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News and Announcements

Twilight 2009

The Chorus will be holding its annual Twilight Concert at 5:00 pm, on October 31th in Sage Chapel. The program will include Halloween themed music, including the world premiere of Libby Larsen's "Book of Spells," and an original piece by our very own Julia Adolphe '10, "Sheep in Fog." Tickets are $8 at the door or at the Willard Strait Hall Ticket Office.

Congratulations New Women!!

The Chorus is pleased to congratulate and welcome its newest members: Soprano 1 Meghan Burns Laurel Lathrop Soprano 2 Lucy Caldwell Erin Goers Cassandra Greene Shavon Henry Jingru Huang Alto 1 Pallavi Basu Gloria Chan Christine Chung Leslie Decker Jennifer Dilzell Caitlin Gribbin April Miller Camille Pereda Alto 2 Kayla Atland Owen Amadin Helen Cowan Penelope Hobbs Liz Kid Heather Lee Tiarra Marshall Ariel Schwartz Kelsey Shields

Fall 2009 Auditions

Fall 2009 first-round auditions will begin on Sunday, August 23rd. Auditions will be held at the following times: 8/23, 8/24, and 8/25: Between 1:30pm and 7:00pm (auditions by signup only) Walk-ins 8/26: 3:30pm-7:00pm Walk-ins 8/27-8/28: 4:00pm-7:00pm Please register and sign up for an audition time here. All auditions will be held in Lincoln Hall. Come to the eastern entrance (along East Avenue) and members of the various vocal ensembles will be waiting to greet you and take you to the correct audition room! Callbacks will be held the following weekend, on Sunday, August 30th. If you are unable to make any of the regular audition times, please notify us as soon as possible. Thanks!

Orientation Week 2009!

Orientation Week Concert When: Saturday, August 22 at 6:30pm Where: Sage Chapel SING at Cornell! When: Tuesday, August 25 from 12:00pm-2:00pm Where: Lincoln Hall, Room B20

Reunions 2009 Alumni Concert

Posted May 15, 2009: June 5, 2009 Join the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club and their alumni as they perform old and new favorites on June 5 at 9:15pm in Bailey Hall. Tickets may be purchased online at www.BaileyTickets.com.

Senior Week 2009 Concert

Posted May 15, 2009: May 23, 2009 The Cornell Chorus and Glee Club will be holding their annual Senior Week concert on Saturday, May 23, at 8:00 PM in Bailey Hall. Tickets are $10, and can be purchased at the door or online at www.BaileyTickets.com.

Bernstein's Mass

Posted April 12, 2009: April 21-26, 2009 This April the Chorus and Glee Club will join with the Cornell Theatre Department to perform Bernstein's Mass. Created for the opening of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Mass is an exploration of a crisis in faith. The production will also feature a children's choir, as well as dance and theatre performers. For more information, visit the Department of Theatre, Film, & Dance.

Mid-West Tour 2009

Posted February 23, 2009: March 13th through March 21st, 2009. The Chorus will embark on an eight day performance tour of the Midwest. Stops will include Chicago, Ann Arbor, St. Louis and Champaign, Illinois. For more information about specific concerts, or if you would like to help host the Chorus, email the Tour Manager, Caroline Wee, at tour@chorus.cornell.edu or visit MidWest Tour 2009

Elmira Concert and Workshop

Posted February 22, 2009: March 11th, 2009. 208 W Gray St, Elmira, NY 14901, 6pm. After a workshop with Southside High School, the Chorus will perform a concert at Park Church in Elmira, NY

Festival for Women's Choral Music

Posted February 22, 2009: February 28th, 2009. Memorial Church Harvard University, 8pm. The Chorus will be traveling to Cambridge to join high school, adult and college choruses, including Vassar, Amherst and Wellesley, for a weekend of workshops, performances and musical exchange. For ticketing and other info, please visit Radcliffe Choral Society

Lincoln Portrait

Posted February 6, 2009: February 14th, 2009. Bailey Hall, 8pm. In honor of the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, the Cornell University Wind Ensemble (Tim Reynish, conductor), Chorus and Glee Club(Scott Tucker, conductor) present Copland's Lincoln Portrait, with narrator David Feldshuh, the premiere of alum Norbert Palej's Whispers of Heavenly Death, and songs from the Civil War period, as well as music of Beethoven and Grainger. The event is free to the public.

New Members

Posted February 6, 2009: The Chorus is pleased to congratulate and welcome its newest members:   Spring 2009 Alex Bishop'12 A1 Jessica Briggs'12 A2 Aditi Dugar'12 S1 Elizabeth Rust'12 A1

Spring 2009 Chorus Auditions

The Chorus will be holding spring auditions on Thursday and Friday, January 22 and 23, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Lincoln Hall. The auditions are walk-in and no appointment is necessary. For more information about our audition process, please visit Auditions.

Christmas Vespers 2008

Posted December 2, 2008: The Chorus and Glee Club are proud to announce its annual Vespers concert, hosted jointly with Cornell United Religous Work and held in Sage Chapel on Sunday, December 7th and Monday, December 8th at 8p.m. There will be an excellent panel of speakers and a variety of music will be performed, including works from Handel's Messiah as well as traditional Christmas Carols. The event is free to the public.

Twilight Raffle 2008

Posted October 17, 2008: The Chorus will be holding an Ithaca-Themed raffle, to be pulled at the Twilight Concert at 5:00 pm, on October 25th in Sage Chapel. Several prizes will be drawn including retaurant certificates, memberships to the Science Center and Johnson Museum and more! To learn more and find out how to order a ticket, please go to: Twilight Raffle

Twilight Concert 2008

Posted September 25, 2008: The Chorus will be performing its annual Twilight Concert at 5:00 pm, on October 25th in Sage Chapel. The program will include music from South America and Mexico as well as American and European folk songs. The concert will also feature the world premiere of the amazing Abbie Betinis' new work "Chant for Great Compassion." The piece was written specially for the Cornell University Chorus as a part of its ongoing series of commisions, "No Whining, No Flowers."

New Members

Posted September 14, 2008: The Chorus is pleased to congratulate and welcome its newest members:   Soprano I Sarah Dalton '11 Claire Gober '12 Olivia Moore '12 Natalie Pierro '09 Tiffany Tsai '12        Soprano II Kathryn Abbott '12 Alyssa Bachman '11 Sharon Rose Driscoll '12 Sonja Gabrielsen '11 Nala Holmes '12 Madeline Jimerson '12 Sarah Kozyn '11 Stephanie Shea '12 Sally Tang Grad   Alto I Carol Chiu '12 Laura Finch '10 Annie Huang '12 Jillian Kaplita '12 Mona Kelkar '12 Ivy Luk '10 Erin Tower '11 Mary Yoo '12        Alto II Samara Levy '11 Yuko Masunaga Grad Grace Pescatello '12 Anna Plattner '12 Emily Stephan '12

Orientation Week 2008!

Posted August 4, 2008: Chorus and Glee Club Orientation Concert: Saturday, August 23rd 6:30pm in Sage Chapel Auditions: Sunday, August 24th through Thursday, August 28th in Lincoln Hall. Sign-up for a slot at www.gleeclub.com/about/auditions.php SING at Cornell: Come learn Cornell Songs with the Chorus and Glee Club! Wednesday, August 27th 12:30pm in Lincoln B20.

Senior Week 2008 Concert

Posted May 15, 2008: The Cornell Chorus and Glee Club will be holding their annual Senior Week concert on Saturday, May 24, at 8:00 PM in Bailey Hall. Tickets are $10, and can be purchased at the door or through 101 Lincoln Hall.

China Tour 2008 a Success

Posted April 11, 2008: The Cornell Chorus and Glee Club returned from its Spring 2008 tour of China on March 27. For 12 days the two groups travelled from Beijing to Shangai to Hong Kong, performing in concerts and holding workshops for local choirs and schools along the way. Thank you to everyone who helped make this tour such an amazing success!To see pictures and read blogs from the Tour, feel free to check out our website at china.gleeclub.com.

"One World in Song" Silent Auction and China Tour Fundraiser

Posted January 28, 2008: Please support the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club's upcoming joint tour to China in March by attending the "One World in Song" Silent Auction: a night of music, entertainment and cocktails, on Friday, February 8 at Richards of Greenwich, in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Chorus will peform at the event, which features an impressive auction list with items including vacation packages, concert tickets and featuring an original Cartier ring. Please send RSVPs to Kristel Keegan, fm@chorus.cornell.edu, by January 31. Tickets are $25 each, but space is limited, so reserve your place now!

Chorus and Glee Club to Perform Brahms Requiem

Posted January 28, 2008: The Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club will be performing Johannes Brahms' breathtaking Requiem on February 23, 2008 at 8:00 PM in Bailey Hall. For more ticket information, visit our Concert Schedule.

New China Tour Website

Posted January 28, 2008: The Chorus and Glee Club are proud to announce the excting redesign of the website for our upcoming China Tour in March 2008. To find out the latest on the tour, go to china.gleeclub.com.

Chorus and Glee Club to Perform at Christmas Vespers

Posted November 26, 2007: The Cornell University Chorus will join the Glee Club and members of the Sage Chapel Choir for Sage Chapel's annual Christmas Vespers Services, to be held on Sunday, December 2, and Monday, December 3, at 8 p.m. The Christmas Vespers is a candlelit Lessons and Carols service with traditional readings by members of the Cornell community. Audience participation is welcomed during the familiar Christmas hymns. The Monday program is identical to the Sunday service, except that the readers will be changed. The Christmas Vespers is a free performance for all members of the Ithaca community.

Snow or Surf raffle a success!

Posted November 9, 2007: Thanks to everyone who participated in this fall's raffle. It was a great success and raised a lot of money for the this spring's joint tour to China! The two grand prize winners were selected on November 1 and have been notified. The Chorus and Glee Club appreciate everyone who has helped, and who continue to help us make this amazing opportunity a reality.

Juggler of Day Midis

Posted October 2, 2007: For Chorus women who would like a little help with their parts on Juggler Of Day, the midis for the each separate part, as well as all four together are now posted in the Music area of the Members section of the website.

Twilight Concert 2007

Posted September 7, 2007: The Cornell University Chorus will be holding its annual Twilight Concert on October 27, 2006 at 5:00 PM in Sage Chapel. For more ticket information, visit our Concert Schedule.   Conductor Scott Tucker and the Chorus will present a varied program featuring the world premiere of Juggler of Day, Augusta Read Thomas' setting of two Emily Dickinson poems.

New Members

Posted August 29, 2007: The Chorus is pleased to congratulate and welcome its newest members:   Soprano I Breanna Byington '11 Kristen Dilzell '11 Anne Kim '11        Soprano II Evelyn Ambriz '11 Maya Dayo'11 Elena Moreno '11 Margeaux Wallace '11 Lauren Wetterhahn '11   Alto I Gillian Bader '11 Tiffani Burgess '11 Rebecca Gyi '10 Kayti Lausch '09 Laura Nagrich '09 Zoe Proom '11        Alto II Maria Carlson '09 Grace Ha '10 Sarah McDougal GRAD

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