Featuring works by Maurice Duruflé, Elaine Hagenberg, David Hendrix, John Ireland, Emil Råberg, Ayanna Woods, and others

The Denison Singers, led by Professor Emeritus William Osborne, will perform alongside current students in the Denison Chamber Singers.

Kinnara has been selected as the featured performing ensemble for the prestigious national 2024 Chorus America Conference. We are deeply honored to grace the stage at the closing concert, presenting a 25-minute set that epitomizes our artistic prowess on a national scale. We extend a warm invitation to the public to join us for this momentous occasion, where alongside performances by the Trey Clegg Singers and the Atlanta Music Project, we will collectively celebrate the power and beauty of choral music.

The Denison University Chamber Singers, conducted by Harris Ipock, present a performance of the oratorio “Considering Matthew Shepard.” The performance will feature a chamber ensemble of mostly Denison faculty members, as well as an appearance by the Denison Concert Choir. 

Inspired by the 1998 murder of a young gay man in Wyoming, Craig Hella Johnson composed “Considering Matthew Shepard,” a fusion oratorio. Conspirare, GRAMMY® -winning choir, premiered the work in 2016 and later toured the country with performances. Since then, the composition has been performed by more than 30 choirs around the world and selected songs are sung by high school and college choirs, sharing the work’s message of compassion and understanding. 

This three-part fusion oratorio speaks with a fresh and bold voice, incorporating a variety of musical styles seamlessly woven into a unified whole. Johnson sets a wide range of poetic and soulful texts by poets including Hildegard of Bingen, Lesléa Newman, Michael Dennis Browne, and Rumi. Passages from Matt’s personal journal, interviews and writings from his parents Judy and Dennis Shepard, newspaper reports, and additional texts by Johnson and Browne are poignantly appointed throughout the work.

Tickets are not needed for this event.

The Denison Wind Ensemble, led by Visiting Instructor Matthew Shane Henry, and the Concert Choir, under the direction of Dr. Harris Ipock, present a spring concert titled “Homeward Bound.” The concert will begin with repertoire from some of the great 20th-century composers for winds, including Persichetti and Dello Joio, followed by a joint performance of wonderfully uplifting literature for winds and choir by eminent composers such as Whitacre and Copland.

This performance will take place in Sharon Martin Hall, located within the Michael D. Eisner Center for the Performing Arts.

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• Sunday, March 3, 2024

• 5:00 PM 6:30 PM

• St. John's Episcopal Church3240 O Street NorthwestWashington, DC, 20007United States (map)

Hymns of Embodiment, Ruin, and Rebirth

Choral works by Aaron Copland, Caroline Shaw, Trevor Weston, Eudenice Palaruan, Amy Messenger, David Hendrix + Benedict Sheehan

Benedict Sheehan, conductor

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• Sunday, February 25, 2024

• 3:00 PM 4:30 PM

• Second Presbyterian Church3701 Old Brownsboro Road, Louisville, KY, 40207, United States (map)

Hymns of Embodiment, Ruin, and Rebirth

Choral works by Aaron Copland, Caroline Shaw, Trevor Weston, Eudenice Palaruan, Amy Messenger, David Hendrix + Benedict Sheehan

Benedict Sheehan, conductor

Amaryllis Ensemble - Reflections in a Mirror - music for eight voices

Robert Bode, conductor

Sunday, January 21, 4:00 pm

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Columbus, OH

The Denison Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Singers, and Concert Choir, conducted by Harris Ipock, present a performance of G. F. Handel's beloved oratorio Messiah, featuring student soloists. Handel's Messiah is a peerless December tradition and one of the most performed works in the world. The libretto arranges verses from the Old and New Testaments to create a powerful dramatic narrative of prophecy, suffering, and redemption.

Student soloists are Megan Barker '25, soprano; Monica Bradford '24, soprano; Gabe Donnelly '25, bass; Frances Goodwin '24, soprano; Brooke Halaby '25, soprano; Andrew Hanson '26, tenor; Lilah Landsman '25, mezzo-soprano; Olivia Jump '24, soprano; Erin Oberle '26, soprano; Max Wisnefski '24, tenor.

Flint Festival of Choirs

Sunday, March 19, 2023, 4:00 PM

Venue

St. Christopher's Episcopal Church

Grand Blanc, MI

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