{"id":11479,"date":"2018-10-24T15:06:38","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T19:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=11479"},"modified":"2022-03-22T12:00:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T16:00:17","slug":"college-singers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/college-singers\/","title":{"rendered":"College Singers Offers Earth-Themed Concert in Three Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"
The College Singers, a 32-voice choral ensemble at Kalamazoo College, will perform a program featuring the music of pop artists such as Carole King and Stevie Wonder in three cities in November.<\/p>\n
The concerts are at:<\/p>\nThe College Singers’ Earth-themed concerts will feature the music of pop artists such as Carole King and Stevie Wonder.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9, at Okemos Presbyterian Church in Okemos, Michigan (Lansing area);<\/li>\n
2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 10, at Church in the Hills in Bellaire, Michigan; and<\/li>\n
4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 11, in Dalton Theater at Kalamazoo College\u2019s Light Fine Arts Building.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The program will combine global song, folk music spirituals and other styles in an entertaining and enlightening program centered on our relationship with the Earth, each other and ourselves. Songs such as \u201cI Feel the Earth Move\u201d and Stevie Wonder\u2019s \u201cHigher Ground\u201d will be interspersed with music of different cultures, Appalachian folk music, spirituals and other global fare. All concerts have no admission fee but a free-will offering will be taken to help defray travel expenses. The concert is about 75 minutes long and is a fast-paced, informative and uplifting performance.<\/p>\n
The College Singers represents various cultures and areas of study on the school\u2019s liberal arts and sciences campus. The College Singers is led by Assistant Music Professor Chris Ludwa, who is also the director of the Kalamazoo Bach festival. The ensemble includes music majors and non-music majors alike, offering a different approach to choral singing. Ludwa calls it \u201csinging with a higher purpose,\u201d a hallmark for which he is well-known in the Midwest.<\/p>\n
Kalamazoo College, founded in Kalamazoo, Mich., in 1833, is a nationally recognized liberal arts and sciences college and the creator of the K-Plan<\/em>, which emphasizes rigorous scholarship, experiential learning, independent research, and international and intercultural engagement.<\/p>\n
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