The Penn State University Choir will present its annual fall concert, "New Beginnings," at 4 p.m Sunday, Nov. 8, in Esber Recital Hall.
The program features music by Handel, Elgar and contemporary American composer Dan Forrest. "Sine Nomine," a chamber choir of University Choir members will also perform. The conductor of the University Choir is Steven Hankle. Sine Nomine is conducted by Willa Taylor Undergraduate Conducting Intern William Broaddus.
Tickets are $4.99 for general admission $4.99, $2 for students. No advance purchase is available. Ticket sales will begin 45 minutes prior to the concert in the lobby. This concert is available via livestream at Penn State School of Music.
Program
Siyahamba - arranged by Jose Miguel Galán
How Excellent Thy Name - George Frideric Handel (with Megan Lister and Anthony Roncolato, piano)
Spanish Serenade - Edward Elgar
Evening Prayer - Ola Gjeilo (with Roger Cox, tenor saxophone)
O Whistle and I'll Come To Ye - arranged by Mack Wilberg (with Sierra Bugni, soprano)
My Heart's in the Highlands - Donna Gartman Schultz (with Cheyenne Baisch, violin)
Lead, Kindly Light - Dan Forrest
Rockin' Jerusalem - André Thomas
Sine Nomine:
O Taste and See - Ralph Vaughan Williams
Lebenslust - Franz Schubert
The University Choir is an 80-voice mixed choral ensemble that includes students from many colleges and departments at University Park. Conducted by Steven Hankle, the choir performs a variety of literature representing every musical period and genre in its two major campus concerts per year. Founded in 1948, the University Choir holds a long-standing and distinguished place within the School of Music. Performances with regional and community-based orchestras include the Johnstown Symphony, Harrisburg Symphony, Northeastern Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony and St. Louis Symphony, as well as the Penn State Philharmonic.
Significant off-campus events include tours of Pennsylvania and performances for the Pennsylvania Music Educators Conference and the Eastern Division of the Music Educators National Conference. University Choir has also toured Canada, Poland and the Czech Republic. Sine Nomine, composed of 14 to 18 University Choir members, is a chamber choir conducted by undergraduate choral music education students. The choir performs music written for chamber vocal ensembles at many campus events.