Texas Music Educators
Association convention in San Antonio.
| 2008 Texas Music Educators Association |
| Event: |
Concert |
| Date: |
Thursday, February 14, 2008 |
| Time: |
4:00pm |
| Location: |
CC Ballroom A |
The Texas Tech University Choir has been selected, by audition, to perform
before the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) annual conference in
San Antonio, TX, February 13-16, 2008. This is a distinct honor for the
University Choir to be chosen from a distinguished list of Texas university choirs.
TMEA is the prestigious state music educators' organization that meets annually
in San Antonio. With several thousand secondary school music educators and
student musicians in attendance, an invitational concert for this venue is a
wonderful opportunity to showcase the outstanding vocal talent and choral
program at Texas Tech University.
Following an inspirational Fall choral workshop with internationally renown
composer Stephen Paulus, the Choir eagerly anticipates performing Dr. Paulus'
Poemas de Amor as part of our concert program.
Getting ready to sing
at a high school
TMEA Preview Concert
at FBC San Antonio
Texas Tech University Choir
TMEA Concert
Life's Journey
| Life's Delight: While Playing |
| Animal Crackers |
Eric Whitacre |
– The Panther |
| –The Cow |
| –The Firefly |
| Life's Song: In Singing |
| i thank you God for most this amazing day |
Eric Whitacre |
| Sure on this shining night |
Morten Lauridsen |
| Life's Lamentation: Through Praying |
| Requiem |
Pizzetti |
| –Introit |
| –Kyrie |
| Life's Passion: By Loving |
| Poemas de Amor |
Stephen Paulus |
| I. Soñaba |
| II. De tu Cama a la Mía |
| III. Pasas Por Mi Calle |
| IV. Si lo dicen, digan |
| V. Mano a Mano |
| Trois Chansons |
Henri Badings |
| I. La nuit en mer |
| III. Soir d'ete |
| Life's Challenge: While Walking the Road |
| If I got my ticket |
Shaw/Parker |
| Karl Dent, soloist |
| The Road Home |
Stephen Paulus |
In addition to the invitational concert, The University Choir will serve as a
demonstration chorus for two interest sessions led by Eric Whitacre and John Dickson.
TMEA Interest Session
Eric Whitacre, clinician
Texas Tech University Choir
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TTU Choir with Eric Whitacre
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| Date: |
Thursday, February 14, 2008 |
| Time: |
6:30pm |
| Location: |
CC Ballroom A |
Description of Interest Session:
Composer Eric Whitacre will discuss ways in which different texts influence
his compositional style. He will conduct the Texas Tech University Choir
in selected excerpts from Leonardo; Animal Crackers; I thank thee God for
most this amazing day; and Sleep while demonstrating ways in which he paints
with sound to illuminate the different kinds of poetry.
TMEA Interest Session
A Textual Approach to Tonal Integrity
John Dickson, clinician
Texas Tech University Choir
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| Date: |
Friday, February 15, 2008 |
| Time: |
2:00pm |
| Location: |
CC 101 |
Description of Interest Session:
Robert Shaw said, "There is no such thing as beauty of tone -- only dramatic integrity of tone."
A text inspires the music and thus dictates the tone. The Texas Tech University Choir will
demonstrate how involvement in the text allows textual understanding and expression to come
alive with the music? The interpretive level of good diction moves beyond pronunciation to
a sensitivity of language in which words possess their own innate shape and expression. This
attention to the expressivity of language shapes the choral tone, molds musical phrase, and
creates an aesthetic union of words and music.
It is indeed a rare occasion when a collegiate choir receives three opportunities to perform
before the TMEA conference. I know you will join me in congratulating our Texas Tech singers
for these well-earned invitations.
John Dickson
Director of Choral Studies
Chair of the Conducting Division
Texas Tech University
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