The Linfield College choral program will present a concert, “To My Old Brown Earth,” Sunday, Oct. 11, at 4 p.m. in Ice Auditorium in Melrose Hall at Linfield.
The concert will focus on this year’s PLACE theme, “Air, Water, Earth, and Fire: The ancient elements on a changing planet.”
The Concert Choir, the Women’s Vocal Ensemble and the Wildcat Men’s Glee Club will perform music that explores nature, the elements and environmental stewardship. The program will feature a variety of styles, including works by Brahms, Mendelssohn, Holst, Górecki and Whitacre, as well as Peter Seeger and others.
The Linfield choral groups are directed by Anna Song, associate professor of music and director of choral activities, since 2008. Song graduated with a bachelor’s in composition from the University of California and received her master’s in conducting from the School of Music and the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale University. She recently completed her doctoral studies in music education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
The Linfield College Concert Choir is the premier choral organization at Linfield. This select group of 40 voices was the first such ensemble in the Pacific Northwest. The choir has toured every year since its formation in 1930, traveling throughout the western states, Hawaii, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, Australia, China and Southeast Asia and has performed at state, regional, national and international conferences. The choir toured Costa Rica in 2013 and Hawaii in February 2015.
The Wildcat Men’s Glee Club and Women’s Vocal Ensemble offer students and staff from across campus and the community the opportunity to sing and perform a wide variety of literature written for male and female voices throughout the year, and occasionally combine to perform repertoire for mixed voices. A commitment to musical growth, excellence and collaborative learning challenges singers to push artistic boundaries, inspire audiences and build community.
The performance is free and open to the public and sponsored by the Linfield College Department of Music. For more information, call 503-883-2275 or visit linfield.edu/arts.
