Chicovana is an ensemble of singers and instrumentalists dedicated to exploring and performing this major Latin American style of music. Three ensembles offer a wide range of repertoire and performance opportunities for choral singers. The University Chorus, composed of student and community members, specializes in large choral masterworks and often performs with the orchestra. The A Capella Choir, an auditioned student ensemble, explores a diverse repertoire of exciting vocal music from the seventeenth to the twnty-first centuries. The Chamber Singers a small, select vocal ensemble focuses on innovative performances of challenging chamber choir literature that is varied in style and international in scope.
All choral ensembles are open to all students.
The highlight of our community s cultural off-season for over thirty years, Court Theatre is a summer stock theatre composed of scholarship students and selected faculty who share acting and technical responsibilities. This collaborative program highlights intensive interaction and a total immersion in all aspects of theatre. The Recording Arts Program, a music degree option, fosters creative and original compositions in its Compositions With Electronic Media courses. Students present their works once a year in a performance that includes musicians, synthesizers, samplers, computers, sequencers, video, slides, lighting, and student dancers. The group s success is due to its vast repertoire, improvisational abilities, and ability to perform many styles of music.