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A Cappella Choir
Pushing Musical Boundaries
Conducted by George Chu
Hamline's A Cappella Choir has toured nationally and internationally, and performed on recordings, radio, and television. They have premiered works of several renowned composers, and received acclaim for their dynamic interpretations of choral masterworks. The Choir tours abroad every four years and tours America every two years, and wherever the choir has gone they have received accolades from Critics around the world.
“Rarely have I heard our finest choirs bring out the nuances of this difficult music so excellently.”
- Newspaper Critic, England
“Built on 100% musicality of each member of the choir, they are spontaneous, uncommonly emotional . . .We import from America many things, but rarely such an atmosphere as was brought to us by the students of Hamline.”
- Newspaper Critic, Slovakia
The A Cappella choir embraces a wide variety of students, which is reflected in their musical repertoire as the choir pulls music from a variety of language and cultural traditions. Often students will be encouraged to share what they are learning in their language and music classes with the choir in order to further the learning for all members of the choir. Their skills will be utilized in the learning of new music and the general development of each member as a musician.
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Students hoping to join Hamline's A Cappella choir must go through an audition process which is hosted at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters.