November 30, 2004 :: No. 96
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Cal State Fullerton Department of Music |
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| What: |
Women’s Choir & Men’s Chorus
in concert |
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| When: |
8 p.m. Friday, December 3, 2004 |
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| Where: |
Little Theatre, California State University,
Fullerton
800 N. State College Blvd. (Nutwood and State College Blvd.)
Fullerton |
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| Program: |
The Women’s Choir with
orchestra performs:
Magnificat......................... Niccolo Porpora
Magnificat......................... Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Men’s Choir:
“O Come, Let us Sing Unto the Lord”..... Emma
Lou Diemer
“Ave Maris Stella”........................................
Edward Grieg
“Ave Maria”...................................................
Franz Biebl
“Good Fellows Be Merry“ from..................J.S.
Bach
Peasant Cantana and three drinking songs.
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| Background: |
The University Women's Choir
is a large, 95 member, non-select ensemble that serves both
music majors and non-majors. Under the direction of Vance
D. Wolverton since 1989, the choir was selected in 1994 and
1998 to perform at the Western Division Convention of the
American Choral Directors Association and has performed twice
for the California Music Educators Association annual conference
in Ontario in 2000 and Pasadena in 2002. The choir performs
a wide variety of repertoire representing all historical periods
and styles.
Vance D. Wolverton, serves as chairman
of the Department of Music, conducts the University Women’s
Choir and sponsors the CSUF student chapter of the American
Choral Directors Association. Wolverton holds the B.A., Magna
cum laude, with high honors in music from Wayne (Nebraska)
State College, and the M.A. and Ph.D. in music education from
the University of Iowa. He currently serves as a member of
the City of Brea Cultural Arts Commission.
Robert M. Istad, director of the Men’s
Chorus, has prepared choruses for Esa–Pekka Salonen
and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Pacific Symphony Orchestra
the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Istad received his B.A.
in music from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois,
his M.M. in choral conducting from Cal State Fullerton, and
is currently completing the final requirements for the his
DMA in choral music at the University of Southern California.
He’s also music director for the Irvine United Congregational
Church.
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| Admission: |
Advance sales $15 ($10 with advance Titan discount
& $6 with advance CSUF student discount) At the door all
tickets $15 |
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| Box Office: |
Tickets available at the Performing Arts Center
box office 657-278-3371. Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday
and one hour prior to performance. Or online at: www.tickets.com
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| Internet: |
http://www.fullerton.edu/arts/events/ |
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| Media Contact: |
Elizabeth Champion, College of the Arts at
657-278-2434 |
