Choir of the North
Jaunelle Celaire, Director
The Choir of the North is composed of approximately forty to fifty voices selected
by audition from 澳门彩开奖结果记录历史 student body. Organized in 1957,
it is one of the longest standing choral organizations in the state of Alaska. The
primary mission of the Choir of the North is to provide a musical training ground
for those students preparing to become professional musicians and music educators,
many of whom will stay and teach in the Alaska public school systems. For students
with other majors, the Choir provides an outlet for their musical abilities while
they pursue their major areas of study.
Choir of the North Holiday Concert
December 3rd, 2022
The Choir of the North performs a wide variety of choral music. Included in its repertoire
have been such standard works as Bach's cantatas and motets, Brahms' Zigeunerlieder, Britten's A Ceremony of Carols, the requiems of Mozart, Durufle and Faure, Byrd's Mass for Five Voices, and newer works such as Rutter's Gloria and the unusual The Unicorn, the Gorgon, and the Manticore by Menotti. Russian choral music has long been a staple of the choir's repertoire.
Recently performed works include Rachmaninoff's All Night Vigil (Vespers) and a scene from Rimsky-Korsakov's opera Christmas Eve.
Want to get involved? Sign up for MUS F211: Choir of the North. Audition required for admittance.
Since its organization and in addition to regular concerts on the 澳门彩开奖结果记录历史 campus, the
Choir has made several Alaskan and Pacific Northwest tours and has visited Europe.
The Choir of the North performs periodically with the Fairbanks Symphony Orchestra
and the Arctic Chamber Orchestra. Performances by the Choir of the North have been
selected for national broadcast on the KUAC "Intrada" series, and the Choir's recording
Carols of Christmas has been released by Golden Crest Records.
