The Brigham Young University Men’s Chorus and Women’s Chorus will come together for a joint fall concert Friday and Saturday, Nov. 2-3, at 7:30 p.m. in the de Jong Concert Hall.
Admission is $10 or $7 with a BYU or student ID. Tickets can be purchased at the Fine Arts Ticket Office, by calling (801) 422-4322 or by visiting performances.byu.edu.
The Women’s Chorus, conducted by Jean Applonie, will perform “Awake My Heart to Sing,” “Ave Regina coelorum,” “Ascendit Deus,” “My Shepherd Will Supply My Need,” “Behold the Wounds in Jesus’ Hands,” “Lerchengesang,” “On Wings of Song” and “Untraveled Worlds.”
The Men’s Chorus, conducted by Rosalind Hall, will perform “I Sing the Mighty Power of God,” “Gloria,” “Sicut locutus est,” “Glory to God in the Highest,” “Glory,” “Wayfarin’ Stranger,” “In That Great Gettin’ Up Mornin’,” “Dance of the Ghosts” and “The Ghost’s High Noon.”
The BYU Women’s Chorus is known for performing pieces ranging from the medieval and Renaissance periods up to modern masterpieces. The chorus also specializes in folk music and spirituals.
The BYU Men’s Chorus, founded by Ralph Woodward in 1958, performs pieces for male voices from all time periods, as well as folk songs, religious compositions and contemporary arrangements.
For more information, contact Rosalind Hall at (801) 422-2272 or Jean Applonie at (801) 422-7495.
Writer: Aaron Searle
