University Singers
University Chorale |
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About the University Singers
University
Singers is the primary musical organization at Oglethorpe
University. The ensemble provides for the study and performance of
significant choral literature within the liberal arts context of the
University and is open to students of all disciplines. The
mixed-voice concert choir, which is in constant demand for
performances in the community, rehearses three hours each week for
one hour of academic credit. Repertoire includes sacred and secular
literature, both accompanied and unaccompanied, ranging from the
fifteenth century to the present.
About the
University Chorale
The University
Chorale is the auditioned chamber chorus drawn from the membership
of the University Singers. The skill and musicianship of the Chorale
allows for the performance of more complex and virtuosi music;
therefore, repertoire is predominantly literature for one-to-two
voices per part. They rehearse 1-1/2 hours per week.
About the
Conductor
Dr. W. Irwin Ray,
Jr.
Conductor & Director of Musical Activities
W. Irwin Ray,
Jr., a native Atlantan, has been Director of Musical Activities at
Oglethorpe University since 1986. His responsibilities include
conducting all campus choral and instrumental organization, teaching
conducting, accompanying, class voice, choral literature, and music
and culture. As director, he supervises the music scholarship
program and guides the guest artists portion of the University’s
concert series. He holds the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in
conducting and has studied with internationally respected conductors
such as Donald Hustad, Julius Herford, John Nelson, and Robert Shaw.
Before coming to
Oglethorpe, he served on the music faculties of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Samford University, Belmont University and
Emory University. He is listed in the International Who’s Who in
Music and holds professional membership in the American Choral
Directors Association, The Music Educators National Conference, The
American Choral Foundation, The College Music Society and the
Conductors Guild.
Additionally, Dr.
Ray has been appointed a Conducting Fellow at the Aspen Music
Institute and Festival.
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