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Arts & Letters-Fine Arts. Chamber Choir is the premier mixed-voice vocal ensemble on campus. Admission to the group is by competitive audition, and membership is normally limited to sixteen singers. The Chamber Choir is committed to the highest musical and artistic standards in presenting a wide variety of music. Each semester, the choir normally presents one major concert, sings one or two Masses at the Cathedral of St. Helena and performs for special events on and off campus.
Arts & Letters-Fine Arts. Open to String Players: Violin, Viola, Cello and String Bass. The Ensemble will rehearse and perform a variety of music that is appropriate for the college level string ensemble. The String Ensemble presents a concert at the end of each semester and performs for special events on and off campus. Prerequisites: Private or high school orchestra experience of at least 3 years. Permission of instructor required.
Arts & Letters-Fine Arts This course is designed for students with proficient training in piano, string, wind, brass, reed, or percussion instruments. The instrumental ensemble will focus on preparing for annual musical and additional events, including scheduled concerts and requested performances for Carroll College events. The ensemble will also provide the pit orchestra for musicals in conjunction with the theatre department.
This course will study the development of sacred music throughout the different Christian denominations and their influences on one another. The course begins with the Jewish roots of Christian sacred music and conclude with the sacred music of today. Students will read theological documents about the role of music within the different religious traditions, discuss the readings, listen to representative examples, and perform simple hymns and chants during class.
This performance-based course will describe the role of music director within different denominations. Students will learn how music directors program hymns, anthems, preludes, and postludes. The course will include study of documents, from multiple sources, on organ registration of hymns, the performance of hymns and anthems, and basic improvisation. Students will also research sources for printed music and the copyright law related to music performed during services.
Arts and Letter - Fine Arts An introduction to the fine-art music tradition of Western civilization. Intended to acquaint the listener with the basic repertoire of concert music through a survey of significant compositions and innovations from each major style period. Emphasis on guided listening; concert attendance required. No previous background in music is required.
Arts & Letters-Fine Arts. Special Topics courses include ad-hoc courses on various selected topics that are not part of the regular curriculum, however they may still fulfill certain curricular requirements. Special topics courses are offered at the discretion of each department and will be published as part of the semester course schedule - view available sections for more information. Questions about special topics classes can be directed to the instructor or department chair.