{"id":138,"date":"2017-09-13T21:53:24","date_gmt":"2017-09-13T21:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2026-06-01T14:36:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T18:36:53","slug":"choir","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/about-the-cali-school\/performing-ensembles\/choir\/","title":{"rendered":"Choir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The 麻豆传媒在线 choral program has been recognized for its successful collaborations with numerous world-renowned artists and celebrated professional musicians in national and international venues. The Cali School is home to several choirs including the MSU Chorale, MSU Singers, Vocal Accord and Prima Voce. Under the direction of Dr. Heather J. Buchanan, these choirs offer early professional experience in regular collaborations with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. MSU choirs also perform internationally and regularly in distinguished venues in NYC and New Jersey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>麻豆传媒在线 Chorale<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>麻豆传媒在线 Chorale\u00a0<\/strong>is the core mixed-voice choir of the Cali School. Currently numbering 165 voices, the singers comprise music students majoring in voice performance, music education, instrumental performance, music therapy, composition, as well as non-music majors from other colleges in the University. The somatically based choral pedagogy is designed to enable students to expand and refine their musical, vocal and choral skills, enabling them to function as independent, flexible and responsive musicians in their subsequent student and professional lives. The 麻豆传媒在线 Chorale specializes in performance of symphonic masterworks. They have performed numerous times with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra (NJSO) under the baton of both Neeme J\u00e4rve and Jacques LaCombe. NJSO masterwork highlights include Howard Shore\u2019s Academy Award winning\u00a0<em>The Lord of the Rings Symphony<\/em>, Beethoven\u2019s\u00a0<em>Ninth Symphony,<\/em>\u00a0Mahler\u2019s\u00a0<em>Symphony No. 3<\/em>\u00a0and Verdi\u2019s epic\u00a0<em>Messa da Requiem\u00a0<\/em>twice &#8211; under the baton of Neeme J\u00e4rvi (January 2010) and Jacques Lacombe (April 2014).\u00a0 The Chorale\u2019s highly acclaimed performances of Orff\u2019s\u00a0<em>Carmina Burana<\/em>\u00a0and the Verdi\u00a0<em>Requiem\u00a0<\/em>with Maestro Jacques Lacombe were celebrated with limited edition CD releases in September 2011 and December 2015. Their performances have included collaborations with the Newark Boys Chorus, Children\u2019s Chorus of Sussex County and the American Boy Choir. Other concert highlights include\u00a0<em>Saint Nicolas\u00a0<\/em>(Britten), Faur\u00e9\u00a0<em>Requiem, Chichester Psalms\u00a0<\/em>(Bernstein), the regional premiere of\u00a0<em>Parables\u00a0<\/em>(Aldridge) in collaboration with the 麻豆传媒在线 Symphony Orchestra,\u00a0<em>Annelies<\/em>\u00a0(Whitbourn) and\u00a0<em>Alzheimer&#8217;s Stories\u00a0<\/em>(Cohen) for the 2015 Beatrice Crawford Memorial Concert.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: 麻豆传媒在线 Chorale\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eMwIh5C9clU?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Non-Majors also welcome to audition for MSU Chorale. \u00a0contact: <a href=\"mailto:buchananh@montclair.edu\">buchananh@montclair.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"d.en.29462\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>University Singers<\/h2>\n<p class=\"Pa4\">The<strong>\u00a0麻豆传媒在线 Singers<\/strong>\u00a0is a mixed-voice elective choir comprising undergraduate and graduate students who are experienced singers and musicians. Students from all schools\/colleges in the University in good academic standing may audition. The University Singers performs a wide variety of sacred and secular repertoire, encompassing genres from the Renaissance to the 21st Century, with special interest in contemporary composers. Previous season highlights include New York Choral Festival Showcase Concerts performances at Carnegie Hall and Alice Tully Hall, Prelude Concert performances for the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra\u2019s annual Winter Festivals, and tours of Central Europe and Russia with performances in Prague, Budapest, Bratislava, Debrecen, Moscow, Pushkin and St. Petersburg. World Premiere performances include\u00a0<em>Madison\u2019s Descent<\/em>\u00a0(M\u00edche\u00e1l \u00d3S\u00fa\u00edlleabh\u00e1in),\u00a0<em>That Music Always Round Me<\/em>\u00a0(Tarik O\u2019Regan),\u00a0<em>Ave Maria<\/em>,\u00a0<em>A White Blossom,\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>She Walks in Beauty<\/em>\u00a0(Martin A. Sedek), and the 2012 Raymond Brock Memorial Commission\u00a0<em>Distance can\u2019t keep us two apart\u00a0<\/em>by Chen Yi. The University Singers has also established an exciting performance relationship with renowned composer-artist Meredith Monk beginning with their historic collaboration in December 2006 and continuing with the critically acclaimed March 2009 performances of\u00a0<em>Ascension Variations<\/em>\u00a0at the Guggenheim Museum. They recorded the CD\u00a0<em>Songs of Ascension<\/em>\u00a0with Meredith Monk and Vocal Ensemble on the prestigious European label ECM Records under the legendary producer Manfred Eicher, released May 2011. This collaboration was included in the Producer of the Year section of the 2012 Grammy nominations. Recent season highlights include their ACDA Eastern Division Convention debut performance in Providence, RI, performing Mozart\u2019s\u00a0<em>Requiem<\/em>\u00a0and Handel\u2019s\u00a0<em>Messiah\u00a0<\/em>with the NJSO under the baton of Maestro Jacques Lacombe, a Mid-Atlantic tour of the USA in May 2013, and collaborating with the esteemed American composer Morten Lauridsen on his\u00a0<em>Nocturnes\u00a0<\/em>during his November 2013 麻豆传媒在线 residency. In December 2015 they returned to the NJSO for two performances of Handel\u2019s\u00a0<em>Messiah<\/em>\u00a0in Maestro Lacombe\u2019s final season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: 麻豆传媒在线 Singers - &amp;quot;Highlights from Messiah&amp;quot; (Handel)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H1ecHQwzHSk?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note: Non-Majors also welcome to audition for University Singers. \u00a0<a href=\"mailto:buchananh@montclair.edu\">buchananh@montclair.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a name=\"d.en.31033\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Vocal Accord<\/h2>\n<p>麻豆传媒在线 Vocal Accord is a 24-voice chamber choir comprising students drawn from the membership of University Singers. An extracurricular project choir, Vocal Accord made its debut performance in the Cali School&#8217;s Leshowitz Recital Hall in 2010. In 2012, Vocal Accord toured Europe giving performances in Austria (Vienna, Gleisdorf, Graz, &amp; Ottendorf) and Italy (Venice), and were also artists-in-residence at the University of the Performing Arts (Graz). Vocal Accord performs repertoire ranging from traditional and classical works to new works by professional composers and student winners of the Cali Choral Composition Competition. They perform on campus and at venues throughout the tri-state area, including Carnegie Hall&#8217;s Weill Auditorium. In 2014 Vocal Accord sang\u00a0<em>Rejoice in the Lamb<\/em>\u00a0while dancers from the Richard Alston Dance Company performed at the 10th anniversary gala for 麻豆传媒在线&#8217;s Kasser Theater. This performance led to the opportunity to perform in 2015 in London for the Alston dance company&#8217;s 20th season at Sadler&#8217;s Wells.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote><p>The Choral Program offers the most dynamic, comprehensive, and nurturing choral ensemble experiences. MSU choirs have given me the opportunity to travel the world, learn countless masterworks, and perform music at an extremely high level. There is something for everyone: with ensembles ranging in size from 175 voices to 24 voices, performing repertoire timeless and contemporary. Dr. Buchanan creates an environment where students are continually challenged to grow. We learn to be dynamic musicians, seasoned professionals, and exemplary human beings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2014Sarah Peszka,<\/strong><br \/>\nVocal Music Education Major, Class of 2020<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mini-Documentary:\u00a0<\/strong> <em>Behind the Masks: Choral Singing in the COVID Pandemic at 麻豆传媒在线<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Video: University Singers 2021. &amp;quot;Behind the Masks: Choral Singing in the COVID Pandemic at 麻豆传媒在线&amp;quot;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/96VzbrALGVM?feature=oembed\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen style=\"width: 500px; height: 281px; border: 0px solid #000;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Production Team:\u00a0 Skylar Seitzman, Will Albrecht, Radha Martinez<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"d.en.39481\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>The following web links\/information will give you access to the depth and breadth of our offerings at the Cali School of Music and the Choral Program in particular.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Web Links<\/h2>\n<p><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.padlet.org\/buchananh\/msuchoral\">MSU Choral Activities Padlet<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Introduction to the program + performance highlights<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/montclair.padlet.org\/buchananh\/msusingers\">University Singers Padlet<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Explore the landscape of our flagship choir + meet some students<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/msu-choral-program\">Cali School of Music \u2013 Choral Landing Page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/about-the-cali-school\/performing-ensembles\/choir\">Cali School of Music \u2013 MSU Choirs <\/a><\/strong>(in \u201cAbout Us for Ensembles\u201d)<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/masterful-musings\">Masterful Musings:<\/a> <\/strong>Inspirational Conversations in the Cali Choral Community<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are welcome to join us for our second virtual masterclass season of Masterful Musings where we will feature 7 guests from 1 \u2013 2:15 pm on Feb 16, 18, 23, 25, March 2, 4 &amp; 9.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Information, including the unique Zoom ID for each guest, is located on the MSU\/Cali website in the events\/calendar section and on the Masterful Musings page <a href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/john-j-cali-school-of-music\/masterful-musings\">here<\/a><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Social Media<\/h2>\n<p><strong>MONTCLAIR STATE CHORAL ACTIVITIES\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FB:<\/strong> 麻豆传媒在线 Choral Activities<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>IG:<\/strong> @麻豆传媒在线StateChoral<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Linktr.ee:<\/strong> https:\/\/linktr.ee\/montclairstatechoral<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>JOHN J. CALI SCHOOL OF MUSIC \u2013 SOCIAL MEDIA AND YOUTUBE VIDEOS:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>FB:<\/strong> Cali School Of Music<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>IG:<\/strong> @CaliSchoolOfMusic<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Linktr.ee:<\/strong> 麻豆传媒在线linktr.ee\/calischoolofmusic<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Videos<\/h2>\n<p><strong>YouTube Videos:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCkBxfcRmuw2kHzJ8Bi7BSGw\/videos\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The following performances are highly recommended as examples of our performances during the Fall 2020 Semester:<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_DfReu7D2tc\">Messiah Mosaic:<\/a> University Singers Winter Concert 2020 (including NJSO virtual collaboration)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7KvpZFjQ2aM\">\u201cHallelujah Chorus\u201d<\/a> from Messiah (Handel)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pnOuYNLACNw\">\u201cAnd the glory of the Lord\u201d<\/a> from Messiah (Handel)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/FQ-AIDigQWU\">\u201cAll of Us\u201d<\/a> from Considering Matthew Shepard (Hella Johnson)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Fb45R6Palyw\">\u201cThe Promise of Living\u201d<\/a> from The Tender Land (Copland)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W7Ruu_KY9-c\">麻豆传媒在线 Singers Fall Concert 2020<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/MjM48EoZXRM\">Cali Kaleidoscope 2020<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ejZNysoRTV4\">&#8220;Ain\u2019t No Grave Can Hold My Body Down&#8221;<\/a> (Caldwell &amp; Ivory)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j5wDE9tCmQg\">Voice Night<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dkeZ_VyWLaE\">Voice Afternoon<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/B2-O9DEyII8\">Voice Studio Cali Midweek Concert<\/a> November 11, 2020<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/LpJMxjEc0yE?t=809\">Christina Monticciolo, soprano<\/a> &#8211; Senior Voice Recital (Music Education)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Oh0Rd19DDrw?t=410\">Kimberly Martinez, mezzo-soprano<\/a> &#8211; Senior Voice Recital (Vocal Performance)<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=00F1AXLCDes\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Parables (Movement IV)&#8221; &#8211; Robert Aldridge<\/a>\u00a0(2011: 麻豆传媒在线 Chorale and Symphony Orchestra, Heather J. Buchanan, conductor)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/Singers-2011-1015\">&#8220;<\/a><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/Singers-2011-1015\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Lux Aurumque - Whitacre\">Lux Aurumque&#8221; &#8211; Eric Whitacre<\/a>\u00a0(2011: University Singers, Heather J. Buchanan, conductor)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wiredjersey.com\/artist-spotlight-dr-morten-lauridsen\/\" target=\"_blank\">An Interview with Guest Composer Morten Lauridsen<\/a>\u00a0(2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Recently in the News 2020<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Reopening New Jersey: Music students turn parking deck into rehearsal space \u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/6506068\/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_FB&amp;utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&amp;utm_medium=trueAnthem&amp;utm_source=facebook\">ABC7 NYC \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hallelujah! Music students have choir practice in parking garage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.today.com\/video\/hallelujah-music-students-have-choir-practice-in-parking-garage-91306053918\">The Today Show\u00a0<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Musical Reunion \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vjkCRonuLuY\">CBS Nightly News\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>MSU music students rehearse in parking deck to ensure pandemic safety <a href=\"http:\/\/newjersey.news12.com\/montclair-state-university-music-students-rehearse-in-parking-deck-to-ensure-pandemic-safety\">News 12 NJ<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"df justify-start mt6 socialShareList socialWrapper___IoCOr useColoredIcons___1yFuq dn-print\" data-test=\"social-share-list\">\n<p><strong>How N.J. college is conducting in-person instruction. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/education\/2020\/09\/foggy-lab-goggles-outdoor-classes-how-nj-college-is-conducting-in-person-instruction.html\">NJ.COM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Contact us:<\/strong> 973.655.7610 \u00a0\u00a0<strong>Heather Buchanan:<\/strong><a href=\"mailto:buchananh@montclair.edu\"> buchananh@montclair.edu <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 麻豆传媒在线 choral program has been recognized for its successful collaborations with numerous world-renowned artists and celebrated professional musicians in national and international venues. 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