{"id":61584,"date":"2013-11-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-music-department-features-university-chorus-and-jazz-concerts-dec-3-6\/"},"modified":"2013-11-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-11-15T00:00:00","slug":"uri-music-department-features-university-chorus-and-jazz-concerts-dec-3-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2013\/11\/uri-music-department-features-university-chorus-and-jazz-concerts-dec-3-6\/","title":{"rendered":"URI Music Department features University chorus and jazz concerts, Dec. 3, 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"press-release-import\">\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 November 15, 2013 \u2013 The 70-voice University Chorus, the largest vocal ensemble at the University of Rhode Island, will present their fall concert on Tuesday, <b>Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m.<\/b> Offering a varied program of vocal music in four languages, the concert may also include instrumental ensembles. It will be followed on Friday, <b>Dec. 6 at 8 p.m.<\/b>, by the second concert in the URI Music Department\u2019s Fall Jazz Series, featuring the B101 Big Band. Both concerts will be held in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall, 105 Upper College Rd., Kingston.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe Chorus is directed by Paulette LaParle and includes both university members from all fields and also community members. They will sing pieces in Hebrew, Mongolian, Latin and English. The program includes: \u201cDies Irae\u201d from Mozart&#8217;s Requiem; \u201cMy Spirit Sang All Day\u201d by English composer Gerald Finzi; \u201cDorven Dalai,\u201d a song celebrating friendship by Mongolian composer Yongrub; \u201cWanting Memories\u201d by contemporary composer Ysaye M. Barnwell (a member of Sweet Honey and the Rock), conducted by Graduate Assistant Edward Wilkin; Five Hebrew Love Songs by highly-regarded contemporary composer, Eric Whitacre, with URI student violinist Jennifer Langevin; \u201cAwakening\u201d by Joseph Martin, conducted by Edward Wilkin; and Gospel-style song \u201cTrue Light\u201d by Keith Hampton, with Chorus soloists Marianna Albanese and Justin Kisch. <\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nThe B101 Big Band, directed by Jared Sims, will perform a program of classic big band repertoire including hits such as \u201cOur Love is Here to Stay\u201d as done by Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle, \u201cCentral Park North\u201d by Thad Jones, and \u201cA Tribute to Bird\u201d by Lennie Niehaus. Many of the band members had the thrill of performing at the Newport Jazz Festival this summer. The group, consisting of five saxes, four trombones, four trumpets and rhythm section, with vocalist Bianca Sperduti, just performed in New York City this month at the Johnny Pacheco Latin Music and Jazz Festival. They will be welcoming a large contingent of URI alumni in the audience for this concert.<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\nAdmission is $12 general public, $7 students, with tickets available in advance through the URI Music website, or at the box office by cash or check starting 45 minutes before the concert. The Concert Hall is handicap-accessible, and parking is available in the lot behind the Fine Arts Center, off Bills Road. For more information, please contact the URI Department of Music, 874-5955, or check the website: www.uri.edu\/music.<br \/>&#13;<br \/>\n#  #  #  #<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 November 15, 2013 \u2013 The 70-voice University Chorus, the largest vocal ensemble at the University of Rhode Island, will present their fall concert on Tuesday, Dec. 3, at 7:30 p.m. Offering a varied program of vocal music in four languages, the concert may also include instrumental ensembles. 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