College Chorale

College Chorale

75 Voices SATB 
Chorale members enroll for 1 credit of Music 151

  

Curtain call for performance of King David

Rehearsals: M/W/F 12:30 - 1:20 in the Alma College Chapel. Rehearsals are open to the public and visitors are always welcome.  

The College Chorale is the largest choir on campus and is open to all Alma students based on live auditions. Membership is drawn primarily from the freshman, sophomore and junior classes. Some 15% of the singers are music majors and the other 85% represent every other academic major on campus.

 
 
 Backstage before the FOC

  

The Festival of Carols, the Homecoming Concert and the annual Masterworks concert all depend upon the contributions of the College Chorale. 

 

The 75-voice College Chorale is dedicated to:


    

*  developing the musical skills and singing abilities of each member

    *  providing singers the chance to rehearse and perform great choral music from  the United States and around the world

    *  fostering the physical, intellectual and spiritual enjoyment of singing

 

----- Before the Shaker
Worship Service concert

 

 

 


Samuel anointing the young David


David readies to slay Goliath

Auditions:
-- Current Alma students should call (or e-mail) Dr. Nichols at 7221 to set-up a membership audition.
-- High school students should call (or e-mail) Dr. Nichols at (989) 463-7221 to discuss the audition process and arrange an audition time.

 

Students at Alma College are involved in any of nearly 75 campus organizations, including fraternities and sororities, student government, academic honorary societies, campus media, intramural sports, the performing arts and worship groups.

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Graduate Profile

Geoff Clark

Geoff Clark
Graduation: 2010
Major: Music Education

A music teacher in Alaska, Geoff Clark is a 2010 graduate who already recognizes the many ways his Alma College education has benefited him both inside and outside the classroom.

“Alma pushed me to think beyond the box, and I learned the value of being on top of your subject,” he says. “The music department pushes students to do their best and expects nothing less of them, much like my job. Thanks to Alma, I was more prepared to adapt to living in Alaska and teaching in a state that I had never been to.”

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