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BEL CANTO AND DIE MEISTERSINGER

Bel Canto (women's chorus) and Die Meistersinger (men's chorus) are general choirs available to all students with beginning to advanced levels of choral experience. These choirs often combine for church services and concerts as well as to perform large works with the Symphony Orchestra.

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Performances

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Performance opportunities include two to three on-campus concerts each semester.

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REHEARSALS

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  • Mabel Wood Hall 343, 12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
  • Bel Canto - Monday, Wednesday, Friday
  • Die Meistersinger - Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
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CONDUCTOR'S PHILOSOPHY

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"If this is your first experience singing with a choir, I’m just as thrilled-if not more-than if you came with years of training and experience. That’s how convinced I am of the power of great music to uplift and transform singer and audience alike." 

-Gennevieve Brown-Kibble

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AUDITIONS

Learn about the audition process

Auditions are held for new students each semester during the first few days of classes. New students are required to audition. Former Southern choir members are required to audition only if it has been more than a year since they have sung in a Southern choir. 

Choir Audition Link
Click on this link to find everything you need to prepare for and schedule your audition.

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Mabel Wood Hall at Southern Adventist University

Registration

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Freshmen and sophomores register for MUPF 119 - Bel Canto or MUPF 158 - Die Meistersinger

Juniors and seniors register for MUPF 319 - Bel Canto or MUPF 358 - Die Meistersinger

Recent Repertoire

  • Psalm 150 – César Franck
  • Beautiful Savior – F.M. Christiansen
  • Sing Praise to God – J. Bruce Ashton
  • Let My Prayer Come Up Into Thy Presence – Henry Purcell
  • Amahl and the Night Visitors – Gian Carlo Menotti
  • Two Scottish Love Songs – Ethan McGrath
  • Tece Voda, Tece – Deems Taylor
  • Shenandoah – arr. James Erb
  • Chindia – Alexandru Pascanu
  • Die Meere – Johannes Brahms
  • Hotaru Koi – Ro Agura
  • Poor Wayfaring Stranger – Shane Warby
  • Zion's Walls – Aaron Copland
  • Nigra Sum – Pablo Casals
  • Where the Old Ohio Flows – Lon Beery
  • I Know an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly – Rose Bonne & Alan Mills
  • Don't Fence Me In – Cole Porter
  • I Believe – Lon Beery
  • Cause Me to Hear – Melvin West
  • Near to the Heart of God – Cleveland B. McAfee

  • A Mighty Fortress is Our God – Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged by Walter Damrosch
  • How Firm a Foundation – George Keith, arranged by Melvin West
  • Amazing Grace – John Newton, arranged by Robert J. Batastini
  • My Faith Has Found a Resting Place – Norwegian Folk Melody
  • My Hope is Built on Nothing Less – William R. Bradbury
  • Be Thou My Vision – Irish Folk Tune, arranged by John Rutter
  • Come, Peace of God – Eugene Butler
  • Let There Be Peace on Earth – Jill Jackson-Miller & Sy Miller, arranged by Robert Edgerton
  • "This Little Babe" from Ceremony of Carols – Benjamin Britten, arranged by Julius Harrison
  • A Spotless Rose – Ethan McGrath
  • Gloria – Francis Poulenc
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem – Lewis H. Redner
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Felix Mendelssohn, arranged by William H. Cummings
  • Angels We Have Heard on High – French Melody, arranged by Edward Shippen Barnes
  • Grace – Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, arranged by Clay Warnick
  • Lily of the Valley – African-American Spiritual, arranged by Moses Hogan
  • The Awakening – Joseph M. Martin
  • Soon One Day – Michael Sandvik

  • Gloria – Antonio Vivaldi
  • "Glory to God" from All-Night Vigil – Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • Best of Rooms – Randall Thompson
  • "Gabriel's Oboe" from The Mission - Ennio Morricone
  • O Come, All Ye Faithful - J. F. Wade, arranged by David Willcocks
  • Hark! The Herald Angels Sing – Felix Mendelssohn, arranged by David Willcocks
  • Holy is the Lord – Franz Schubert
  • Elijah – Felix Mendelssohn
    • "Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord"
    • "He, Watching Over Israel"
    • "Lift Thine Eyes"
  • The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune – Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Peace I Leave With You – Phillip Landgrave
  • "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof – Jerry Bock, arranged by Stephen Duro
  • "Consider Yourself"  from Oliver – Lionel Bart, arranged by Norman Leyden
  • "South Pacific" Medley - Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, arranged by Clay Warnick
  • "Love Changes Everything" from Aspects of Love – Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black & Charles Hart, arranged by Ed Lojeski
  • Tundra – Ola Gjeilo
  • "The Schuyler Sisters" from Hamilton – Lin-Manuel Miranda, arranged by Alex Lacamoire
  • "Carousel" – In Concert - Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein, arranged by Roy Ringwald

  • Elijah – Felix Mendelssohn
  • "Rejoice, O Virgin" from All-Night Vigil, op. 37 – Sergei Rachmaninoff
  • Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming – Michael Praetorius , arranged by Richard Nance
  • Ave Maria – David MacIntyre
  • As It Fell Upon a Night – Puer Nobis Nascitur, arranged by David Willcocks
  • Infant Holy, Infant Lowly – Traditional Polish Carol
  • See dat Babe – Spiritual, arranged by Stacy V. Gibbs
  • "Gloria in Excelsis Deo" from Christmas Cantata – Daniel Pinkham
  • Angels We Have Heard on High – Edward Shippen Barnes
  • Joy to the World – Georg Friedrich Handel/Lowell Mason
  • Masters in This Hall – William Morris, arranged by Dave Burger
  • Silent Night – Franz Gruber, arranged by Leo Nestor
  • The Lord is My Shepherd – Thomas Matthews
  • The Word Was God – Rosephanye Powell
  • Love Through Me, Love of God – J. Bruce Ashton
  • The Invitation – Ethan McGrath
  • Call to Prayer and Response – David Orvek
  • More Holiness Give Me – P. P. Bliss, arranged by Ronald Staheli
  • The Glory of the Father – Egil Hovland
  • Praise to the Lord, the Almighty – Hugo Distler
  • Not One Sparrow is Forgotten – Shaker Hymn, arranged by William Hawley
  •  "Listen O Heavens, I Will Speak" from The Song of Moses – David Holsinger

  • Messiah – Georg Frideric Handel
  • Psalm 148 – Gustav Holst
  • Lord of Creation – Shane, arranged by J. Bruce Ashton
  • O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus – Samuel Trevor Francis, arranged by J. Bruce Ashton
  • Praise to the Lord, the Almighty – Joachim Neander, arranged by Jonathan Bartholomew
  • Kyrie – Jonathan Bartholomew
  • "Plorate filii Israel" from Jephthah – Giacomo Carissimi
  • Hold On! – Spiritual, arranged by Moses Hogan
  • Wondrous Love – Folk Hymn, arranged by Stephen Sametz
  • Ezekiel Saw de Wheel – Spiritual, arranged by William L. Dawson
  • Weeping Mary – John G. McCurry, arranged by Brad Holmes
  • Look What Dey Doin' to Jesus – Spiritual, arranged by Richard Jackson
  • Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Robert Robinson, arranged by James Mulholland
  • Creator of the Stars of Night – Sarum Plainsong
  • Every Praise – Hezekiah Walker, arranged by Travis Cottrell
  • Salmo 150 – Ernani Aguiar

  • Magnificat – Francesco Durante
  • Once in Royal David's City – Henry John Gauntlett, arranged by Daniel Kallman
  • Jubilate Deo – Guy Woolfenden
  • Blessed Be the Name of the Lord – Dale Grotenhuis
  • Unclouded Day – J. K. Alwood, arranged by Shawn Kirchner
  • "Somewhere" from West Side Story – Leonard Bernstein, arranged by Robert Edgerton
  • The Star Spangled Banner – Francis Scott Key, arranged by James McKelvy
  • Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor – Irving Berlin, arranged by Roy Ringwald
  • Chattanooga Choo Choo – Mack Gordon and Harry Warren, arranged by Mac Huff
  • By the Babylonian Rivers - Ewald Bash, arranged by Gennevieve L. Brown-Kibble
  • We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace – A. L. Hatter, arranged by William Appling
  • Poor Man Lazrus – Jester Hairston
  • In That Great Gettin' Up Mornin' – Spiritual, arranged by Fenno Heath
  • There'll Be No Dark Valley – Ira D. Sankey
  • Goin' Home – Antonín Dvorák, arranged by Diane Loomer
  • Of the Father's Love Begotten - Divinum Mysterium, arranged by Edwin T. Childs
  • Zion's Walls - Aaron Copland, arranged by Glenn Koponen
  • Hodie Christus Natus Est – Richard Nance
  • All Things Bright and Beautiful – John Rutter
  • Praise Ye the Lord – Camille Saint-Saëns, arranged by Walter Ehret
  • This Little Light of Mine – Spiritual, arranged by Moses Hogan
  • Where Can I Turn For Peace – Dwight Bigler
  • All That Hath Life and Breath Praise Ye the Lord! – René Clausen
  • O God, Beyond All Praising – Gustav Holst, arranged by Richard Proulx
  • Prayer is the Movement of Trust – J. Bruce Ashton

  • Ceremony of Carols – Benjamin Britten
    • I. Procession 
    • III. There is no rose
    • V. Balulalow
    • VII. This little Babe
  • Fantasia on Christmas Carols – Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Alleluia – Randall Thompson
  • All-Night Vigil, op. 37 – Sergei Rachmaninoff
    • I. Come, Let Us Worship
    • VII. Glory to God in the Highest
    • VIII. Praise the Name of the Lord
  • The Lord is My Shepherd – Franz Schubert
  • More Holiness Give Me – arranged by Ronald Staheli
  • Salvation is Created, Opus 25, No. 5 – Pavel Tchesnokov
  • The King of Love My Shepherd Is –St. Columba, arranged by Mack Wilberg
  • The Morning Trumpet – B. F. White, arranged by Mack Wilberg
  • A Parting Blessing – J. Jerome Williams
  • Agnus Dei – Peter Williams
  • How Lovely Is Thy Dwelling Place – Harry T. Burleigh
  • How Excellent is Thy Name – Eugene Butler
  • Beautiful Savior – arranged by F. Melius Christiansen
  • I Know That My Redeemer Lives – Christine H. Davis
  • Ain'-a That Good News – William Dawson
  • Walk Together, Children – Moses Hogan
  • Lily of the Valley – Moses Hogan
  • Stay With Us – Egil Hovland
  • Abide With Me – Gilbert Martin
  • Near to the Heart of God – Cleland B. McAfee
  • Unto Thee, O Lord – James McGee
  • Lift Thine Eyes – Felix Mendelssohn
  • How Can I Keep from Singing? – James Mulholland
  • Song of Exaltation – John Ness Beck
  • Precious Lord, Take My Hand – Roy Ringwald
  • "Gabriel's Oboe" from The Mission - Ennio Morricone, arranged by Craig Hella Johnson

  • Gloria – John Rutter
  • Neither Life Nor Death – Tim Rumsey
  • Sussex Carol – Traditional, arranged by David Willcocks
  • Angels We Have Heard on High – French carol, arranged by E. S. Barnes
  • As With Gladness Men of Old – W. Chatterton Dix, arranged by Melvin West
  • O Jesus Sweet – Johann Sebastian Bach, arranged by Bruce Greer
  • The King of Love My Shepherd Is – Edward C. Bairstow
  • Let There be Peace on Earth - Jill Jackson-MIller & Sy Miller, arranged by Robert Edgerton
  • Festival Piece on "Saint Anne" – Eugene Butler
  • God Be in My Head – Lorayne Coombs
  • Anthem of Praise – Richard Smallwood
  • Abide With Me: 'Tis Eventide – Crawford Gates
  • My Soul's Been Anchored in the Lord – Spiritual, arranged by Moses Hogan
  • King of Glory, King of Peace – Joseph David Jones
  • Sing Praise to God – Bohemian Brethren
  • Let Thy Holy Presence – Pavel Tchesnokov, arranged by Hal Hopson
  • Children of the Heavenly Father – Swedish Hymn, arranged by Norman Myrvik
  • There is a Balm in Gilead – Negro Spiritual
  • E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come – Paul Manz
  • Come and Find the Quiet Center – attributed to B. F. White

  • Magnificat in D – Johann Sebastian Bach
  • Symphony No. 9 "Choral" (mvt. 4) – Ludwig van Beethoven
  • When In Our Music God is Glorified – David Ashley White
  • Love Divine, All Loves Excelling – John Rutter
  • The Lord is My Shepherd – John Rutter
  • We Gather Together – Stephen Paulus
  • I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes – Ethan McGrath
  • Blue Tail Fly – Richard Nance
  • Ching-a-ring-chaw – Aaron Copland
  • Zion's Walls – Aaron Copland
  • Shenandoah – James Erb
  • Down to the River to Pray – Sheldon Curry
  • I Wished to be Single Again – John A. Ricketts
  • Hello, Girls – Lloyd Pfautsch

  • Lux Aurumque – Eric Whitacre
  • Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming – Michael Praetorius, arranged by Richard Nance
  • Silent Night – Franz Gruber, arranged by Leo Nestor
  • O Come, O Come Emmanuel – David Schwoebel
  • Do You Hear What I Hear? –  Noel Regney & Gloria Shayne, arranged by Emily Crocker
  • Angels We Have Heard On High – French Carol, arranged by Mack Wilberg
  • Of the Father's Love Begotten – Divinum Mysterium, arranged by Edwin Childs
  • Wondrous Love – Traditional, arranged by Steven Sametz
  • The Promised Land – Ronald Staheli
  • Come, O Thou Traveler Unknown – Bruce Ashton
  • My Shepherd Will Supply My Need – Virgil Thompson
  • Weeping Mary – Traditional, arranged by Brad Holmes
  • Music in the Air – Moses Hogan
  • I Love the Lord – Ronald Staheli
  • The King of Love My Shepherd Is - St. Columba, arranged by Mack Wilberg
  • O God Beyond All Praising - Gustav Holst, arranged by Richard Proulx
  • The Lord Bless You and Keep You – John Rutter
  • O Lord God – Pavel Tchesnokov
  • I'm Gonna Sing 'Til the Spirit Moves in My Heart – Moses Hogan
  • Steal Away – Spiritual, arranged by Isaac Johnson
  • Give Me Jesus – Spiritual, arranged by Larry Fleming
  • There is a Balm in Gilead – Spiritual, arranged by Carl Haywood
  • Wade in the Water – Spiritual, arranged by Moses Hogan
  • Ain't Got Time to Die – Spiritual, arranged by Hall Johnson
  • I Hear A Voice A-Prayin' – Houston Bright

  • Hodie – Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Messiah – Georg Frederic Handel
  • Jesus, Lead the Way – Richard Proulx
  • Breathe on Me, Breath of God – Jonathan Willcocks
  • Sometimes a Light Surprises – Gustav Holst, arranged by Mark Hill
  • Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing – James Mulholland
  • The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune – Ralph Vaughan Williams
  • Let Thy Holy Presence – Pavel Tchesnokov, arranged by Hal Hopson
  • No Rocks A-Cryin' – Rollo Dilworth
  • When in Our Music God is Glorified - Engelberg, arranged by Charles VIliers Stanford
  • All That Hath Life and Breath Praise Ye the Lord! – René Clausen

  • Christmas Day – Gustav Holst
  • What Sweeter Music – John Rutter
  • I Wonder as I Wander – John Jacob Niles, arranged by Steve Pilkington
  • Bogoroditse Devo – Sergei Rachmaninov
  • See dat Babe – Stacey Gibbs
  • Mass in Time of War – Franz Joseph Haydn
  • "Lift Thine Eyes" from Elijah – Felix Mendelssohn
  • Goin' Home – Antonín Dvorák, arranged by Diane Loomer
  • Four Folk Songs – Dale Grotenhuis
  • Praise His Holy Name! – Keith Hampton
  • The Heart's Offering – Anthony Baldwin
  • We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace – Moses Hogan
  • Moon by Night – Jonathan Newman
  • How Excellent is Thy Name – Eugene Butler
  • The Lord is My Shepherd – German Folk Melody, arranged by Mack Wilberg