{"id":2345,"date":"2015-12-03T20:25:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T04:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernjournal\/?p=2345"},"modified":"2015-12-03T20:25:04","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T04:25:04","slug":"singers-and-choir-sing-way-into-hearts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/singers-and-choir-sing-way-into-hearts\/","title":{"rendered":"Singers and choir sing way into hearts"},"content":{"rendered":"
By: Rachael Jackson \r\nStaff Writer<\/pre>\n
Gospel and choral music were taken to new heights on Monday Nov. 30, 2015, with rousing renditions of choral classics sung by the Western Oregon chamber singers and concert choir.<\/p>\n
The chamber singers took the stage first. They performed three modern compositions of familiar ecclesiastical pieces. While songs remained in their original Latin, their arrangement breathed fresh life into the classic tradition of chamber music.<\/p>\n
The chamber\u2019s first piece, \u201cAve Maria,\u201d which features text that has been used in choral music for over a thousand years, was revamped in 2015 by composer Daniel Elder.<\/p>\n
Another piece written in 2015, \u201cSalzburg Missa Brevis,\u201d was directed by Choral and Instrumental Conducting graduate student Miriam Means.<\/p>\n
To finish out the set, the chamber choir sang arguably the most modern of their pieces. <\/p>\n
It was a fun incarnation of the \u201cBenedictio\u201d prayer. Faster than the other songs, it also displayed a series of terse and jaunty notes.<\/p>\n
After a short intermission, the concert choir took the stage with their conductor, professor Zsofia Csikos-Tardy. They performed four songs that followed the tradition of gospel music, full of enthusiasm and praise.<\/p>\n
Csikos-Tardy explained that this choir formed at the beginning of the term on rocky footing; since it is a non-audition choir, all members were accepted, meaning they had varied degrees of musical knowledge. <\/p>\n
Half the members did not know how to read music, and the lack of deep bass voices made it difficult to find music to perform that would fit the choir\u2019s makeup.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the beginning it was a fear in me that we would not be ready,\u201d Csikos-Tardy said. Finally a couple men joined with the bass voices they needed, and they all learned the music faster than she anticipated.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut,\u201d Csikos-Tardy said, \u201cThey were ready in the last three weeks so I just had to take care of the band.\u201d<\/p>\n
However, Csikos-Tardy\u2019s fears were put to bed when the group received applause and appreciation from the gathered students, who had the opportunity to be exposed to possibly new and beautiful forms of choral and gospel music.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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