CAMPUS SINGERS MAROON & MEN'S CHORUS Ethan Murphy & Vinay Thomas, conductors Jihyang Son, Piano
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Monday, March 22, 2021 | 3:30 pm BROADCAST PREMIERE
Thursday, April 29, 2021 | 7:30 pm
PROGRAM
TROY D. ROBERTSON | 1978-
In Meeting We Are Blessed Ethan Murphy, Conductor Vinay Thomas, Djembe
CHARLES VILLERS STANFORD | 1824-1896
The Blue Bird
Ethan Murphy, Conductor
ALBERTO FAVERO ARR. LILIANA CANGIANO
Te Quiero
Vinay Thomas, Conductor David Stager, Tenor solo Claire Swan, Soprano solo
DAVID C. DICKAU | 1953-
If Music Be The Food Of Love Vinay Thomas, Conductor Jihyang Son, Piano
BIOGRAPHIES
Ethan Murphy is a master's student in Choral Conducting at the University of Minnesota. Prior to his studies at the UMN, Ethan was a church and high school choral director in Northern Virginia. He also serves as Choir Director at Bethlehem Covenant Church in Minneapolis, MN. Vinay Thomas is a second-year master’s choral conducting student at the University of Minnesota studying with Kathy Romey and Matthew Mehaffey. Vinay is a strong advocate for the transformative power of singing, and believes that musical practice can serve as a gateway for youth to become the leaders of tomorrow.
Jihyang (Jane) Son is a student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and pursuing the MM program of Collaborative Piano & Coaching from Dr. Tim Lovelace. She was born in South Korea and started piano when she was 6 years old. At the age of 8, she immigrated to Canada and continued her piano lessons from Dr. Kyung Kim. She continued to study with Dr. Kyung Kim at the University of Minnesota and has completed her Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance. Jihyang has won various awards from music festivals and provincials in Canada, won 2nd place at the Thursday Musical competition, and 1st in the Edvard Grieg Society 2019 Piano Competition in the Twin Cities.
CAMPUS SINGERS MAROON
Sydney Blitz Ariana Campanaro Colin Clark-Bracewell Nicholas Horton
Christina Monsen Idalys Raposo Cardona Kaylee Shibley Claire Swan
Seth Symond Melissa Teal Claire Will Katy Willmus
Fanchao Li Kyle Norko
David Stager
MEN'S CHORUS
Jake Dushek Kyle Knudsen
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