The Catawba College Singers will make their 2010 Tour of the Mid-Atlantic States Jan. 7 through 14. The Singers, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music and Director of Vocal Choral and Sacred Music Studies Paul E. Oakley, plan performance stops in Frederick, Md.; Washington, D.C.; Lancaster, Pa.; Easton, Md.; and Raleigh, N.C.
Among the highlights of the tour will be a performance in Washington National Cathedral on Sunday, Jan. 10. On that date, the Catawba Singers will offer a Choral Prelude Concert there at 3:30 p.m. and will also participate in the Cathedral’s Service of Evensong at 4 p.m.
The repertoire of music to be performed on the tour includes selections by George Frideric Handel; Phil Collins; Josquin des Pres; John V. Mochnick; Ralph Vaughan Williams; Antonio Vivaldi; and several traditional spirituals. Dr. Robert Hallquist, instructor of piano and choral accompanist and Professor Christina Pier, instructor of voice and soprano soloist, will accompany the Catawba Singers on tour.
The annual tour provides an opportunity for the college to have “face to face” conversations with alumni and prospective students in various regions of the country. Additionally, it allows the institution to widen and deepen ties to the United Church of Christ denomination, with which Catawba is affiliated. In each of the cities toured, churches host the students in members’ homes and will provide performance venues.
Alumni, friends of the College, as well as prospective students and their families are invited to attend one of the tour performances in their geographic area. Most of the performances are scheduled in host churches. A schedule of tour performances is as follows:
Catawba Singers 2010 tour schedule
Mid-Atlantic States Itinerary
Thursday, Jan. 7
First United Methodist Church
114 Church Street
Henderson, NC 27536
Phone: 252-438-8791
www.unitedmeth.org
7 p.m. Concert
Friday, Jan. 8
Evangelical Reformed United Church of Christ
15 W. Church Street
Frederick, MD 21701
Phone: 301-662-2762
www.erucc.org
7 p.m. Concert
Saturday, Jan. 9
Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ
5010 Little Falls Road
Arlington, VA 22207
Phone: 703-538-4886
www.rockspringucc.org
7 p.m. Concert
Sunday, Jan. 10
Rock Spring Congregational United Church of Christ
5010 Little Falls Road
Arlington, VA 22207
Phone: 703-538-4886
www.rockspringucc.org
11 a.m. Singers participate in Worship
Washington National Cathedral
Wisconsin and Massachusetts Avenues, NW
Washington, DC 20016
Phone: 202-537-5757
www.nationalcathedral.org
3:30 p.m. Choral Prelude Concert at Washington National Cathedral
4 p.m. Service of Evensong at Washington National Cathedral
Monday, Jan. 11
Church of the Apostles United Church of Christ
1850 Marietta Avenue
Lancaster, PA 17603
Phone: 717-392-5718
www.apostlesucc.org
7 p.m. Concert
Tuesday, Jan. 12
Christ Church of Easton (Episcopal)
111 S. Harrison Street
Easton, MD 21601
Phone: 410-822-2677
www.christchurcheaston.org
7 p.m. Concert
Wednesday, Jan. 13
Edenton Street United Methodist Church
228 West Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC 27603
Phone: 919-832-7535
www.esumc.org
7 p.m. Concert
Thursday, Jan. 14
Return to Catawba College
Not all members of the 2009-2010 Catawba Singers are majoring in music, rather the singers come from various academic disciplines and a variety of geographic locations. Meet the Catawba Singers by visiting this link:
http://www.catawba.edu/academic/music/friends/meet.asp