Chamber Singers

The University of Tennessee

at Chattanooga

Chamber Singers

Spring Semester 2013
Undergraduate: MUS 0220-001, Graduate: MUS 5000-022

Rehearsal Schedule: Mon., Wed. 12:00-12:50 and Tues., Thurs. 10:50-12:05

Rehearsal Location: Cadek Recital Hall or CAD 310

Instructor: Dr. Kevin Ford

Office: Cadek 306a

Phone: 425-5243

email

The UTC Chamber Singers, a small chorus of mixed voices that performs a wide variety of music, is the main touring choir in the Music Department at The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Previous concerts have included formal chamber music, major works with orchestra including the Chichester Psalms by Leonard Bernstein, Lux Aeterna by Mortin Lauridsen, Five Mystical Songs by Ralph Vaughan Williams, The Ninth Symphony by Ludwig von Beethoven in combination with the Chattanooga Symphony and Chorus in addition to folk songs, spirituals, and vocal jazz. In 2009 they released a CD featuring the spiritual arrangements of UTC Holmberg Professor Roland M. Carter entitled In Bright Mansions Above, which is available through amazon.com or at CDBaby.com.

In addition to frequent U. S. tours, the Chamber Singers have recently completed a concert tour of Austria where they performed a joint concert with the chorus from the University of Vienna in the historic Karlskirche followed by concerts in the abbey at Melk and both the Cathedral and the University Church in Saltzburg. Plans are forming for a 2011 tour of Prague, Vienna, Eisenstaedt and Budapest.

The Chamber Singers have been fortunate perform the world premier of several works over the last few years including For the Beauty of the Earth by Texas composer Harry Bulow, Requiem Brevis By Boston composer Jonathan Bailey Holland, A Christmas Hymn (Nov. 2009) by Dave Brubeck, and an extended version of To Us is Given also by Dave Brubeck. In February of 2010 they will perform the U. S. premier of the Requiem by Swedish composer Steve Dobrobosz in combination with the UTC Symphony, Chattanooga Singers, Women’s Chorale and Men’s Chorus.

Dr. Kevin Ford is the current director and the membership is open to students of all majors through competitive audition held on the first day of the semester. The chorus is open to students from any major excluding freshman voice majors who must take Choral Union as part of their program of studies. Auditions take roughly 5 minutes and can be arranged by contacting the director and making an appointment.

UTC Alma Mater.mp3

Alma Mater.pdf

Recordings (mp3 format)

Grieg - Ave Maris Stella (Nov. 2007)
O Magnum Mysterium - Victoria (Spring 2009)
If Ye Love Me - Tallis (Spring 2009)
Cantate Domino - Pitoni (Spring 2009)

Literature Archive from Previous years

2013 International Tour Site

Current Literature Spring 2013

Title - Composer Fall

Exploration of Da Pacem Domine

Chant - Da pacem Domine youtube there is lots of regional embellishments which are correct but not absolute

Gilles Binchois - Da pacem Domine (you can find this on the Library server Naxos link)

Charles Gounod - Da pacem Domine youtube *