The MCTC Choirs had a great time at their retreat on Sept. 15. Social time, lunch, workshops, and a great session on movement and breathing for singers, lead by Shelley Kline. Check out this video and pictures from the event:
MCTC Choirs Annual Retreat Saturday September 15
MCTC Choirs Annual Retreat
When: Saturday September 15 from 12-4:30
Where: On the MCTC Campus, L3100, L3400, F2700*
Lunch will be provided.
Dress in comfortable clothing that you can move in
Agenda for Choir Retreat Sept 15, 2012
Time: 12-4:30
Locations: L3100, L3400, F2700
12:00-1:00 Lunch, Choir business meeting lead by Choir President Patrick Behrendt, L3100
1:00-1:40 Getting to know you activities lead by Amanda Shook and Christian Lacy, L3100 and/or L3400
1:40-2:20 Session: How to navigate and mark your music – Liz L3100
2:20-2:30 Break
2:30-3:00 Session: Movement and Breathing – led by special guest artist Shelley Kline L3400
3:00-4:30 Music Rehearsal (Liz) F2700
*All room locations are on the MCTC Campus. For campus maps, go to this link: http://www.minneapolis.edu/campusmaps/index.cfm
This event is required for all choir members.
Chorus America Opening Night Concert
The Chorus America Convention, held here in Minneapolis last week, had a wonderful opening night concert, and your choir director was there, singing with the Minnesota Chorale. MPR has posted the full concert online.
Check it out here: http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/06/06/chorus-america-opening-gala-concert/
MCTC Choirs present A Spring Choral Concert May 4
Minneapolis Community and Technical College will present a Spring Choral Concert featuring the MCTC Concert Choir and Vocal Ensemble Friday May 4 at 7:30 pm in the Whitney Fine Arts Theater, 1424 Yale Place, on the MCTC campus in downtown Minneapolis. The concert, directed by Dr. Elizabeth Pauly and accompanied by Christopher Wolter will include compositions and arrangements by Eric William Barnum, Nick Page and Rollo Dilworth. Songs will be sung from all over the world, in languages ranging from Mandarin to French. The choirs will be joined at this event by special guests Thomas Reimer, percussionist and Julie Johnson, flutist. A reception in the Fine Arts lobby will follow immediately after the concert. Light refreshments will be served. Children are welcome. Admission to this concert is free, but the choirs ask that you bring a non-perishable food donation that you may deposit in the marked bins outside the theater. Food donations will go to the Hennepin County Emergency Food Network.
MCTC Music Department Fine Arts Festival Events 2012
Collaborations Concert: April 18th, Noon -2:00 T- Building, skyway by the coffee stand. A meeting of musicians at MCTC, students participating in the applied music program are invited to “play a song or two” with their peers and faculty members. MCTC instrumental students study a variety of instruments including; guitar, bass, voice, percussion, keyboards, accordion, woodwind and string instruments. The student musicians are joined by members of the music faculty and guests.
Open Concert and Master Guitar Class with guest artist Dean Magraw: Thursday April 19 Noon-1:30, Multi Purpose Room Helland Center. This is an unique opportunity for all at MCTC to hear a performance by renowned guitarist Dean Magraw and to experience how his insights inspire guitar students. Dean Magraw’s life as a guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer reveals an artist uniquely consistent in his ability to rise to the highest level of musical expression in a dazzling array of contexts.
Dean’s passion transcends all perceived musical boundaries, yet the vital essence of his distinctive style is ever present, whether he’s performing and recording as a solo artist, leading his own ensembles such as the experimental jam band Eight Head, or collaborating with such notables as Japanese shamisen prodigy Nitta Masahiro, classical violinist Nigel Kennedy, South Indian vocalist and vina virtuoso Nirmala Rajasheker, epic songstress and storyteller Ruth MacKenzie, Irish supergroup Altan, radio and film celebrity Garrison Keillor, jazz bassist Anthony Cox, and countless others.
Ensemble Concert, Monday April 23 at 7:30 PM Whitney Fine Arts Theater. From “classical” to modern form and many styles in between, the various will take you on “a musical survey”. The groups include chamber music and the jazz ensembles. Musical direction and context is provided by the vestal Yolanda Williams.
Music Student Recital: Thursday April 26 at noon, Whitney Fine Arts Theater. This event showcases the musical talents of MCTC students participating in the applied music program.
Music Faculty Recital: May 1, 7:30 PM Whitney Fine Arts Theater. Featuring the diverse knowledge and skills of the MCTC Music faculty and joined by special guest artists. This event presents a sampling of the vast skills and styling of the creative faculty members.
Spring Choir Concert, May 4 at 7:30, Whitney Fine Arts Theater. Showcasing the MCTC College Choir and Vocal Ensemble, the concert, directed by Dr. Elizabeth Pauly and accompanied by Christopher Wolter will include compositions and arrangements by Eric William Barnum, Nick Page and Rollo Dilworth. Songs will be sung from all over the world, in languages ranging from Mandarin to French. The choirs will be joined at this event by special guests Thomas Reimer, percussionist and Julie Johnson, flutist.
Lunchbreak Choir Member Craig Hergert’s Essay on the Beatles
The Minneapolis Star Tribune just published MCTC Faculty member (and Lunchbreak Choir member)’s terrific essay on the 48th anniversary of the Beatles first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show. It is a great article, despite the fact that we now have it in writing that your choir director did not really know it all at the age of five. Check it out at: http://www.startribune.com/opinion/otherviews/138965084.html
Winter Blues? How about a little singing to take them away?
Join MCTC music faculty members Liz Pauly and Sarah Greer along with the MCTC Choirs for a session designed to help chase away the winter blues. By the time you leave this session you will have learned several fun songs made to be sung in community, participated in group improvisations, and learned some breathing, posture and stretching exercises to help calm and relax your winter-weary body.
Singing for Stress Relief
Time: 10:30-11:45
Location: F2700
Date: February 23, 2012 – Student Success Day
This event is presented as part of Student Success Day on the Minneapolis Community and Technical College campus.
Carlson School of Management Flash Mob, Deck the Halls
Mark Fideldy plays “A Mighty Fortress”
Another organ performance by MCTC Choir bass Mark Fideldy.
Mark Fideldy on YouTube
Great organ performance by MCTC Choir bass Mark Fideldy.
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