Knox College Choir Tour 2007

The Knox College Choir and Chamber Singers present a series of concerts in northern Illinois during the choir's Spring 2007 performance tour, March 12-18. The ensembles will perform in Atkinson, Rockford, Wheaton and Chicago, as well as two concerts in Galesburg, on March 4 and March 23. All the concerts are free and open to the public.

The concert features the 53-voice Knox College Choir, conducted by Laura Lane, performing works from Renaissance composers Palestrina and di Lasso,  through contemporary selections by American composers Moses Hogan and Eric Whitacre, French composer Maurice Durufle, Australian composer Sarah Hopkins, Latvian composer Juris Karlsons, and Haitian composer Emile Desamours.

The Knox Chamber Singers, an elite 21-voice ensemble selected from among members of the choir, will perform a cappella works by 16th-century composers Des Prez and Monteverdi, and 20th-century composer Morten Lauridsen.

Lane is professor of music, chair of the music department, and director of choral activities at Knox College. She has taught music history, vocal performance and conducting at Knox since 1983. A graduate of Washington University in St. Louis, she completed a master's degree at Westminster Choir College and a doctorate at the University of Iowa. Lane is also the founder and director of Nova Singers, a professional vocal ensemble.

Recent spring performance tours have taken the Knox College Choir to Spain, England, Austria, and the Czech Republic. Domestic tours have included concerts in Washington D.C., Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans and New York City. The 2006 tour of the Catalonia region in Spain included a performance in the Paraninfo of the University of Barcelona, and in 2005 Lane directed the choir in a concert in Carnegie Hall.

The Knox College Choir has recorded five CDs, which are available at the Knox College Bookstore, 309 341 7344 or on-line at Bookstore's Music at Knox page

Knox College Choir
Spring Tour 2007 Schedule

Pre-Tour Concert
Sunday, March 4, 3 p.m.
Central Congregational Church, Central Square, Galesburg

Tour Concerts, March 12-18

Monday, March 12, 7:30 p.m.
St. Anthony's Catholic Church, 204 West Main Street, Atkinson. Joint concert with the Geneseo High School Choir, Steve LaCroix, director

Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 p.m.
College Church, 332 E. Seminary Avenue, Wheaton

Wednesday, March 14, 7:30 p.m.
Westminster Presbyterian Church, Spring Creek Road in Rockford. Joint concert with the Kantorei boy's choir, Joel Ross, director.

Saturday, March 17, 7:30 p.m.
Divine Word International Church, 2001 Waukegan Road, Techny

Sunday, March 18, 11 a.m.
First United Methodist Church in the Chicago Temple, 77 West Washington Street in Chicago. Selections performed as part of the worship service.

Home Tour Concert
Friday, March 23, 7:30 p.m.
Kresge Hall, Ford Center for the Fine Arts, Knox College, Galesburg.

Knox College Choir & Chamber Singers
Tour Program ~ Spring 2007
Laura Lane, conductor
Amber Clark, accompanist

I. Knox College Choir
Jubilate Deo ~ Orlando di Lasso
Super flumina Babylonis ~ Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Quatre Motets sur des Th?mes Gr?goriens ~  Maurice Durufl?
   Ubi caritas, Total pulchra es, Tu es Petrus, Tantum ergo

II. Selections by the Knox Chamber Singers
Incenerite spoglie, from Lagrime d'Amante al Sepolchro dell'Amata ~ Claudio Monteverdi
Mille Regretz ~ Josquin Des Prez
Se per havervi oime, from Fire Songs ~ Morten Lauridsen    
The Ups and Downs ~ traditional Irish, arr. Stephen Hatfield 
Organ Fugue ~ J. S. Bach, arr. Ward Swingle

III. Knox College Choir
De Ton R?ve Trop Plein, from Les Chanson des Roses ~ Morten Lauridsen    
Sleep ~ Eric Whitacre    
Al?louya, Haitian Easter song ~ Emile Desamours

IV. Knox College Choir
Past Life Melodies ~ Sarah Hopkins
Rotala, from Neslegtais Gredzens ~ Juris Karlsons 
Danny Boy ~ traditional Irish, arr. Joseph Flummerfelt 
Walk Together Children ~ Moses Hogan

Knox College Choir ~ Spring Tour 2007
  * indicates member of Chamber Singers

Soprano
Nicole Andersen, Princeton, Illinois; Undecided
Jennifer Blei, Wentzville, Missouri; Music
* Kate Cochran, Iowa City, Iowa; Undecided
Sarah Colangelo, Mendota, Illinois; Undecided
Maureen Cole, Downers Grove, Illinois; Elementary Education
* Megan Elliott, Cameron, Illinois; Music Education
Olivia Engel, St. Louis, Missouri; Undecided
Beth Golemo, Hamilton, Illinois; Theatre
* Samantha Heimstreet, Lake Mills; Wisconsin, Music
* Jen Milius, Rockford, Illinois; Art History
* Chanel Miller, East Peoria, Illinois; Neuroscience
* Sarah Miller, Phoenix, Arizona; Psychology
Nikki Siovima, Beloit, Wisconsin; Undecided
Lydia Stout, Galesburg, Illinois; Undecided
Amanda Wallen, Macomb, Illinois; Political Science
* Lillian Wirth, Northbrook, Illinois; Music Education
Cami Woodruff, Rockford, Illinois; Art and Theatre

Alto
* Johanna Blume, Rapid City, South Dakota; American Studies
* Devan Cameron, Hardyston, New Jersey, Mathemetics and Music
Erin Donaldson, Hamden, Connecticut, East Asian Studies and Studio Art
Hannah Gdalman, Homewood, Illinois; Spanish and Anthropology-Sociology
* Caitlin Gillespie, Iowa City, Iowa; Biology
Erin Hart, Mount Prospect, Illinois; Creative Writing and Theatre
Mary Hintzen, St. Paul, Minnesota; Studio Art
Sarah Kurian, Elburn, Illinois; Undecided
* Devyn Mares, Downers Grove, Illinois; Music Education
* Kathryn Peterson, Iowa City, Iowa; Psychology and Spanish
Yvonne Ramirez, Thornton, Colorado; Computer Science
Austin Stacey, Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, Creative Writing/Gender and Women's Studies
Alison Tomchik, Wauconda, Illinois; Spanish and Psychology
Jasmin Tomlins, Evanston, Illinois; Chemistry
* Margaret Wehr, Shorewood, Wisconsin; Music/Gender and Women's Studies
Laura Weiss, Chicago, Illinois, Psychology

Tenor
* Brent Aronowitz, Neenah, Wisconsin; Anthropology-Sociology and French
Christopher Berger, Overland Park, Kansas; Philosophy
* Sean Carmichael, Rockford, Illinois; Latin and Music
Patrick Herlihey, Roscoe, Illinois; Integrated International Studies and Economics
* Anthony Hinrich, Clifton, Illinois, Biology/Psychology
Evan Holmes, Galesburg, Illinois; Undecided
* Joe Kerley, Marion, Illinois; Economics, Mathematics and Music Performance
Brian King, Ohio, Illinois; Education
John Merrick, Normal, Illinois; Undecided
Andrew Ross, Keizer, Oregon; Political Science and Economics

Bass
* Pier Debes, Rockford, Illinois; Music and Architecture
Shane Donegan, Grinnell, Iowa; Undecided
John Eisemann, Portland, Oregon; Music Education
Eric Feltes, Sugar Grove, Illinois; Education/Spanish
Warren Grabner, Highland Park, Illinois; Undecided
Jared Jaggers, Princeton, Illinois, Undecided
* Ryan Jameson, Joliet, Illinois; Music Education
Sahil Kalghatgi, Nova Scotia, Canada; Business
John Lane, Smithfield, Illinois; Undecided
Aaron Lepkin, Denver, Colorado; Neuroscience
Simon Lepkin, Denver, Colorado; Financial Mathematics
Owen Newberry, Glenview, Illinois; Creative Writing
David Nolan, Urbandale, Iowa; English Literature and History
* Quinn Palar, Urbandale, Iowa; Environmental Studies and Biology
Michael Payne, Skokie, Illinois; International Relations
* Jason Wakeland, Davenport, Iowa; English Literature

Choir Board
Jason Wakeland, President
Caitlyn Gillespie, Treasurer
Yvonne Ramirez, Public Relations
Johanna Blume, Secretary
Lillian Wirth, Secretary

Local Hosts
Knox alumni and friends of the College in the Atkinson, Wheaton, Rockford and Chicago areas who wish to help with homestays for choir members may contact Laura Lane at llane@knox.edu