Volume 85, Issue 9 Web Edition
SERVING BREVARD COLLEGE SINCE 1935
Harvest Fest
tomorrow!
Robbins Plaza
(in front of the Caf)
October 23, 2019
Fall Choral Concert is a hit
By Carmen Boone
Copy Editor
The Brevard College Concert Choir and
Chamber Singers, directed by David Gresham,
and the Brevard High School Choir, directed by
Charles Burchill, had a joint Fall 2019 Choral
Concert on Thursday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the
Porter Center’s Scott Concert Hall.
Adelaide Kersh and Vance Reese played piano
for the three choirs.
The concert started off with the concert choir
and the high school choir joint for “Thixo
Onothando,” a Traditional isiKhosa piece
(African piece) arranged by Michael Barret.
Soloists for that piece were Mackenzie Douglas,
Veronica Bond and Rose Bricker.
Next was the Brevard College Concert Choir
alone. The first piece was titled “Sing, my Child,”
by Sarah Quartel. Sydney Windham and Jackson
Ray were the soloists and MackenzieDouglas
played the djembe (drum).
Second was “The Morning Trumpet,” written
by B. F. White and arranged by Mack Wilberg.
Following that, tenor K’nique Eichelberger
soloed in a Traditional Spiritual arranged by
Patrick Quigley called “Steal Away.”
Last in the set was a fast paced tongue twister
called “Quick! We Have but a Second,” by Irish
Air, arranged by C. V. Stanford.
Brevard High School was next on the program.
First, they performed “Harvest Moon,” a
Traditional English Folksong arranged by Cristi
Cary Miller.
Next was “Muusica,” written by Part Uusberg.
Last was “The Music of Living,” by Dan Forrest.
The Brevard College Chamber Singers
performed after that. They started off with “Dixit
Dominus,” an Ignacio de Jerusalem composition
with five movements.
The titles were “Dixit Dominus, Virgamus
Virtutis, Judicabit in Nationibus, De Torrente
Invia Bibet [and] Gloria Patri.” Talley Sugg
and Kathleen Post, mezzo-sopranos, as well as
Preston Fender, a bass, all soloed throughout
these pieces.
Kristine Candler and Andrea Pettigrew played
the violin, Ben Smith played the cello and Vance
Reese played the organ.
The next piece was “Notre Pere,” written
by Maurice Durufle. Following that was “The
23rd Psalm,” by Bobby McFerrin, sung like an
old chant.
“Bogoroditse Devo,” by Sergei Rachmaninoff,
was after that. Then, the choir performed the
same piece by Arvo Part.
The last Chamber piece was incredibly fun. It
was a Traditional Scottish tongue twister with
indistinguishable words and a truly talented
soloist who led the way on the piece. Anthony
Zuniga, a tenor, started off “Fionnghuala.” It
was arranged by Michael McGlynn.
The concert was not over after that. To close
out the night, the three choirs combined to sing
Shawn Kirchner’s “Sweet Rivers,” leaving the
auditorium ringing with eight harmonious parts.
It was a great night, full of laughter and music
that ended with a standing ovation.
Brevard College Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Brevard High School Choir join together In song.