OCR Text |
Show WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1999 Dixie choirs Croups chorale B Jane Clark janeclarkhotmail.com Music lovers of all ages were dazzled delighted Tuesday as the Southwest Svmphony Chorale and Dixie College Torus presented their fall concert. The concert, which was held in the College Cox Auditorium at 8 p.m., as free to the public. The choirs are under the direction of h J. Kim. The groups rehearsed for 12 ieeks to prepare themselves for the con-:er- t. Dixie i the chorale, a comprised of both students and dults from the St. George area, presented ohann Sebastian Bachs "Magnificat." "Magnificat" is a song of praise for the lrgin Mary. Bachs text to this music is ich in symbolism, emphasizing the mean-n- g of the words through music. The horale sung all 12 movements of this The night began as ;ioup iiece. Soloists were Melissa Hinton, Sandee itevenson, Adam Hinton, Debbie Everett, .ecil Sullivan, Frank Mathis, and Nancy Fienheimer. Following this, the chorus presented 'ntonio Vivaldes "Gloria." The words to "Gloria" come from the Latin mass, beginning with the announcement of glory and peace by the angels to the shepherds at the raditional libles iven This selection also had twelve ioements. Liz Sharp and Rebecca Pearce sang a uet, and soloists were Raina Larkin, B.J. ox, and Star Brandt. loved singing the duet. I really nJY duets because of the harmony and opportunity to improvise," said Sharp, resident of the concert choir. Kim said the selections that the choirs ling were challenging and required much edication and discipline on the students lativity. an "Magnificat and Gloria are the most idely recognized chorale music out of the Me millennium," Kim said. Kim, who is in his fourth year of Meeting the choirs at Dixie College, said u'as pleased with the performances of oth choirs. This year especially, the concert is very well disciplined. It has to be e not "I," and I felt that on Tuesday 'girt everyone was together. This choir is n exceptional group," Kim said. Students in the concert choir also felt wd about the performance. I thought we did a good job. 'etyone was counting, focusing, and to Dr. Kim," said sophomore ;ather Palmer. hir perform sing the most widely recognized music of the whole millennium Managing Editor md h Entertainment Arts Freshman Neal Sullivan, who sang "Gloria" with the Pine View High School choir as a senior last year, said he enjoyed the opportunity he had to work on this piece again and improve upon what he already knew. "I felt like I learned even more about this music the second time through. I enjoyed being able to read the music, and I thought our voices really blended well together," said Sullivan. Dixie Colleges other two choirs, the Chamber Singers and Womens Chorus, will perform in concert on Dec. 9. Kim said that the Dixie College Chorus is open to all students, whether they have had vocal experience or not. The class meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 1 1 "Singing in the choir is a great opportunity because you learn different things in a choir setting than you would in a voice lesson. Plus you make a lot of great friends," said Sharp. Dixie College Chorus T0p3 1999-200- 0 Director: Dr. J. Kim The Sopranos: Melissa Stacy Aldred, Julie Banks, Rachael Black, Carey, Lisa Heidi Ence, Dattage, Thais DeMille, Meredith Duffy, Candace Fife, Terri Gardner, Mary Hilton, (Behind Red Lobster) Horrocks, Breiana Jensen, Amanda Jones, Kimberly Colleen Kaighn, Raina Larkin, Heather Olney, Rebecca Pearce, Liz Sharp, Allison Shuck, Allison Smith, and Natalie Ward Altos: Amy Bagshaw, Lori Blood, Star Brandt, Tiffany Brown, Michelle Buttars, Amanda Copier, Stephanie Dean, Sheri Decker, Sarah Everett, Cherstin Gardner, Amy Heath, Tamara Kitzul, Rebecca Leavitt, Kathy Lee, Ann Marie Mickelsen, Jessica Moore, Moana Nau, Heather Palmer, Rachell Potter, Camille Rowley, Megan Rowlinson, Mindy Sandall, Amy Sanders, Lora Schall, Jenna Seely, Lisa Sorensen, Amanda Stotts, Amy Ward, and Amy Wood joocemp $1.00 oFF Any 24 oz. Smoothie 23 Smoothies to choose from Tenors: Jhet Brown, B.J. Cox, Greg Lewis, Doug McClean, Jeremy Parkin, Dallas Perkins, Neil Schmalz, and Cecil Sullivan. Bass: Joe Harris, Adam Hinton, Ian Lamont, Adam Scott, Neal Sullivan, Brian White, Greg Whitehead, Adam Wilson, Matt Wintch, and Daniel Tates Thick Fresh Cold Refreshing Wi coupon Ejwwy319 W: THE SUN J |