Posted on Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The Westminster College Chamber Singers and Concert Choir will present "Stars I Shall Find" Sunday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m. in Wallace Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public.
Under the direction of Dr. Robin Lind, Westminster associate professor of music, the Chamber Singers are accompanied by Amanda Gentzel, and Christopher Granger accompanies the Concert Choir.
The Concert Choir's program includes: "Sicut Cervus" by Giovanni Pierluigi de Palestrina; "Magnificat K. 193" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, featuring sopranos Karen Biddle and Sonia Firster, tenors James Cochran and Joel Montgomery, and basses Ian Turner and Andrew McMurray; "There will be rest" by Frank Ticheli from the Sara Teasdale poem; and the spiritual "By and By" arranged by Carol Barnett.
The Chamber Singers include: "I am the Rose of Sharon" by William Billings; "The Turtle Dove" by Ralph Vaughan Williams, featuring soprano soloist Ashley Cesaratto; and Jack Halloran's arrangement of the Stephen Foster standard "Nelly Bly."
Five seniors will be guest conductors on several selections: Claudia Brown, Cesaratto, Firster, Montgomery Service, and Stephanie Witzorreck.
Lind, who has been with Westminster since 2000, earned her undergraduate degree from the College of Idaho, a master's from the University of Oregon, and Ph.D. from the University of Utah.
Contact Lind at (724) 946-7278 or e-mail lindra@westminster.edu for additional information.
