| 词条 | Cornell University Chorus |
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| name = Cornell University Chorus | background = classical_ensemble | image =Cornell Chorus symbol.jpg | image_size = | caption = | origin = Cornell University in Ithaca, New York | genre = Choral, classical, etc. | years_active = 1920–present | label = | associated_acts = Cornell University Glee Club, After Eight | website = www.cuchorus.com | current_members = Director Robert Isaacs | past_members = }} The Cornell University Chorus was founded in 1920, initially as the Cornell Women's Glee Club.[1] The Chorus is a sixty-member treble choir, with repertoire including masses, motets, spirituals, classical, folk, 20th-century music, and traditional Cornell songs. Aside from its constantly changing and increasing selection of choral music for treble voices, the Chorus also performs major works with the Cornell University Glee Club such as Beethoven's Missa Solemnis, Handel's Messiah, and Bach's Mass in B Minor and St Matthew Passion . The Chorus performs annually during Convocation, First-Year Parents Weekend, Homecoming, Senior Week, Commencement, and Reunion Weekend. In addition to the concerts on campus, the Chorus also has experience in professional settings, working under the baton of Nadia Boulanger, Eugene Ormandy, Erich Leinsdorf, Michael Tilson Thomas, Julius Rudel, and Karel Husa on the stages of Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Philadelphia Academy of Music, and the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. The Chorus has also been featured on two nationwide broadcasts: a special half hour on CBS radio, and an appearance on PBS's MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour as part of an artistic feature on former director Susan Davenny Wyner. The Chorus has collaborated with world musician Samite of Uganda, participated in a production of Richard Einhorn's Voices of Light with Anonymous 4, and performed several major works with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, including Bach's Mass in B Minor, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, and Lili Boulanger's Du fond de l'abîme with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} Commissioning ProjectIn 2003, the Cornell University Chorus launched a commissioning project known informally as "No Whining, No Flowers."[2] The goal of the project is to expand the contemporary repertoire for treble choirs by commissioning pieces from women composers using text from women writers. Furthermore, these texts are intended to explore topics that differ from the traditional treble repertoire themes of lost love and scenery admiration - hence the title of the project. Commissioning projects to date include: {{Complete list|date=June 2018}}
Domestic and International Tours{{Expand list|date=February 2016}}
In addition to these extended trips, the Chorus also travels to other universities for competitions and festivals. In the past, they have performed at Harvard for the Centennial Celebration of the Radcliffe Choral Society as well as joint concerts with the Toronto Women's Chorus, the Penn State Glee Club, and the Wellesley Chorus. Directors{{Complete list|date=September 2018}}
A Cappella SubsetsAfter Eight (1991-present)After Eight, formed in 1991, is the official a cappella subset of the Cornell University Chorus. After Eight regularly performs contemporary repertoire arranged for a cappella by current members and alumnae of the group. They additionally perform selections from the Chorus repertoire on occasion, as well as traditional Cornell songs. After Eight has two major on-campus concerts every semester, one in the Fall (Witching Hour) and one in the Spring (Evening Affair). They also perform around campus at student and alumni events throughout the year. Earlier subset historyNothing But Treble (1976-1990) formed as a subset of the Chorus in 1976. In 1990, the group disassociated from the Chorus. They are still an active a cappella group on campus. See also
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References1. ^http://cuchorus.com/content/view/about-us.html {{Cornell}}2. ^http://cuchorus.com/content/view/commissioning-project.html 5 : Choirs in New York (state)|Cornell University student organizations|University choirs|Musical groups established in 1920|1921 establishments in New York (state) |
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