A small vocal ensemble chosen by audition from members of the Chorus. Meets once weekly and is available for special performances besides the regular choral concerts.
Public performances are a required component of the course.
Open to non-music majors by audition. Bow techniques, fingering, and techniques of string class teaching. Acoustical characteristics, embouchure, tone production, fingering, and techniques of woodwind class teaching. Acoustical characteristics, embouchure, tone production, fingering, and techniques of brass class teaching. Composers, works, and historical relationships are studied with reference to contemporaneous developments in history, art and literature.