ALLIANCE, OH (06/17/2015)(readMedia)-- Courtney Wachal, a Senior French and Interntional Relations major of Bettendorf, Iowa, recently participated in the University of Mount Union's Concert Choir tour in Austria.
Directed by Dr. Grant William Cook III, associate professor of music and director of choral activities, the 49-member choir performed in Vienna, Linz, Salzburg and Innsbruck.
About the Concert Choir The University of Mount Union Concert Choir is among the oldest collegiate choirs in the United States, tracing its roots to 1896. Open by audition to all students on campus, the Concert Choir comprises musicians from a wide variety of academic disciplines and thus truly represents the University's strong liberal arts foundation. Serving as an ambassador of the University, the Concert Choir performs annually throughout the continental United States and undertakes an international tour every four years. The Concert Choir is dedicated to the rehearsal and performance of the highest quality choral literature from the Renaissance through the 21st century, including spirituals, gospel music, folk songs and music celebrating a global perspective. Recent performances include Joseph Haydn's Mass in B-flat, the so-called Theresienmesse, and Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 ("Resurrection") with the Canton Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under the baton of Maestro Gerhardt Zimmermann. In April 2015 the Choir will again join forces with the CSO for performances of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 and "Choral Fantasy" in C minor, op. 180.
