{"id":52862,"date":"2022-09-13T09:38:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T13:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=52862"},"modified":"2022-09-19T14:05:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T18:05:47","slug":"chamber-singers-announce-2022-23-performances-spring-international-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2022\/chamber-singers-announce-2022-23-performances-spring-international-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber Singers announce 2022-23 performances, spring international tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s&nbsp; Chamber Singers, now in their 44th year, have announced their 2022-23 season, culminating in a spring European tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chamber Singers is a select choir, directed by Professor <strong>Benjamin Bergey<\/strong>, that performs a wide range of choral literature of various periods, styles, and cultures. The choir performs on and off campus in area venues and churches, and also hosts a spring tour in early March. This year performances are planned from March 3-12 in Ohio and Indiana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The international tour to western Europe is the first planned in several years.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choir members come from seven states and include non-music majors. Members include <strong>Afton Rhodes-Lehman<\/strong>, Dayton, Va.; <strong>Reah Clymer<\/strong>, Meridian, Miss.; <strong>Hollyn Miller<\/strong>, Lancaster, Pa.; <strong>Anna Hoover<\/strong>, New Carlisle, Ohio; <strong>Savannah Smith<\/strong>, Key West, Fla.; <strong>Greta Schrag<\/strong>, Harleysville, Pa.; <strong>Iris Anderson<\/strong>, Corvallis, Ore.; <strong>Jacob Nissley<\/strong>, Canton, Ohio; <strong>Canyon Penner<\/strong>, Goshen, Ind.; <strong>Adam Hoover<\/strong>, New Carlisle, Ohio; <strong>Thaddeus Jackson<\/strong>, Harrisonburg, Va.; and <strong>Andrew Zook<\/strong>, Canton, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Connect with the EMU Chamber Singers!<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow EMU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/emuchambersingers\/\">Chamber Singers on Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen on<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6KYDQh0eI2yvkb6tyrDRwu\">Spotify<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pandora.com\/artist\/emu-chamber-singers-and-benjamin-bergey\/ARzfwxmxm3htKjq\">Pandora<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deezer.com\/us\/artist\/169107347\">Deezer<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/music.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWh5FX1PaTdQohrlMVcstfA\">Youtube Music<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrivetosing.com\/\">the trailer to a documentary<\/a> about singing during the pandemic that features EMU Chamber Singers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2021\/peacebuilder-podcast-ben-bergey-and-the-peacebuilding-powers-of-music\/\">Hear director and Peacebuilder podcast guest Benjamin Bergey speak about peacebuilding and music.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.emu.edu\/music\">EMU\u2019s music programs<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2022-23 Highlights<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SONGS FOR CHANGE: CJP Songwriters Past and Present, with EMU Chamber Singers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, Oct.1, 7 p.m., Martin Chapel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest artists and Center for Justice and Peacebuilding alums will perform original works that focus on the power music has in their work as peacebuilders. <strong>Frances Crowhill Miller MA \u201811<\/strong> and <strong>Daryl Snider MA \u201812<\/strong>, along with current graduate student <strong>Tarini Nagasaila Suresh<\/strong>, will perform original songs. The EMU Chamber Singers will join. This concert is sponsored by the new <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/music\/peacebuilding\">music and peacebuilding major<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHAMBER SINGERS REUNION: Homecoming Weekend<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, Oct. 8, 1-2 p.m., Lehman Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previous members of Chamber Singers or other auditioned choral groups&nbsp; are invited to join this special time. We\u2019ll hear from current student members and faculty, and of course, sing together! Learn about ways to support the group\u2019s upcoming tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SALSA CONCERT, featuring Bio Ritmo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, Oct. 16, 4 p.m., Thomas Plaza<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guest indie salsa band <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bioritmo.com\/\">Bio Ritmo<\/a> will perform on Thomas Plaza. Caravanserai, a local community-building ensemble, and the EMU Chamber Singers will also collaborate and perform, sponsored by the new music and peacebuilding major. A time of dialogue with community members will precede the concert at 3 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHOIR CONCERT<\/strong>: Friday, Dec. 2, 7 p.m., Lehman Auditorium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>LIGHTING OF THE GREEN: <\/strong>Monday, Dec. 5, 4;30 p.m., Thomas Plaza<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVENT\u00a0WORSHIP<\/strong>: Sunday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m., Celebration of Hope, Lehman Auditorium\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CHORAL EVENSONG<\/strong>: Sunday, Feb. 5, Emmanuel Episcopal Church<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SPRING CHOIR CONCERT<\/strong>: Friday, April 21, 7 p.m., Lehman Auditorium<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eastern Mennonite University\u2019s&nbsp; Chamber Singers, now in their 44th year, have announced their 2022-23 season, culminating in a spring European tour. 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