Laurentian Singers

Laurentian Singers sing at major events on campus throughout the year.

A select choir of undergraduate student singers, the Laurentians continue a rich 65-year legacy of choral excellence, performing regularly throughout the year on campus, in the North Country, and nationally and internationally on tour every year during spring break. Their far-ranging repertoire is drawn from the entire span of Euro-American classical traditions as well as world and popular idioms.

The nation’s capitol will be the destination for Tour 2013 with stops in Philadelphia and Baltimore along the way, where we’ll meet such illustrious alumni as Senator Susan Collins ‘75 and Trustee astronomer Derek Pitts ‘78 (a former Laurentian Singer). But let’s not get ahead of ourselves here. This fall will include the usual Family Weekend Concerts and the annual Christmas Concerts and Candlelight Services. In addition we’ll have the privilege to share the stage again with the Alexander String Quartet.

Repertoire will be an eclectic mix of European classics past and present (Bach, Brahms, Grieg, Elgar, Pärt), gems of Americana (Foster, Work, Root, and contemporary composers Michael Dellaire and Michael Gandolfi), a salute to 60’s and 70’s pops (Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, Crosby Stills and Nash). German Baroque music with small orchestra will be the focus for Christmas, including Bach’s Cantata 61 Nun komm der Heiden Heiland.

Rehearsals: Full – Mondays and Thursdays, 4:30-6:00 p.m. Women – Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Men – Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., in Griffiths 15, starting Monday, September 3.

Performance Dates: Family Weekend Concerts, Friday and Saturday, September 21 and 22 at 7:30 pm in Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall. Alexander String Quartet, Thursday, September 27 at 8:00 pm in Gulick Theatre. 13^th Annual Christmas Concert and Carol Sing, Friday, December 7 at 7:30 at the Edwards Opera House, Saturday, December 8 at 4:00 pm in Gunnison Memorial Chapel. Candlelight Services, Wednesday, December 12 at 7:00 and 9:00 pm in Gunnison Memorial Chapel.

Auditions: Wednesday, August 29 and Thursday, August 30, 6:30 – 9:30 pm in Griffiths 15.

Audition requirements: vocalize throughout your range, sing a prepared solo a cappella (can be any style except contemporary pop), sing with quartet – a choral excerpt of about 30 bars will be available for you to learn 30 minutes prior to your audition.

For more information, contact Barry Torres, director.