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  • 12/5 UConn Festival Chorus and Glee Club Concert

    Please join the Festival Chorus and the UConn Glee Club for an afternoon concert Sunday December 5th at 1:30pm at UConn's von der Mehden Recital Hall.

    von der Mehden Recital hall is located at 875 Coventry Rd. Storrs.

    General admission is $10. Students, faculty, children and military members with ID are Free.

    Due to COVID-19 restrictions, audience seating is limited to 200. Tickets may be pre-purchased at: 

    https://vdm.ticketleap.com/choir-concert2/

    A live stream of this performance can be accessed at: 

    https://www.kaltura.com/index.php/extwidget/preview/partner_id/2090521/uiconf_id/36463151/entry_id/1_almc4hoz/embed/dynamic

    Program:

    Festival Chorus

     and

     UConn Glee Club

     

     Jingci Liu, piano

    Anthony Bonamici, piano

     

     

     

     

    Festival Chorus

    Matthew Harrison, director

    Jingci Liu, piano

     

     

    At the River (Shall We Gather at the River?)                                     Robert Lowry (1826-1899)

       from Old American Songs, Set 2                                         arr. Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

     

     

    Festival Sanctus                                                                                  John Leavitt (b. 1956)

     

     

    Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burnin’                                                       Traditional Spiritual

                                                                                                                arr. Greg Gilpin (b. 1964)

     

     

    Hine Ma Tov                                                               Traditional Jewish Hymn (Psalm 133)

                                                                                                                arr. Allan Naplan (b. 1972)

     

     

    O Come, Emanuel                                                                   Elaine Hagenberg (b. c. 1980)

     

     

    UConn Glee Club

    Meredith Neumann, director

     

     

    Two Shape Note Hymns:

       Africa                                                                                   William Billings (1746-1800)

       Star of the East (Brightest and Best)                                               Baptist Harmony Tune

     

     

    Festival Chorus

    Matthew Harrison, director

    Jingci Liu, piano

     

     

    Brightest and Best                                                                                          Shape Note Tune

                                                                                                    arr. Shawn Kirchner (b. 1970)

     

     

    UConn Glee Club

    Meredith Neumann, director

    Anthony Bonamici, piano

     

     

    Dúlamán                                                                                  Traditional Gaelic Folk Song

                                                                                                    arr. Michael McGlynn (b. 1964)

    Max Hurtubise, tenor

    Gavin Vitale, bass

     

     

    Homeward Bound                                                                                          Marta Keen (b. 1953)

                                                                                                                arr. Jay Althouse (b. 1951)

    Anthony Zinno, tenor

    William Mandelbaum, bass

     

     

    Panda Chant II                                                                                                Meredith Monk (b. 1942)

     

     

    Jonah                                                                                                   Rollo A. Dilworth (b. 1970)

    For more information, contact: Jamie Spillane at jamie.spillane@uconn.edu