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Traveling with a choir: Making travel accessible and memorable through music

June 30, 2022 by Strategic Communication

Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, China, Spain, Germany and South Africa: Missouri State University Chorale students tend to graduate with multiple stamps on their passports. Every other year, Chorale members look forward to an international choir tour. For its 2022 international tour, the Chorale headed to South Africa May 21-June 8. The group performed with local choirs in … [Read more...] about Traveling with a choir: Making travel accessible and memorable through music

Filed Under: Headlines Tagged With: cameron labarr, chorale, international, music, Reynolds College of Arts and Letters, University Life

Chorale shares Springfield’s history in ‘Easter, 1906’

April 11, 2022 by

On Easter weekend 1906, an angry mob of white men lynched three innocent Black men in the Springfield, Missouri, town square. Until recently, only a small plaque marked the site in remembrance of the victims. Now, Missouri poet Robert Bode and composer William Averitt have partnered with Dr. Cameron LaBarr and the Missouri State University Chorale to create an album that … [Read more...] about Chorale shares Springfield’s history in ‘Easter, 1906’

Filed Under: Faculty News, Headlines Tagged With: cameron labarr, chorale, faculty, Faculty and Staff Page, Headlines, missouri state journal, music, research, Reynolds College of Arts and Letters

American Wild Ensemble performs Missouri Bicentennial concert Aug. 4

July 26, 2021 by

The American Wild Ensemble will perform a free, outdoor concert of contemporary chamber music reflecting on the Missouri Bicentennial in Springfield Aug. 4. The ensemble is directed by Missouri State University music faculty members Daniel Ketter and Emlyn Johnson. The concert’s program, “Missouri Music at 200,” features new music and poetry by composers and writers connected … [Read more...] about American Wild Ensemble performs Missouri Bicentennial concert Aug. 4

Filed Under: Faculty News Tagged With: Discovery, Emlyn Johnson, faculty, Faculty and Staff Page, missouri state journal, music, Reynolds College of Arts and Letters

Chorale performed at Missouri Bicentennial Inauguration

January 13, 2021 by Strategic Communication

Members of the Missouri State University Chorale spread messages of hope through song.   Regularly, they travel to feature their talent on international and national stages.   This week, the Chorale traveled to Jefferson City and performed at the Bicentennial Inauguration Ceremony. The ceremony included the swearing in of several state officials, including Gov. Mike Parson, Lt. … [Read more...] about Chorale performed at Missouri Bicentennial Inauguration

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New music spotlights women aviators

February 27, 2020 by

As we celebrate and reflect on the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote, Emlyn Johnson and Daniel Ketter spotlight the stories of two female trailblazers. Johnson and Ketter, music faculty at Missouri State University, collaborated with composers and performers from the Midwest to tell the stories of Bessie Coleman and Amelia Earhart. Female aviators inspire new … [Read more...] about New music spotlights women aviators

Filed Under: Faculty News Tagged With: college of arts and letters, Daniel Ketter, Discovery, Emlyn Johnson, Faculty and Staff Page, missouri state journal, music, research

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