ISSUED: 29 April 2021
MEDIA CONTACT: Valerie Owens
SHEPHERDSTOWN, WV — Shepherd University’s School of Music will present its final virtual ensembles concert of the season on Friday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m. Broadcast live on the Shepherd Music YouTube channel, this concert features the Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Kurtis Adams, the Wind Ensemble under the direction of Dr. Scott Hippensteel, the Camerata Soprano/Alto Choir and the Chamber Singers under the direction of Dr. Rachel Carlson, and the Ramblers Gospel/Pop Choir under the direction of Dr. Rob Tudor. The conductors and students will share information about the music throughout the recorded concert.
The Jazz Ensemble will perform “Switch in Time” by Sammy Nestico, “Sail to the Moon” by Radiohead, an arrangement by Dave Barduhn of Rogers and Hart’s “You are Too Beautiful,” and “Superstition” by Stevie Wonder.
The Ramblers Gospel and Pop Choir will perform “Let it Be” by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, and “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” by U2, featuring vocal soloists Matthew Anderson, Frederick, Maryland, Nicholas Malin, Charles Town, and Zoey Breakall, Clear Spring, Maryland.
The Chamber Singers will perform “Trois Chansons de Charles d’Orléans” by Claude Debussy, and the Camerata Soprano/Alto Choir will perform “O wüsst’ ich doch den Weg zurück“ by Johannes Brahms, “If I Were the Velvet Rose” by Kevin A. Memley, and Stephen Hatfield’s arrangement of the traditional Mexican “Las Amarillas.”
The Wind Ensemble will perform “Pageant” by Vincent Persichetti, “Lux Aurumque” by Eric Whitacre, conducted by Griffin Haines, Boonsboro, Maryland, and “Arabesque” by Samuel Hazo, conducted by Arden Cline, Inwood.
In lieu of tickets, viewers can donate to the School of Music through an online giving form at https://www.shepherd.edu/donate-general-music-fund/. All contributions go directly to supporting Shepherd music students.
All performances remain available for viewing for free on the Shepherd Music channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSScSdwnzXj7ycTCM0t18fw so audiences can access them to watch at their convenience after the initial broadcast.
For more information visit www.shepherd.edu/music.
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