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Concert Choir

The Concert Choir, Southeastern’s premiere auditioned choral ensemble, is devoted
to performance excellence in choral music and to providing an atmosphere which will
help prepare students for the challenges of an ever-changing and highly competitive
musical world. The ensemble also explores all genres of music for the chamber vocal
ensemble. In fall 2004, the Concert Choir commissioned Canzoni d’amore by Theodore Morrison, a work for SSATB, two French horns and piano. The Concert Choir
also performed the world premiere of Stephen Suber’s His Rhythm! in 2005. The group is frequently invited to perform at ACDA and MENC conferences,
tours annually, and has been heard across the United States and Europe.

 

Bella Voce

The Bella Voce is a unique and distinguished choir in which members are given the
opportunity to explore music written for treble voices. The choir is dedicated to
performance excellence and choral literature for premiere treble ensembles. The choir
performs works selected from the traditional and contemporary literature, and sings
in a variety of languages and styles. Most members of Bella Voce are either majors
or minors in music; however, auditions are open to all treble voices who desire a
high quality musical experience. Recently performed repertoire includes works by Britten,
Daley, Dvorak, Pergolesi, Rachmaninov and Walker.

 

University Chorus

The University Chorus is a non-auditioned ensemble comprised of both music major and
non-music major university students. With approximately 50 singers typically enrolled,
this ensemble regularly performs major works with professional orchestras and soloists.
Past repertoire has included Mozart’s Requiem and Mass in c minor, Bernstein’s Chichester
Psalms, Faure’s Requiem, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Schubert’s Mass in G, and Vaughan
Williams’ Five Mystical Songs.

 

Opera/Music Theatre Workshop

The Opera/Music Theatre Workshop offers students an opportunity to perform in fully
staged productions of operas and Broadway musicals. All facets of theatre, from costume
and set design to acting and singing, are explored in this ensemble, which is open
to all university students. Each semester a production with orchestra is presented
to the public in the Columbia Theatre or other campus theater settings. Some of the
works recently presented include Tartuffe, Suor Angelica, The Secret Garden, A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Cosi Fan Tutti, My Fair Laydy, Fiddler on
the Roof, The Tender Land, Gondoliers, Die Fledermaus, The Marriage of Figaro, Patience,
Summer and Smoke, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Pirates of Penzance, Putting It
Together, The Music Man, Dido and Aeneas and The Sound of Music.