Chamber Singers News
The rest of the story: Jeremiah Sanders on Carmina Burana
When I sent questions for the Iowa City Press Citizen music column, jeremiah answered by voice memo, apologizing for their “morning voice” and their “word salad,” and then said something quotable every 30 seconds. A 500-word column couldn’t hold it all.
So here’s the rest of the story on all things Carmina Burana, lightly edited, in Jeremiah’s own words.
Cue the Chills: A Dark Concert AWaits
Two Kinds of Fall Fun, One Downtown Block. Friday, October 30, the The University of Iowa celebrates with a Homecoming Parade, and a few hours later, one block away, Chamber Singers of Iowa City offers something considerably stranger: debuting The Haunted Consort, a Halloween-themed choral concert inside the historic Masonic Lodge.
MONDAY NIGHTS
Why do 60+ individuals of various ages, occupations, and vocal histories land together at rehearsal every Monday night for two and a half hours, nine months out of the year?
In an opinion piece published in the Iowa City Press-Citizen's Music Column, Dana Gratton, alto 1 and board vice president, captures the gist.
The short version: it isn't talent.
A SEASON THAT GOES OUT IN FLAMES (IN THE BEST WAY)
Our final concert of the year, Into Full Flame, on June 7 at 3:00 PM at the Voxman Music Building Concert Hall.
The program is, in a word, ambitious. The ensemble closes out its first season under Dr. Alex Koppel with three works plus orchestra that collectively span centuries, continents, and the full range of what choral music can do.
“A Seed Marks Time” — A new choral work explores human hurry
A poem written early in the pandemic by Lynn Ungar, “A Seed Marks Time,” serves as the foundation for a new choral work (2024) by composer Dale Trumbore that bears the same title. The piece is unapologetically uncommon—to program, to conduct, to sing, and to experience. It asks for patience, attentiveness, and a willingness to sit still in a world that often compels us to…