Choirs
(Mus 114, Mus 410C, Mus 414)
University Chorus (Mus 114). Performance of choral literature from the Renaissance to the present. Previous choral experience not required.
The University of Hawaii Chamber Singers (Mus 410C) is an audition group of between 21-28 singers that performs a wide variety of music, encompassing styles from chant through contemporary vocal jazz.
The Concert Choir (Mus 414) is the premiere collegiate chorus in Hawai`i. The Concert Choir has distinguished itself with performances with the Honolulu Symphony and the UH Symphony and Chamber Orchestra, in Neil Blaisdell Concert Hall, at the Waikiki Shell for President Bill Clinton, with renowned conductor Robert Shaw, Maestro Samuel Wong, and each spring at the annual choral festival, E Himeni Kakou. The choir sings a wide variety of literature, from Renaissance motets to symphonic masses and requiems, folk-songs, spirituals and Hawaiian music. Membership is by audition.
Instructor of Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and University Chorus is Rachel Samet. All three courses are repeatable. Prerequisites: Mus 410C (Chamber Singers) audition or consent; Mus 414 (Concert Choir) choral experience and consent.
For another choral music course, see the listing for the Hawaiian Chorus.