Andrews Hosts Collegiate Choral Invitational

Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Howard Performing Arts Center

Andrews University will host a Collegiate Choral Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018 (Photo by Alistair Clarke, University Communication student photographer)

Andrews University will host a Collegiate Choral Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2018, at 8 p.m. in the Howard Performing Arts Center.

Cessant Lites (Let us Cease!)—“A Night to Unite” is the theme of the Collegiate Choral Invitational under the direction of Stephen Zork. featuring the Andrews University Singers, University Chorale and I Cantori.

Kleberson Calanca, a Master of Music in choral conducting student, will lead the University Singers and Chorale in emotive music that celebrates the dignity and value of each person. Select repertoire will include Benjamin Kornelis’ “Let Us Not Become Weary,” Eric Nelson‘s “When Memory Fades,” Kim Andre Arnesen’s “Even When He Is Silent,” Z. Randall Stroope’s “Caritas et Amor,” Guilio Caccini’s “Donna Nobis Pacem,” René Clausen’s “Kyrie” from “Memorial,” and Craig Hella Johnson’s “All of Us!”

Included in the concert’s enlightening choral selections will be “Psalm 23 & Psalm 2:1–4” from Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” conducted by Giovanni Corrodus, “Sanctus” from Robert Ray’s “Gospel Mass” conducted by Megan Mocca, and Arnesen’s “The Lamb” conducted by Ronnie Zanella. Zork will lead the University Singers in a stirring arrangement of the spiritual “Hold On,” arranged by John Tebay. All the conductors are choral conducting graduate students of Stephen Zork.

Tickets are available at howard.andrews.edu. General admission tickets are $6, and tickets for seniors and students are $4. For additional information, contact the Howard Box Office at 269-471-3560.