Southeastern Concert Choir to perform in Hammond, Baton Rouge
Contact: Christina Chapple
4/20/06
HAMMOND – Southeastern Louisiana University’s premier vocal ensemble, the Concert Choir, will present a program of sacred music, including settings of “Magnificat” by both J.S. Bach and Arvo Pärt, at churches in Hammond and Baton Rouge.
The free concerts are scheduled for April 25 at 7 p.m. at Baton Rouge’s First United Methodist Church and April 30 at 3:30 p.m. at Hammond’s Holy Ghost Church, said Conductor Alissa Mercurio Rowe of the Department of Music and Dramatic Arts.
The programs also will include “Sanctus” from “Messe en Sol Majeur” by Francis Poulenc; versions of “Alleluia” by both Randall Thompson and Sven Lekberg, and “Song for Athene” by John Tavener.
Soloists for the Bach “Magnificat” include mezzo-sopranos Betty Turner of Hammond, Cassandra Arnold of Ponchatoula and Angela Miller of Slidell; sopranos Jacquie Brecheen of Ponchatoula, Emily Stokes of Covington and Amber Whitfield of Walker; bass Christopher Griffin of Baton Rouge; and tenors Brian Martinez of Montz and Brandon Wear of Slidell.
Rowe said the choir will be accompanied by full orchestra during the Hammond concert and by organist Dan Talbot in Baton Rouge.
In addition to the soloists, Concert Choir members are sopranos Blair Abene, Hammond; Maria Burkett, Chalmette; Margaret Davis, Walker; Kimberly Hilliard, Covington; and Cali McQueen and Katie Morgan, Gonzales.
Also, altos Christina Babin, Prairieville; Laura Freeny and Jane Rownd, Hammond; Eryn Minor, Luling; Kristen Hilliard, Covington; Charlene Robinson, Destrehan; tenors, Nathan constant, Meraux; Marshall Dean, Denham Springs; Orlando Johnson, Gonzales.
Also, basses Darell Haynes, Boutte; David Jack and Joe Johnson III, New Orleans; Scott McDonough, Steven Palmisano, and Ryan Thomas, Slidell; Simon Pfeil, Hammond, and Faustin Wascom, Walker.
The Concert Choir is devoted to performance excellence in choral music and to providing an atmosphere that 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 choir, two French horns and piano. The choir also performed the world premiere of Southeastern composer-in-residence Stephen Suber’s “His Rhythm!” in November 2005. The group is frequently invited to perform at national music education conferences, tours annually, and has been heard across the United States and Europe.
For additional information, contact the Department of Music and Dramatic Arts, (985) 549-2184.
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