Huntingdon Musicians Present PsalmfestThe Huntingdon College Department of Music will present “Psalmfest,”
Thursday, April 15, at 7:00 p.m. in Ligon Chapel, Flowers Hall. (Note
that this is a change in time from previously
released information.) The performance is free and open to the public.
This is the second year for Huntingdon College’s Concert Choir to
present a Psalm-based concert. Gene Davis,
chair of the Huntingdon Department of Music and choir director, said,
“Last year for Psalmfest, the choir
performed Psalm tunes from early psalters to the 20th century and
featured a piece by Huntingdon Professor of Music
Emeritus Harald Rohlig. The concert was such a success, and there are so
many compositions derived from the Psalms,
we decided to continue Psalmfest, a ‘festival of Psalms,’ again this
year.”
This year’s program will include an original composition based on
Psalm 46 by Dr. Jennifer Canfield,
assistant professor of choral music education at Huntingdon. Dr.
Canfield’s compositions and arrangements are
published by Alfred Publishing Company. Piano professor Dr. Vadim
Serebryany and adjunct voice instructor Tiffany
McGuire Nishibun will perform the Cycle of Holy Songs by Ned Rorem. This
song cycle contains four songs for soprano
and piano based on Psalms 134, 142, 148, and 150. Dr. Rohlig, professor
of music Dr. Dennis Herrick, and adjunct
music professor Eddy Williams will also perform. The Concert Choir’s
repertoire will include music by William
Byrd, Johannes Brahms, Samuel Wesley, Hugo Distler, and Jean Berger.
Huntingdon College, grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition of the
United Methodist Church, is committed to
nurturing growth in faith, wisdom, and service and to graduating
individuals prepared to succeed in a rapidly
changing world. Founded in 1854, Huntingdon is a coeducational liberal
arts college. The Huntingdon Department of
Music is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and
offers majors in music and music education.
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