Choral Ensembles Welcome UT Families with “Collage” Concerts Oct. 5–6

The University of Tampa’s choral ensembles will perform during Family Weekend on Friday, Oct. 5, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 6, at 2 p.m. The “choral collage” concerts, which will include performances by UT’s Chamber Singers, Camerata, and the Men’s and Women’s Glee Clubs, will take place in the Sykes Chapel and Center for Faith and Values and are free and open to the public.

Each choir will present repertoire of different styles and from different historical areas.

“The concert has been titled ‘collage’ for a variety of reasons,” said Ryan Hebert, UT’s director of choral studies. “Not only is it a mix of ensembles, it’s a vibrant mix of choral repertoire ranging from ancient to modern. It’s one of my favorite concerts of the year, because even though it’s relatively early in the semester, the students have been working hard to present what will hopefully be a varied and inspiring concert.”

On Friday, the Chamber Singers will open their concert with a performance of Victoria’s 16th century motet, O Magnum Mysterium. They will later perform the famous Deep River, as well as God Has Gone Up, which will be accompanied by the Dobson organ played by Simon Morley, organist and director of music at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Tampa. The select women’s chamber choir, Camerata, will perform a French piece from the movie Les Choristes, A Magnificat, accompanied by Morley, as well as the gospel-style piece Music Down in My Soul.

On Saturday, the Men’s Glee Club will perform A Fisherman’s Prayer, as well as the traditional American folk song, Nine-Hundred Miles. Following the Men, the Women’s Glee Club will sing Salmo 150 (Psalm 150) and the gospel Beside the Still Waters. Finally, for the first time, the combined Men’s and Women’s Glee clubs will sing the humorous French folk song Worthy to Be Praised.

For more information, contact Hebert at rhebert@ut.edu.