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DePauw choirs to present ‘collage’ Thursday
The DePauw University choirs will present “Collage,” a night of choral selections, at Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m.
Featuring an array of styles performed in a multitude of spaces, a special addition to this concert is 83 pairs of non-slip socks.
“The Utah Chamber Artists, a professional choir I worked with in Salt Lake City, hold a collage concert every September,” said DePauw choral director Eric Schmidt. “These concerts were my absolute favorite because they are so very different from any other performances I had experienced before.”
Together with students in his concert programming course, Schmidt thought about how they can present a sequence of short impressions created by a synergy of music, light and the room itself.
“Since the concept gave me a lot of freedom in choosing music, I programmed some of my favorite choral pieces,” Schmidt explained. “I am particularly excited about Allegri’s famous “Miserere,” which has one of the most challenging solo quartet parts of the choral repertoire. Another piece I am looking forward to hearing in beautiful Gobin Church is an arrangement of Native American music.”
As explained in the program notes for the concert, “a collage is an artwork made up of assorted materials glued to a paper, board or canvas. Pablo Picasso was one of the first who used this method for creating innovative art. The materials are determined by the artist.”
Thursday’s concert is made from an assemblage of different musical materials, thus creating a new whole. The “canvas” is choral music, but this foundation consists of many different styles and genres.
The concert is free and open to the public, and no tickets are required. The School of Music invites the community to attend this wealth of music, and to learn how the non-slip socks play a part.
For additional event details, visit music.depauw.edu or follow the School of Music on Facebook and Instagram @depauwmusic.