USF’s Schola Cantorum dedicates spring concert to peace
"Dona
Nobis Pacem: A Concert for Peace" will be
presented by the University of St.. Francis’
student choirs, the Schola Cantorum and Chamber
Singers. This 11th annual spring concert will
be April 24-25 at the university in Joliet.
The
centerpiece of the concert will be Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart’s 1779 Coronation Mass with student
soloists accompanied by the Joliet Sinfonian Chamber
Ensemble. A Cameroon processional, a gospel piece
and works by Guiseppe Verdi, Orlando di Lasso,
Samuel Barber, George Gershwin and Lennon and
McCartney will also be performed.
The
concert will be presented at 2 p.m. Thursday,
April 24 and 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 25 in the
university’s Moser Performing Arts Center
auditorium. The Thursday afternoon concert is
free. Tickets for the Friday evening concert are
$8 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens.
For tickets or information, call (815) 740-3404.
Reservations are encouraged, but tickets will
be available at the door.
The
Schola Cantorum and Chamber Singers are directed
by Patrick Brannon, professor of music. Pianist
Beverly Holt will accompany the singers.
The
Mozart Mass will feature student soloists: soprano
Amanda Welsh of Minooka; alto Kathryn Wengelewski
of Plainfield; tenor Nathan Edwards of Bolingbrook;
and bass Kevin Keller of Decatur. Other student
soloists are Amanda DeCamp, Nina Lennon, LaToya
Riley, Eleise Rogacki and Ruben Valadez, all from
Joliet, and Megan Mullen of Plainfield.
The
Schola Cantorum includes Carrie Monaco of Aurora;
Michael Roszyk of Bolingbrook; Richard Susner
of Crest Hill; Phillip Lee of Frankfort; Jamin
Gahm of Freeport; Mary Wollgast of Gardner; LoLisha
Dixon, Italy Dorsey, Clare Gawlik, Ellwyn Gulick,
Shannon Murphy, Kate Niswonger, Ryan Ruffatti
and Maria Zavala of Joliet; Joe Van Der Bosch
of Kildeer; Elizabeth Vlahos of Manhattan; Amy
Vicich of Marseilles; Tina Middleton and Cindy
Onderisin of Morris; Julie Cook and Diedra Duncan
of Ottawa; Kevin Leonard of Palos Park; Katherine
Phillips of Park Forest; Therese Miller of Plainfield;
Joshua Mancuso of Shorewood; Trevor Lynn of Tremont;
and Stephanie Whyte of Wilmington.
The University of St. Francis, at 500 Wilcox St., serves more than 4,300 students nationwide, including 1,800 at its Joliet campus. The university offers more than 60 areas of undergraduate study, including arts and sciences, business, education and nursing, along with 10 graduate programs.