{"id":13377,"date":"2012-05-30T16:09:02","date_gmt":"2012-05-30T20:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/?p=13377"},"modified":"2022-09-28T11:20:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-28T15:20:49","slug":"collegiate-chorale-prepares-for-world-choir-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/2012\/05\/30\/collegiate-chorale-prepares-for-world-choir-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Collegiate Chorale prepares for World Choir Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Collegiate Chorale is the university\u2019s primary touring ensemble.<\/p><\/div>\n

For nearly two weeks this summer, thousands of singers from around the world will descend on Cincinnati for the \u201cOlympics of choral music,\u201d and Wright State\u2019s Collegiate Chorale will compete at the event\u2019s highest level.<\/p>\n

The World Choir Games is the largest choral competition in the world. More than 360 choirs from 48 countries will compete in 23 musical categories during the 2012 Games.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re really lucky that it\u2019s going to be held right down the road, in Cincinnati,\u201d said Hank Dahlman, Wright State director of choral studies and conductor of the Collegiate Chorale. \u201cThis is the first time the Games have ever been held in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Wright State University Collegiate Chorale will compete in the Champions Competition in the Mixed Chamber Choirs category on July 12 and in the Musica Contemporanea category on July 13. It will also perform in a celebration concert on July 11 at the Aronoff Center.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis event can do a lot to further our reputation nationally and internationally,\u201d said Dahlman. \u201cIt\u2019s already garnered us an invitation to another international competition.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Wright State University Collegiate Chorale is the university\u2019s primary touring ensemble.\u00a0Its repertoire features a wide range of musical styles. The group was recently featured in the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra\u2019s landmark production of Bernstein\u2019s MASS<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Members of the Chorale are chosen through a highly competitive audition process. This year, the group includes 32 students from a variety of majors.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a wonderful opportunity to broaden my horizons to new music and new composers,\u201d said junior music education major Elyse Marshall of her participation in the Collegiate Chorale.<\/p>\n

Touring annually, the Chorale has sung throughout the United States, Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and England, including such venues as Salzburg Cathedral, Washington National Cathedral and Carnegie Hall.\u00a0In 2012 and 2013, the WSU Collegiate Chorale will tour Washington, D.C., France and Belgium.<\/p>\n

The Collegiate Chorale will preview its selections for the World Choir Games in concerts on Thursday, May 31, and Saturday, June 2. Both concerts will be held at 8 p.m. in Schuster Hall in the Creative Arts Center. Tickets are $12 at the door.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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