MSU choir members take the stage in London for collaborative performance
Contact: Bethany Shipp
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Sixteen members of Mississippi State’s choral program are traveling to London next month for a collaborative performance and cultural learning opportunities.
The choir members take the stage at Cadogan Hall June 8 to perform “Missa Deus Nobiscum,” by British composer Philip Stopford, in collaboration with London’s Surbiton High School. Featuring combined choirs, a soprano soloist and an orchestra, the concert is conducted by Phillip Stockton, assistant teaching professor and associate director of MSU’s choral activities.
“We are looking forward to the collaboration for the performance, as well as the many cultural experiences we will have during our time in London,” Stockton said. “As always, we are thankful to our administration, Dean Teresa Jayroe and Department Head Daniel Stevens for their support in this endeavor as we Hail State from across ‘the pond!’”
In addition to performing, the MSU students will explore cultural sites and take a day trip to Cambridge, where they will attend an Evensong service at the famous King’s College of Cambridge.
The participants are music and non-music majors representing MSU’s four choirs of Cantaré, OPUS, Schola Cantorum and State Singers. The choral activities are housed in MSU’s state-of-the-art Music Building, a $21 million facility equipped with sound-proof practice rooms, a high-tech recording studio, an acoustically advanced lecture-recital hall, more $3.5 million worth of Steinway pianos and more. Their upcoming performance is part of Vox Anima London, an organization that provides concert opportunities to choirs around the world.
MSU’s College of Education, home of the Department of Music, also includes four additional academic departments, a division of education, one research unit and numerous service units. Learn more at www.educ.msstate.edu.
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