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Shepherd University's Masterworks Chorale announces auditions ISSUED: 23 August 2011 Shepherdstown, WV--The Shepherd University Masterworks Chorale, under the direction of Dr. Erik Reid Jones, will be holding auditions for the 2011-2012 season. The 130-member vocal ensemble, comprised of Shepherd University vocal students and members from the surrounding community, presents two full-length concerts per year of great masterpieces from the choral literature as well as appearances at the Annual Holiday Gala and Family Concert. Auditions are open to everyone, and consist of vocal exercises. Singers are not required to prepare a piece in advance. Anyone interested in being part of the group should attend the rehearsal of the ensemble on Monday, August 29 at 7:30 p.m. in the Mark McCoy Rehearsal Hall, Frank Center. The chorale will rehearse Mondays at 7:30 p.m. The first concert of the season, Beethoven's Mass in C is scheduled for Saturday, November 5 at 8 p.m. at St. James. Catholic Church in Charles Town. The program will be repeated on Sunday, November 6 at 7 p.m. in the Frank Center Theater as part of the Friends of Music Concert Series. The chorale will appear at the Annual Holiday Gala Concert at the Frank Center on Saturday, December 3 at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, December 4 at 3 p.m. On Saturday, April 21 at 8 p.m., the Masterworks Chorale will perform Rossini's Stabat Mater and the final movement of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, Ode to Joy, at St. James Catholic Church. The program will be repeated on Sunday, April 22 at 7 p.m. in the Frank Center Theater. Dr. Erik Reid Jones, director of choral and vocal activities at Shepherd and founder and artistic director of the Master Singers of Virginia, received his bachelor of music degree summa cum laude in vocal music education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, his master of music degree in choral conducting at the University of Cincinnati, and his doctoral degree in choral conducting at the University of Maryland at College Park. Jones has taught at Shenandoah Conservatory, Harford Community College, and the University of Maryland. He is a published author and an avid choral composer with more than twenty works to his credit, most of which have been premiered by the Master Singers. For more information or to schedule an audition, contact Dr. Erik Reid Jones at 304-876-5371 or ejones04@shepherd.edu. -30- |
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