{"id":1376,"date":"2018-11-08T16:03:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T16:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/music\/?page_id=1376"},"modified":"2018-11-08T19:02:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-08T19:02:00","slug":"vocal-ensembles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/ensembles\/vocal-ensembles\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocal Ensembles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The WCSU\u00a0<strong>Chamber Singers\u00a0<\/strong>is the top auditioned choral ensemble at the university. Numbering from 24-30 singers, this ensemble demands high levels of musicianship, engagement, and outside commitment from its participants. The ensemble specializes in music from multiple eras and cultures that was composed for more intimate, thus \u201cchamber,\u201d settings. Performing in this ensemble provides a contrast to the mission and repertoire of the other two choral groups.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qNj1xg789io?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>University Choir\u00a0<\/strong>is the main auditioned vocal ensemble at WCSU. Designed for 48-60 students, its mission is to provide the finest level of choral artistry to a broader group of students. Unlike its partner, The Chamber Singers, the University Choir performs music written for larger forces. Its eclectic presentations include instruments, staging, and mixed media, in addition to performances of traditional repertoire.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1416\" src=\"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/10\/wcsu_9548POSTER-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"505\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/10\/wcsu_9548POSTER-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/10\/wcsu_9548POSTER-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/73\/2018\/10\/wcsu_9548POSTER-768x549.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 505px) 100vw, 505px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The<strong> Concert Chorale\u00a0<\/strong>(formerly The Concert Choir) is the large, non-auditioned, multi-leveled vocal ensemble available to all students at WCSU. Its mission is broad and varied, as the ensemble joins with regional orchestras for masterworks, performs choral music from a broad range of styles and cultures, and serves as a laboratory for music education students about to enter the profession. Students from other majors in the university have to opportunity to continue their interest in singing, using their participation as a welcome respite to their studies.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>Opera Ensemble<\/strong> performs a full-scale staged opera every spring semester, and performs shorter operas each fall semester.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"1120\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VhtoTtbXI1Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The WCSU\u00a0Chamber Singers\u00a0is the top auditioned choral ensemble at the university. Numbering from 24-30 singers, this ensemble demands high levels of musicianship, engagement, and outside commitment from its participants. The ensemble specializes in music from multiple eras and cultures that &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":0,"parent":27,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"left-navigation.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1376","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/43"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1376\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/music\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}