The Penn State University Choir (University Park) will perform its final concert of the 2014-15 school year on Sunday, April 26 at 6 p.m. in Esber Recital Hall. The choir is conducted by Anthony Leach, assisted by graduate choral conducting student Melody Gifford and music education graduate student Mara Culp. "Sine Nomine," a chamber choir of University Choir students conducted by Willa Taylor Undergraduate Choral Intern Heather Brewer, will also perform. Tickets are $4.99 general admission, $2 students (available at the door only).
The University Choir is an 80-voice mixed choral ensemble that includes students from many colleges and departments at University Park. Conducted by Anthony Leach, 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, an ensemble of fourteen to eighteen 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.