Choirs at Longwood
Longwood University has had a rich tradition of choral music throughout its history. Groups have performed all over the region and internationally, including combined performances with professional orchestra. The choirs at Longwood are designed to accomplish three major goals, focusing on performance, the individual, and service.
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• The Longwood Choral program is designed to provide students the opportunity to rehearse and to perform, at the highest level, a variety of quality choral repertoire.
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• Secondly, we help to encourage each individual to attain his/her greatest potential as an ensemble singer. Students are encouraged to explore all timbres of their voice, listen to each other, and work together as a cohesive ensemble with a unified sound.
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• Finally, our choirs are designed to serve the school and the community. This in turn helps to recruit new students and audience members to the department of music.
Camerata Singers is the select, auditioned choral ensemble of Longwood University.
Camerata meets three times per week (MWF) from 11:00am- 11:50. Entrance is by audition
University Choir
The University Choir is an SATB choir averaging from seventy to eighty members and is open to all students who have an interest in choral singing. There is no audition necessary though some musical background is helpful. Elements of note reading, solfege, vocal tone, and choral literature are explored in a rehearsal context leading to performances each semester. The University Choir performs a variety of choral music ranging from classical choral works to spirituals and popular forms. The choir regularly combines with the Chamber Singers to perform major choral works. Recent combined performances have included Vivaldi's Gloria and Schubert's Mass in G Major.
University Choir meets two times per week (MW) from 3:00pm-3:50. Enrollment is open to all students without audition.
Chamber Singers
An auditioned ensemble limited to twelve singers, this small choir performs a variety of challenging repertoire including Renaissance madrigals and motets, 19th century part songs, and modern works. The Chamber Singers performs both as an independent choir as well as on concerts with the Camerata Singers and the University Choir.
Chamber Singers meets two times per week (TH) from 6:00pm-6:50pm. Entrance is by audition.
For more information regarding choral singing opportunities at Longwood, please contact the
Director of Choral Activities
211 Wygal Building
Longwood University
Music Department
Farmville, VA 23901
434.295.2500
