Choral Studies

Doctoral student Keenan Elijah Dolan presents his scholarship on precursors of opera and a performance of excerpts from Orazio Vecchi’s L’Amphi Parnasso.

University of Arizona Symphonic Choir (Elizabeth Schauer, conductor) combines with the choirs of Tanque Verde and Agua Caliente Elementary Schools (Guillermo Keymolent, conductor) and the Chancel Choir of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church (Jordan M. Shomper, conductor) to present a joyful and varied choral collaboration, featuring folk song arrangements, opera choruses, spiritual arrangements and other […]

Graduate students Dane Carten and Clay Whittington conduct Recital Choir in a short program of compelling choral works.

Under the direction of Dr. M. Nicole Davis, University Community Chorus continues its Connection Series with a program highlighting themes from author Camille T. Dungy’s memoir, Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden.

Treble Glee (Meg Palermo, conductor and Xinke Shen, assistant conductor) join forces with Tucson Women’s Chorus (Dr. Sinamar Pascua Respicio, conductor) in a joyful celebration of community and music for treble voices.

Collegium Musicum (Dr. Jeff Vanderlee, conductor) and Arizona Baroque (Olman Alfaro Portuguez, director) team up for an evening of choral and instrumental treasures of the Renaissance and Baroque in the beautiful sanctuary of St. Philip’s in the Hills Episcopal Church.

For this first-ever collaboration, The Helios Ensemble (Dr. Ben Hansen, conductor) and Symphonic Choir (Dr. Elizabeth Schauer, conductor) will combine to perform the majestic double-choir music of Mexican composer Antonio de Salazar and Italian composer Raffaella Aleotti. In addition, The Helios Ensemble will present a program of works from around the globe, and Symphonic Choir […]

Graduate students Youngeun Kim and Meg Palermo conduct Recital Choir in a short program of dynamic choral works.

These five Tucson choirs come together as a mass ensemble under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth Schauer to perform excerpts from Terza Messa by Marianna Martines in preparation for their upcoming performance at Carnegie Hall. (Directors of the choirs include Dr. M. Nicole Davis, University Singers; Chris Newsom, University/Rincon High School; Suzi Barnes, Sahuaro High […]