Monday, May 16, 2011

USI Chamber Choir to perform at Carnegie Hall

The USI Chamber Choir at St. Joseph's Church in Jasper, Indiana. Photo Credit: Photo Provided HI-RES | WEB RELATED VIDEO:  RELATED AUDIO:  Contact for more information: Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 email The University of Southern Indiana's Chamber Choir will perform with the University of Evansville University Choir, Evansville Philharmonic Chorus, and others on Saturday, May 28, at New York City's prestigious Carnegie Hall. Dr. Dennis Malfatti, UE's director of choral activities, was invited to serve as a guest conductor at Carnegie Hall for the spring/summer 2011 season. Of the seven choirs participating, three are from Evansville. Additional choirs will be from Kentucky, New York, and California. A total of 150 singers will perform with accompaniment by the New England Symphonic Ensemble. The featured work will be classical Austrian composer Joseph Haydn's "Mass in the Time of War." "I am thrilled for the opportunity to prepare singers for this event," said Daniel Craig, director of the USI Chamber Choir. "This opportunity comes after a successful collaboration between the USI Chamber Choir, University of Evansville Choir, and the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus' production of Ludwig van Beethoven's timeless 'Choral Symphony No. 9.'" The USI Chamber Choir's participation in the event is supported by funds raised through the USI Madrigal Feaste, student fees, and the support of the president and the USI Foundation.

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