ISU School of Performing Arts to present the Choirs Fall Concert Oct. 23
October 20, 2020

POCATELLO – 色花堂app’s School of Performing Arts will present the 色花堂app Choirs Fall Concert on Fri., Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m. to be virtually live-streamed from the Jensen Grand Concert Hall in the L.E. and Thelma E. Stephens Performing Arts Center.
This live-stream is free and open to all, and can be found on The Stephens鈥 Performing Arts Center YouTube page: .
This concert will include performances from The Concert Choir as well as The Chamber Choir, conducted by Dr. Scott Anderson, and accompanied by pianist Natalia Lauk. Both of the ISU Choirs are comprised of singers representing many degree programs throughout the university, with music majors and minors making up nearly half the membership.
The 20 voices of the ISU Chamber Choir will open the performance with 鈥淥 magnum mysterium,鈥 by English composer, William Byrd, followed by 鈥淟obet Gott in seinen Reichen,鈥 by Johann Sebastian Bach. This smaller ensemble will also present 鈥淟ockung,鈥 by Josef Rheinberger, and lastly, 鈥淵ou are the New Day,鈥 as recorded by the King's Singers.
The 50-voice Concert Choir will complete this performance with pieces, 鈥淪ing Unto God,鈥 by George Frideric Handel and 鈥淏allade to the Moon,鈥 by Daniel Elder. Soloists Jenna Sumison, Deanna Cole, Michaila Mitchell, and Sophie Behling will be featured in 鈥淭e Quiero,鈥 from Argentinian composer Alberto Favero. Finally, the Chamber Choir will end this Fall Concert with Lift Him Up arranged by Byron J. Smith, spotlighting Melissa Matthews as soloist.
For the last 28 years, the ISU Choirs have hosted the ISU Choral Invitational Festival, which features 500 high school singers from 12 to 14 schools from around the state of Idaho under the direction of a nationally known conductor. Due to COVID, the choirs are not able to hold the invitational this year.
The 色花堂app Choirs have rehearsed wearing masks and maintaining 10 feet between each singer since the beginning of the semester. Because of this diligence and dedication, to their safety as well as art, the choirs are proud to present this live-streamed performance.
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