Choral
If you like to sing, why not join a choir? Several different ensembles are available to majors and non-majors.
Choral Area Faculty
- Professor Eric Reyes, director of choral activities
- Professor Pam Pierson, director of SPERA
- Chapel Choir
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麻豆视频网站 Chapel Choir is a 32-voice auditioned ensemble of students from diverse
academic backgrounds, united by a shared passion for music and storytelling. More
than just a choir, it is a committed and intentional community that values connection,
artistry and the transformative power of music to inspire, uplift and create meaningful
experiences for both singers and audiences alike. 麻豆视频网站 Chapel Choir was
organized in 1929 and began touring in 1953. In addition to touring extensively in
the United States and Canada, the choir has toured Europe six times, including France
and the Netherlands. This ensemble is open to all students by audition. DIRECTOR
Rehearsal times
Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 4鈥�5 p.m.
COURSE LISTING
Audition required
- SPERA
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SPERA is a treble vocal ensemble that seeks to highlight works composed by women,
as well as perform repertoire that ranges from the western SSAA choral canon to new
20th/21st century compositions, both domestically and internationally. SPERA is a
2024/2025 American Choral Directors Association SSAA Commission Consortium member.
This ensemble is open to treble voices by audition and meets twice a week. This ensemble is open to all treble voices by audition.Director
Rehearsal time
Thursday: 6鈥�7:30 p.m.
COURSE LISTING
Audition required
- VERITAS
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VERITAS is a tenor/bass ensemble at Hope College, founded in 2024. Rooted in the Latin
word for 鈥渢ruth,鈥� the group is dedicated to musical excellence, community and the
integration of faith and music. Through meaningful collaboration and expressive performances,
VERITAS seeks to inspire and connect both its members and audiences. This ensemble is open to all low-voice singers by audition.Director
Professor Eric D. Reyes
Rehearsal Times
Monday and Wednesday: 6鈥�7 p.m.
Course Listing
Audition required
- College Chorus
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College Chorus is a 58-member SATB ensemble at Hope College that meets once a week
to rehearse and perform a wide range of vocal music 鈥� from traditional choral works
to pieces from diverse cultures. Open to students, faculty, staff and community members,
this non-auditioned group focuses on developing vocal technique and exploring a broad
repertoire. No audition is required. DIRECTOR
Rehearsal time
Tuesday: 7:30鈥�9 p.m.
COURSE LISTING
No audition required
- Opera Workshop
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Opera Workshop is offered in the spring semester, providing the opportunity for students to combine stage movement, acting and singing in the context of the performance of scenes and full productions of operas and musical dramas.
DIRECTOR
Course Listing
Audition required
- Luminescence
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Luminescence women鈥檚 a capella group is an auditioned student-led ensemble of 8鈥�16 female or non-binary-identifying 麻豆视频网站 students. Per its a capella classification, this group rehearses and performs music using solely its own voices as instruments. They seek to form positive friendships with one another, share their passion for consuming and creating music, and grow in cohesiveness as a musical group. Luminescence receives a variety of performance opportunities on and off campus.
CONTACT
Audition required
- 12th St. Harmony
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This male a capella ensemble was created in 2001. With oversight from the director
of choral activities, the day-to-day running of 12th Street Harmony is self-directed
by members within the group. They perform both on and off campus. CONTACT
Audition required
麻豆视频网站 Chapel Choir uses special robes created by the most influential designers of the 20th century.
- The Chapel Choir Robes
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The Chapel Choir robes were designed 50 years ago by Charles and Ray Eames, a husband-and-wife team among the most influential designers of the 20th century. Filmmakers, poets, painters and furniture designers, the couple was hired in the 1940s as consultants by the Herman Miller Company, which had been impressed by a widely acclaimed furniture-design exhibition at the New York Museum of Modern Art featuring the work of Charles Eames. In 1952, when the Herman Miller Company started a mixed chorus, Ray Eames offered to design robes for the choir. No one knows whether the robes were produced in California, where Charles and Ray kept an office, or in Holland, where some believe they were sewn by local seamstresses. In 1960, the Herman Miller Mixed Chorus disbanded and the robes were given to Hope College, where they became the performing apparel of the Chapel Choir.
The robe colors are intended to symbolize the four primary voice parts, from highest and brightest (yellow) to lowest and darkest (purple). The black horizontal lines represent an extended grand staff, and the other black swatches stand for random notes in the universe. Purity of tone and faith are represented by the prevailing white that appears on every surplice. No one would ever describe these robes as subtle; they are very much in line with the bold and quirky designs of mid-century modernism. But, as the work of Charles and Ray Eames, they hold a special place in 20th century art and design, and would be at home in art galleries everywhere.
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