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SHERMAN -- The Austin College Department of Music will present its annual Fall Choral Concert Sunday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. in Wynne Chapel on the Austin College campus. The event is free and open to the public. For information about the concert, contact the Austin College Department of Music at (903) 813-2251.
The Austin College A Cappella Choir, Consort, and Chorale will sing a variety of music ranging in style from traditional classical music to spirituals.
The A Cappella Choir also will perform the world premiere of “The Lord’s Prayer” by Robert Wolf, written for the A Cappella Choir and sung in the Tsalagi (Cherokee) language.
The 50-voice A Cappella Choir, the College’s principal touring ensemble, performs a wide range of music from all eras. The choir has built a distinguished tradition of choral music by touring throughout Texas, the United States, and the world. Unique among ensembles of this caliber, the A Cappella Choir draws membership from the entire student body through audition, regardless of major. Wayne Crannell, associate professor of music, directs the group.
The Consort, also directed by Crannell, is a select group of students from within the
A Cappella Choir.
The Chorale, under the direction of Austin College voice instructor Sylvia Rivers, gives all students the opportunity to perform, regardless of prior experience. In weekly practice, members of the Chorale learn vocal skills and prepare classical, madrigal, and church anthem music.
Austin College, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), is an independent, liberal arts college located 60 miles north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas. Chartered in November 1849, it is the oldest college in Texas under original charter and name as recognized by the State Historical Survey Committee.
U.S. News & World Report ranked Austin College among the top 100 colleges in the category of "Best Liberal Arts Colleges" for 2005. Austin College also ranked among the "Best 357 Colleges" in the 2005 Princeton Review, was profiled in Loren Pope's Colleges That Change Lives, and was profiled in the 2005 edition of Kaplan's Insiders Guide to the 331 Most Interesting Colleges. -30-