{"id":17380,"date":"2014-02-26T10:00:02","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T16:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=17380"},"modified":"2014-02-25T18:28:03","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T00:28:03","slug":"apsu-choral-activities-gain-international-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2014\/02\/26\/apsu-choral-activities-gain-international-reputation\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU choral activities gain International Reputation"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – In early February, Dr. Korre Foster, director of choral activities at Austin Peay State University, turned on his computer to watch a live broadcast of the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMC).<\/p>\n

The acclaimed, 100-year-old choir is one of the largest and most respected choral organizations in Canada, but that evening, Foster was more interested in watching one of the guest conductors \u2013 APSU graduate student Zach Thompson.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHis being there gives recognition to what students in our program are doing, and the experiences they\u2019re having,\u201d Foster said.<\/p>\n

Thompson, a Pennsylvania native, was one of only five choral conducting students from across the United States and Canada to be selected for the TMC\u2019s Fourth Annual Choral Conductors Symposium. He spent five days in Canada, studying under famed conductor Noel Edison and working with the TMC.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day, we had an hour of podium time, which is rare; especially with these professional ensembles,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cEvery single little movement, they responded to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thompson traveled south from Pennsylvania to Tennessee two years ago because he knew he\u2019d get more conducting experience at APSU than in other graduate programs. He serves as assistant conductor of the APSU University Choir and Chamber Singers, and, in addition to conducting during rehearsals, he gets to lead one or two pieces during choral concerts.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a lot of podium time, which is one of the reasons why I chose APSU,\u201d he said. \u201cOther universities, you barely get any.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thompson\u2019s participation in the international symposium is another example of the notoriety the APSU choral activities program has received in recent years. In September, the University\u2019s Chamber Singers were selected to perform at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville, and this April, that choral ensemble will sing at the Cannon Center in Memphis for the Tennessee Music Education Association\u2019s annual conference.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Chamber Singers were selected through a peer-review process to perform at it, and we\u2019re the only collegiate mixed ensemble going,\u201d Foster said. \u201cWe\u2019ll be on that stage, presenting our entire program. One of our fortes is the great variety of our repertoire. We will sing American music, but we will also sing music in Hebrew, Russian, Latin and Tamil.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tamil is a language spoken in South India, and for that choral piece, members of the APSU dance program will perform original choreography to the music.<\/p>\n

Later this spring, APSU choral activities will return home to host a local concert in the campus\u2019 Mabry Concert Hall. Information on that event will be available in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

For more information on the APSU choral program, contact Foster at fosterk@apsu.edu<\/a> .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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