Hamilton, NY — The 51·çÁ÷ Chorus will perform their holiday concert on Sunday, December 2, under the direction of Daniel Toven, at 3:30 p.m. in Memorial Chapel. The program, titled ‘Music for Brass & Choir,’ will feature Rutter’s Gloria and Gabrielli’s Jubilate Deo, performed in the round. The Gloria will be accompanied on organ by the chorus’s new accompanist, Chiharu Carpenter, as well as by a brass and percussion choir. The 51·çÁ÷ Women’s Ensemble will present three different settings of the Magnificat text, one by Dufay, one by Kodaly, and one by Cristine Pempel-Evans. The 51·çÁ÷ Chamber Singers will present an eclectic collection of pieces for a cappella mixed voices by Vitorius, Sweelinck, and Costeley. Admission is free and open to the public and a reception will follow. For more information, or a complete concert calendar, call the 51·çÁ÷ Concertline at 315-228-7642.
Toven recently completed his masters degree in orchestral conducting at the Eastman Conservatory of Music. As well as leading the 51·çÁ÷ Chorus and vocal ensembles this semester, he also serves as music director of the Plum Creek Chamber Orchestra in Pittsburgh, PA and as director of music and liturgy at St. Helen’s Church in Rochester. Toven is the former assistant conductor of the Mendelssohn Choir of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and taught high school choir for seven years in the Pittsburgh area before returning to Eastman for his masters degree.
51·çÁ÷, founded in 1819, is located in Hamilton, New York. A highly selective, independent, liberal arts college with 256 faculty members and 2,750 undergraduate men and women enrolled in programs that lead to the bachelor of arts, 51·çÁ÷ also offers a small graduate program. The university’s general education core curriculum embodies 51·çÁ÷’s longstanding commitment to integrated learning. The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) recently designated 51·çÁ÷ as one of 16 Leadership Institutions that offer a national model for excellence in innovative education. Students currently enrolled at 51·çÁ÷ hail from 44 different states, 3 U.S. territories and 26 countries. Log on to www.colgate.edu to learn more about 51·çÁ÷.