2021 UWF Summer Festival Chorus -- modified format
Dr. Peter Steenblik, director
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REGISTRATION OPEN:
We are excited to present this year’s UWF Summer Festival Chorus in a different format – a FREE, immersive, 2-day event on July 12 & 13 from 7:00-9:30pm. This will be an all-sing rehearsal available for ages 18* & up. (*Age 17 admitted with written recommendation from choir director.) Each evening will feature different repertoire, so singers may join us for the Monday, the Tuesday, or BOTH. Registration will open June 1st and may be limited in scope, so reserve the date and make plans NOW to join us. After a long silence, let’s gather and create beautiful music together. Registration is be available (click the blue button) June 1st until July 9. Dr. Peter Steenblik will conduct. Meredith Stemen will be at the piano. Each evening will conclude with a 15 min., multi-camera, videoed performance that will be made available for audiences online. Printable flyer available here. Additional questions may be submitted to our Chorus Manager, Hannah Mills, via email at uwfsingers@uwf.edu.
Due to the ever-shifting guidelines regarding safety of large gatherings, and related needs for healthy music-making, we recognize it would not be possible to deliver a week-long immersive experience with the quality of performance that we have in previous years. We are pleased to be taking this step toward normalcy after the cessation of such activities last year. While we hope you will take part in the current 2-day event, please also make plans to join us in 2022 for the full, 2-week UWF Summer Festival Chorus experience. Anticipated 2022 dates are June 6-11, and June 20-25. Repertoire to be announced soon! If this altered experience is not your cup-o-tea, consider registering for the MVV 3990 Class "Basics of Singing and Vocal Performance" taught by Professor Corey McKern. This 6-week course runs July 1 through August 13 and covers the fundamentals of voice technique and basic acting. The class provides a supportive and fun atmosphere for singers of all levels. Registration information can be obtained by emailing Mr. McKern at cmckern@uwf.edu. We enthusiastically look forward to the healthy and safe return of collective music-making! With appreciation, UWF SFC Team COVID Adjustments -- at this time, adjustments regarding the Covid Pandemic are too early for specifics. The University of West Florida will recommend that participants prepare for this activity by either 1) receiving a vaccine; or 2) wearing a face covering. |
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2019 UWF Summer Festival Chorus
Dr. Peter Steenblik, Director
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Session One – Rutter & Wilberg
Highlighting two of the most prolific composers of our time, this is a concert experience not to be missed! We will be joined by a core of instrumentalists on the Rutter Gloria! and other works.
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Session Two – Choral Masterpieces
With pieces by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Bernstein, Orff, Thompson, and others, this memorable and musical session will feature movements from landmark works of the choral repertoire.
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For more information, please email Chorus Manager Rebekah Foushee - uwfsingers@uwf.edu .
*Students aged 17 will be permitted, but must provide a letter of recommendation from their choral director (church or school) -- have a short letter of reference sent directly to uwfsingers@uwf.edu .
The UWF Summer Festival Chorus is being jointly produced through the UWF Department of Music & Continuing Education. For registration issues, contact Stephania Bustamante.
***Also available through UWF as a variable credit course. If you wish to register for university credit, please do not register using the link above, but go through the UWF registrar. If interested, contact Hannah Denaro for more info - hsharp1@uwf.edu .***
*Students aged 17 will be permitted, but must provide a letter of recommendation from their choral director (church or school) -- have a short letter of reference sent directly to uwfsingers@uwf.edu .
The UWF Summer Festival Chorus is being jointly produced through the UWF Department of Music & Continuing Education. For registration issues, contact Stephania Bustamante.
***Also available through UWF as a variable credit course. If you wish to register for university credit, please do not register using the link above, but go through the UWF registrar. If interested, contact Hannah Denaro for more info - hsharp1@uwf.edu .***
Archived Videos of the UWF Summer Festival Chorus:
2019
Session One - Below are videos from our 2019 Summer Festival Chorus - Session One, Rutter & Wilberg. View the printed program here. Click on the titles to view any of the videos below:
- Saints Bound for Heaven - arr. Mack Wilberg
- Wonder - Mack Wilberg
- The Lord Bless You and Keep You - John Rutter / Thou Gracious God Whose Mercy Lends - arr. Mack Wilberg
- Shenandoah - arr. Mack Wilberg / Down By the Riverside - arr. John Rutter
- Gloria, mvt. 1 - John Rutter
- Gloria, mvt. 2 & 3 - John Rutter
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Session Two - Below are videos from our 2019 Summer Festival Chorus - Session Two, Choral Masterpieces. View the printed program here. Click on the titles to view any of the videos below:
- O Fortuna, from Carmina Burana - Carl Orff / In the Beginning and The Heavens are Telling, from The Creation - F. J. Haydn
- Salvation is Created - Pavel Chesnokov / Sicut Locutus Est from Magnificat - J. S. Bach
- Behold, God the Lord Passed By, from Elijah - Felix Mendelssohn / O Schöne Nacht - Johannes Brahms
- Choose Something Like a Star, from Frostiana - Randall Thompson / Hallelujah, from Christ on the Mount of Olives - Ludwig van Beethoven
- Make Our Garden Grow, from Candide - Leonard Bernstein
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2018
Session One - Below are videos from our 2018 Summer Festival Chorus - Session One, Reinventions: 21st Century Choral Music. View the printed program here. Click on the titles to view any of the videos below:
- Alleluia - Paul Basler
- O Magnum Mysterium - Tomas Luis de Victoria / Serenity [O Magnum] - Ola Gjeilo
- El Grillo - Josquin des Prez / Animal Crackers, vol. 1 - Eric Whitacre
- Love is Love is Love is Love - Abbie Betinis
- Sure On This Shining Night - Samuel Barber / Sure On This Shining Night - Morten Lauridsen
- Litanei [Peace Be With You] - Franz Schubert / Blessing in the Leaving - Susan LaBarr
- Cantate Canticum Novum - Dan Forrest
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Session Two - Below are videos from our 2018 Summer Festival Chorus - Session Two, Haydn's LORD NELSON MASS. View the printed program here. Click on the titles to view any of the videos below:
- Zadok the Priest - G. F. Handel; Ave Verum Corpus - W. A. Mozart
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2017
Session One - Below are videos from our 2017 Summer Festival Chorus - Session One, featuring the Fauré Requiem. View the printed program here.
- I Will Sing with the Spirit - John Rutter
- Locus Iste - Anton Bruckner
- Pilgrim Song - arr. Ryan Murphy
- Requiem - Gabriel Fauré, with the Pace High School Wind Ensemble in a new transcription by Anthony Denaro
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Session Two - Below are videos from our 2017 Summer Festival Chorus - Session Two, featuring folksongs & spirituals. View the printed program here.
- British Isles - Highland Mary (J. Mulholland); Annie Laurie (Lady John Scott; arr. Shaw/Parker); The Minstrel Boy (Trad'l Irish; arr. Parker)
- Pacific Islands - Minoi, Minoi (Samoan Folksong; arr. Marshall); Ta mu re, Tahiti ne (Tahitian folksong; arr. Harris)
- South America - Tres Cantos Nativos dos Indios Kraó (Brazilian Tribal Melodies; arr. Leite)
- North American Folk - Amazing Grace (Trad'l tune; arr. Hatfield); Nelly Bly (Stephen Foster; arr. Halloran); The Road Home (Tune from Southern Harmony; arr. Paulus)
- Spirituals - Ride On, King Jesus (Traditional Spiritual; arr. Hogan); I Want Jesus to Walk with Me (Traditional Spiritual; arr. Hogan)
- Gospel - He'll Make a Way (B. Smith)
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2017 Photo Gallery
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