| The UofU Singers Announce a new release! |
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The Singers' newest CD, "Carol of Joy," is their third Christmas album, recorded in Libby Gardner Concert Hall and featuring the Singers from both the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons. Including arrangements of traditional carols, such as "Silent Night," "Go Tell It on the Mountain," and "We Need a Little Christmas" and pieces by familiar composers Natalie Sleeth and John Rutter, the music will warm your heart and fill your home with the spirit of the holiday.
Visit the ordering page to pre-order your CD! Carol of Joy will be released at the Singers Fall concert, Sunday, October' 26th.
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$1.25 MILLION GIFT CREATES CHAIR IN CHORAL STUDIES |
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Dec. 10, 2007 - The University of Utah's School of Music has a newly endowed chair in choral studies, thanks to a generous gift from Kem and Carolyn Gardner. Worth $1.25 million, the gift was announced Saturday evening at the University Choirs Holiday Concert at Libby Gardner Concert Hall, which featured performances by the acclaimed University of Utah Singers, a mixed choir comprised of 47 students led by Dr. Brady Allred. It was also announced that Allred will be the first holder of the new chair, named the Ellen Neilson Barnes Presidential Endowed Chair for Choral Studies.read more...
U of U News Center, December 10, 2007 |
The University of Utah Singers were selected by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition to premiere Judith Bingham's Ghost Towns of the American West in 2007 as part of an international performing consortium of choirs which includes Vocal Essence (Philip Brunelle, conductor) and the BBC Singers (Stephen Cleobury, conductor).
Hear the Singers perform the Utah Premier!Watch an Interview with Judith Bingham. |
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