{"id":54122,"date":"2023-05-12T12:15:58","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T16:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/?p=54122"},"modified":"2023-05-15T13:59:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T17:59:13","slug":"emu-chamber-singers-embark-on-2023-european-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2023\/emu-chamber-singers-embark-on-2023-european-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"91短视频 Chamber Singers embark on 2023 European Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 91短视频 Chamber Singers will share their voices with 11 church congregations in Germany, The Netherlands, and the Alsacian portion of France during their 2023 European Tour May 9-21, 2023. The group will perform its spring break tour program \u201cLocal and Global: songs of peace and justice,\u201d featuring composers and styles from the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the highlights of the trip include singing in\u2014and visiting\u2014two historic cathedrals in Germany: the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, where J.S. Bach worked for many years, and the Frauenkirche in Munich. Students will also have the opportunity to \u201creceive European Mennonite hospitality,\u201d as many of the churches will host them for a night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am excited to share this experience with students in these incredible locations and to share our music with these various communities,\u201d said Professor<a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/faculty-staff\/?show=bpb668\"> <strong>Benjamin Bergey<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> director of the Chamber Singers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program includes songs such as \u201cShenandoah,\u201d a classic song about the Shenandoah Valley; \u201cSing Each Other Home,\u201d a piece the Chamber Singers and 91短视频\u2019s music and peacebuilding program commissioned the Harrisonburg-based Walking Roots Band to write; and \u201cCould It Be That God Is Singing,\u201d a hymn in the Southern Harmony tradition by Mennonite poet Becca J R Lachman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other songs include \u201cA New Leaf\u201d by Bradley Lehman, a local composer and father of choir member <strong>Afton Rhodes-Lehman;<\/strong> \u201cEagles\u2019 Wings\u201d by 91短视频 alumnus <strong>Sam Kauffman \u201812;<\/strong> and \u201cWake Up, My Spirit\u201d by Virginia-based contemporary African American composer Adolphus Hailstork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performances are free of charge, and a live offering will be taken to support the choir&#8217;s travel expenses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 91短视频 Chamber Singers is an auditioned touring chamber choir now in its 44th year. The mixed-voice choir is made up of more than 15 91短视频 students of different ages and majors. The ensemble tours in the U.S. each spring break and will tour abroad every other May starting with this international tour, which is the first of any 91短视频 ensemble since music professor Ken J. Nafziger led the Chamber Singers to Cuba in 2003.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Schedule&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>May 9, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;<br \/>Doopsgezinde Kerk (Singelkerk) &#8211; Amsterdam, Netherlands&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 10, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;<br \/>Doopsgezinde Kerk &#8211; Utrecht, Netherlands&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 11, 8 p.m.<br \/>Doopsgezinde Kerk &#8211; Witmarsum, Netherlands&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 13, 5 p.m.&nbsp;<br \/>Thomaskirche &#8211; Leipzig, Germany&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 14, 10 a.m.&nbsp;<br \/>Evangelische-Mennonitische Freikirche &#8211; Dresden, Germany&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 16, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;<br \/>Mennonitengemeinde &#8211; Ingolstadt, Germany&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 17, noon&nbsp;<br \/>Frauenkirche &#8211; Munich, Germany&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 18, 7:30 p.m.&nbsp;<br \/>Mennonitengemeinde &#8211; Owingen, Germany&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 19, 8:15 p.m.&nbsp;<br \/>Eglise Evangelique Mennonite &#8211; Ingersheim, France&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 20, 7 p.m.&nbsp;<br \/>Mennonitengemeinde &#8211; Weierhof, Germany&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>May 21, 10 a.m.&nbsp;<br \/>Mennonitengemeinde &#8211; Enkenbach, Germany<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Members<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The choir includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Iris Anderson,<\/strong> Corvallis, Oregon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Reah Clymer,<\/strong> Meridian, Mississippi<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maggie Garber, <\/strong>Broadway, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thaddeus Jackson, <\/strong>Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Philip Krabill, <\/strong>Elkhart, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Naomi Kratzer,<\/strong> Goshen, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hannah Landes Beck,<\/strong> Linville, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Hollyn Miller,<\/strong> Lancaster, Pennsylvania<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aaron Moyer, <\/strong>Broadway, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jacob Nissley, <\/strong>Canton, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Canyon Penner, <\/strong>Goshen, Indiana<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Afton Rhodes-Lehman, <\/strong>Dayton, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sophia Sherrill,<\/strong> Goshen, Indiana; Higashikurume, Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Savannah Smith, <\/strong>Key West, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joshua Stucky, <\/strong>Princeton, New Jersey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brynn Yoder, <\/strong>Harrisonburg, Virginia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Andrew Zook,<\/strong> Canton, Ohio<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Find the 91短视频 Chamber Singers on <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/emuchambersingers\/\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/6KYDQh0eI2yvkb6tyrDRwu\">Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 91短视频 Chamber Singers will share their voices with 11 church congregations in Germany, The Netherlands, and the Alsacian portion of France during their 2023 European Tour May <a href=\"https:\/\/emu.edu\/now\/news\/2023\/emu-chamber-singers-embark-on-2023-european-tour\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"more-link\">... read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">about 91短视频 Chamber Singers embark on 2023 European Tour<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":292,"featured_media":54137,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7931,17562,5183,1],"tags":[5831],"feature":[17427,17426,17241],"class_list":["post-54122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-digest","category-music","category-uncategorized","tag-chamber-singers","feature-emu-home-page-feature","feature-myemu-feature","feature-news-feature"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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