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Show 10 Art & Entertainment FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM Chamber Singers add matinee Chamber Singers Westminster students only. Currently looking for more men, but both men and women are encouraged to audition next fall. Christopher Quinn will send a campus-wid- e email with audition details in January. Contact Quinn at cquinn westminstercollege.edu for more information. Chamber Orchestra Students, professors, staff, alumni and community members. Currendy looking for people to play string and brass instruments. Intermediate proficiency on an orchestral instmment is required. Prospective members must audition by playing a solo piece, major and minor scales and a sight- reading of orchestral parts. Students interested in joining the orchestra Spring semester should show up at the first Photos courtesy of Racquel Cornali The WestminsterJazz Ensemble performs a selection ofjazzy holiday favorites ( top). The Westminster Chamber Singers spread holiday cheer at their annual holiday concert. (bottom ) y But this additional performance time . . . isn t the only thing different about this Its not too late to catch a perfor- - year s holiday concert In addition to well-knoholiday mance by the Westminster Chamber selections like Ill be Home for ChrisSingers during their annual holiday contmas, O Holy Night and O Come cert series. all Ye Faithful, the Chamber Singers Since the groups inception in will also perform a selection of 1996, the Chamcarols from around the world. ber Singers have Above all, Audiences can expect to hear performed a holiday carols from Africa, the West concert every year. Indes, Ireland, France, as well Christopher Quinn, is singers as some more untradi-tion- al director of the ChamAmerican pieces. ber Singers, hopes to spectacular, One of the more unChristopher Quinn keep that tradition selections conventional alive. for this years concert tells The holiday conthe story of the Twelve Days cert gets you into the of Christmas from the perspective of a spirit of the season, Quinn said. child. According to Quinn, this selecThis year, in hopes of spreading holition incorporates issues of sustainability day cheer to more members of the Westminster community, there will be three and the environment into the overarching theme of holiday hope. performances of the Chamber Singers Because of these new musical select holiday concert, including the first ever tions, the Chamber Singers will also matinee performance. of instrumental Quinn decided to add a Saturday incorporate a variety matinee because he understands that accompaniments, including piano, steel drums and cello. many students, faculty and staff have But not all of the songs will have mubusy schedules and dont always have sical accompaniment. evenings free. Online Lditor . . , wn the quality of just p This year, the mens acapella group, the Griffin 5, and the womens acapella group, Tonality, will perform together for the first time. Above all, the quality of the singers is just spectacular, Quinn said. We have some stunning singers with derful, beautiful voices. According to Quinn, the Chamber Singers holiday concert offers something for everyone. Everybody sings, he said. Its part of the human condition. The concert offers something for those who arent immediately drawn to vocal performances, too. The singers dont just stand on stage and sing, Quinn said. This is a group of won- performers. Quinn said audiences can expect some choreography and even a bit of comedy. The concert will be held Friday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. All of the performances will be held in the Vieve Gore Concert Hall in the Jewett Center for the Performing Arts. General admission is $10. Students, faculty and staff get in free with a valid Westminster ID. rehearsal on Jan. 6, 2014 at 6 p.m. in the rehearsal room in Jewett. Visit westminstercollege. eduensembles for more information. Westminster Chorale Westminster students, faculty, staff and community members. Prospective members must audition. Assignment to the chorale is based on the audition process, the current needs of the group and the availability of space. No prior vocal or choral experience is required. Auditions are held during the first week of each semester. Visit westminstercollege. eduensembles for more information. |