October 22, 2008

The fall choir concert at California State University, Fresno will showcase the university’s Chamber Singers, Concert Choir and Vocal Jazz Lab Ensemble in an eclectic program that spans centuries of choral music.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 at the Concert Hall in the Music Building. Dr. Anna Hamre, the university’s director of choral activities, conducts.

Early music is represented by Bach’s motet “Der Geist hilft unsrer Schwachheit auf” and Richard Dering’s “The Country Cries,” a light-hearted look at the sights and sound of 16th-century England. The program’s more modern selections are the “Brindisi” from Verdi’s opera “La Traviata,” and 20th-century composer Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia.”

Featured in the concert will be university dance instructor Ruth Griffin’s performance of Jackson Hill’s “In Winter’s Keeping,” a contemporary Japanese work written for San Francisco’s well-regarded choir, Chanticleer. Percussionist George Ramirez on steel drum will perform a new setting of the traditional “Kyrie” text by contemporary American composer Glenn McClure.

Tickets are at $6 general, $5 faculty, staff, seniors and students and are available online or at the door.

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For more information, contact at 559.278.2539 or ahamre@csufresno.edu.