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Vocal Ensembles

The choral ensembles at Dickinson State University consist of the Chorale, Chamber Singers, and daCoda Blue and are conducted by Assistant Professor of Music, Bruce Southard.

 

Chorale

The Chorale is the primary choral ensemble at DSU and open to all students regardless of their major. The ensemble performs a variety of literature from the Renaissance to the present. The Chorale performs for university functions, community events, annual tours, and concerts. Members of the Chorale find it a wonderful break in the academic day.

 

 

 

 

Chamber Singers

Chamber Singers is a small select vocal ensemble open to all students by audition. They perform a wide variety of music and perform primarily without accompaniment. Students who participate in this ensemble also participate in Chorale. Chamber Singers meets twice each week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Musical Theater

The Musical Theater Ensemble explores music for the stage, including both the Broadway and opera repertoires. Students study different styles of singing and work on performance skills. The Musical Theater Ensemble culminates in a concert or production each semester.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Choral Union

Choral Union is open to all students and members of the community. Choral Union maintains a more than fifty-year tradition of performing a portion of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, in the fall semester. Other major choral works will also be studied. Choral Union meets Mondays from 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. during the fall semester and is conducted by Dr. Bruce Southard, Director of Choral Activities at DSU.