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Gabriel Fauré - Requiem, Doctoral Conducting Recital
Gabriel Fauré – Requiem, Doctoral Conducting Recital

From part books to premieres, from popular song to opera, from oratorios to chamber works—Jacobs School students sing and conduct an incredibly wide variety of choral repertoire.

 

2022–23 Choral Activities

We look forward to a full slate of concerts and operas! Click the Ensembles & Auditions button above to learn about our groups and the 2022–23 choral placement auditions.

 

2021–22 Choral Activities

Though masked, we went back to a full slate of choral concerts in 2021-22, including performances of the Poulenc Gloria, a NOTUS trip to the Midwest ACDA conference, 6 opera choruses, and that’s not all! Please see the News column, or click on the Ensembles & Auditions page to learn more.

 

2020–21 Choral Activities, Despite COVID-19!

4 Opera Choruses

Little Women, Barber of Seville, Xerxes & La Bohème

2 Singing Hoosiers concerts including a radio show!

21 Vocal Chamber Ensemble Performances with repertoire ranging from Hildegard to Rosephanye Powell. View programs here.

4 Doctoral Recitals/Recording Projects

4 Master’s Degree Recitals

VOCES8 – Virtual Coaching Sessions from London, England

5 Conference Performances & Presentations

Prof. Walter Huff & Dr. Chris Albanese at National ACDA 2021: An Opera Star, a Belter, and a Guitarist Walk into a Choir….

           The Singing Hoosiers at ACDA National Convention 2021

Nicholas Sienkiewicz, Master’s Choral Conducting Student:

European Association for Music in Schools (EAS): Empowering our Youth Through Emotional Awareness

College Music Society Great Lakes Regional Conference (CMS): Welcome Home: Empowering Our Youth Through Emotional Awareness

THEMposium: Singing for Our Soul

21 virtual presentations: 11 in Fall 2020 & 10 in Spring 2021

#1 – Wednesday, Feb. 17 – Prof. Walter Huff & Director Michael Shell, with Jacobs alums Terrence Chin-Loy, Gretchen Krupp, Mitchell Jones, Kelsea Webb & Pamela Williams
The Audition: The Zone, The Stigma, The Preparation: Part 2

#2 – Wednesday, Feb. 24 – Doctoral Choral Conducting Student, Alex Koppel
The “Nuts and Bolts” of Recording: Best Practices for Musicians

#3 – Wednesday,  Mar. 3 – Doctoral Choral Conducting Student, Peter Kadeli
Francis Poulenc’s Figure Humaine

#4 – Wednesday, Mar. 10 – Doctoral Choral Conducting Student, Sam Grace
Osvaldo Golijov’s La Pasión según San Marcos: Musical Borrowing and Popular Styles in Classical Music

#5 – Wednesday, Mar. 17 – Doctoral Choral Conducting Student, Lawrence Abernathy, with special guest Jonny Stewart!
The Sea Shanty

#6 – Wednesday, Mar. 31 – Dr. Carolann Buff
Who’s afraid of medieval music?

#7 – Wednesday, Apr. 7 – Interdisciplinary artist educator, Meagan Johnson
Process, Poise, Presence: Tools from the Alexander Technique for Singing and Life

#8 – Wednesday, Apr. 14 – Doctoral Choral Conducting Student, Katie Gardiner
Reading Hildegard von Bingen’s Music from the Original Manuscripts

#9 – Wednesday, Apr. 21 – Doctoral Choral Conducting Student, Jono Palmer with special guests from around the world: Breana Mccullough, Renson Madarang, Horomona Horo & Karen Grylls
On Indigenous Artists and their Music

#10 – Wednesday, Apr. 28 – Dr. Dominick DiOrio
“I contain multitudes” – The Many Faces of Today’s New Choral Music

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Roundtable by 4 doctoral students

Congratulations to our 2020/2021 Graduates

Hana Cai, Anthony Ferreira, Joshua Harper, Juan Hernandez, Caleb Lewis, Sam Ritter, Juan Carlos Zamudio. Please visit our Alumni page to see photos.

3 DM Choral Conductors attained ABD status

Grant Farmer, Katie Gardiner & Jono Palmer

 

 

COVID–19 Protocols: In 2020–2021 we were able to safely perform numerous concerts of vocal chamber music featuring 21 ensembles. Click here to see the programs. Please see our Ensembles page to learn how we are singing this semester.

In a typical school year, the Jacobs School presents performances by an extensive array of vocal ensembles: 2 large symphonic choruses, 3 chamber choirs (one of which specializes in new music), 5 opera choruses, a collegiate show choir, early music ensembles,  and an all-campus choir. Regardless of your interests, there is a chorus for you at IU! We are cautiously optimistic that we will return to typical ensembles and performances in Fall 2021. Please check back frequently for updates.

Interested in Choral Conducting? No matter what your experience, graduate student or undergraduate student, there is a choral conducting class for you! We also offer graduate seminars in choral repertoire, and classes in score study, ear training for conductors, and score reading. Learn more about our doctoral minor in choral conducting here.

We invite you to explore our pages for news and information about our ensembles, degree programs, faculty and more.

Enjoy your visit!

 

 

Additional Content

News

  • Dr. Katie Gardiner wins Julius Herford Dissertation Prize
  • NOTUS Contest Press Release 2023
  • Nick Sienkiewicz named Artistic Director of Lehigh Valley Chorale
  • Seattle Opera appoints Calzaretta as new Chorus Master
  • Grant Farmer appointed Music Director of the Boise Philharmonic Master Chorale

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