Annual Performances & Music Organizations
Organizations
- Concert Choir
The Concert Choir, an SATB Chorus, is made up of students and some
community members who love to sing. Along with the Chamber Singers, the
Concert Choir hosts and performs at the Annual Madrigal Dinner in late
November or early December each year. The gala event features Renaissance
choral music; singers are costumed, serve table, and sing through the two
hour-plus event. In the Spring Semester, the Concert Choir performs a variety
of choral selections in the Spring Choral Concert. The group rehearses on
Monday evenings from 7:00 to 8:45; students register for one credit (MUS160).
Full time students can receive a Performance Scholarship each semester, upon
faculty recommendation.- Chamber Singers
- The Chamber Singers perform with the Concert Choir in hosting and
performing at the Annual Madrigal Dinner near the end of the Fall term, and in
the Spring Choral Concert, presented near the end of the Spring term. At the
Madrigal Dinner, the Chamber Singers form the Royal Court and are seated at
the head table during the banquet meal. In the Spring Choral Concert, the
Chamber Singers perform a variety of musical styles from Renaissance through
contemporary. The group rehearses for one hour on Monday and Wednesday each
week of the semester beginning at 12:00 noon. Students register for one credit
(MUS162). Full time students can receive a Performance Scholarship each
semester, upon faculty recommendation.
- Wind Ensemble
- Students who perform on any woodwind, brass, percussion or string
instruments are invited to join the Wind Ensemble to create a wide array of
musical offerings. The ensemble offers an opportunity for students who have
played in band in high school or earlier to develop their skills and continue
performing during their college years. The group performs many styles of music
in both the Christmas and the Spring Instrumental Concerts. Some of the
compositions are arranged specifically for the Silver Lake group, in order to
match the difficulty of each part with the skill level of each player. The
Wind Ensemble rehearses each Thursday evening from 7:00 until 8:45 pm.
Students register for one credit (MUS260). Full time students can receive a
Performance Scholarship each semester, upon faculty recommendation. For more
information contact: Professor Kelly Meyer,
kmeyer@silver.sl.edu
- Jazz Ensemble
The Jazz Ensemble performs a variety of jazz styles and literature, many
favorite tunes by well-known jazz musicians. Student musicians with moderate
to excellent performance skills on saxophone, trumpet, trombone, percussion,
guitar, bass, or keyboard are invited to join the Jazz ensemble. The group
meets for two hours each week and performs in the Christmas and the Spring
Instrumental Concerts. Rehearsals are held from 9:00-10:50 on Friday mornings.
Students register for one credit (MUS261); full-time students can receive a
Performance Scholarship each semester, upon faculty recommendation. For more
information contact: Professor Kelly Meyer,
kmeyer@silver.sl.edu.
Yearly Performances
- Madrigal Dinner
The Madrigal Dinner is a musical re-enactment of a courtly Christmas banquet
in Renaissance England presented in Generose Hall on the Silver Lake College
campus. All musicians are dressed in period costumes and present a variety of
musical venues from solo singing and trios or quartets, to larger ensembles and
the entire cast of Concert Choir and Chamber Singer members. The singers are
joined by the Recorders by the Bay (8 members), a Celtic Harpist and
Harpsichordist (Ms Sandra Stevens of the Music faculty), and the UW-Sheboygan
Chamber Singers, all under the direction of Dr. Dan Vander Linden, Professor of
Choral Music at Silver Lake College. The meal is catered by Garnishes of
Manitowoc and with trumpet fanfare, is served by the court musicians. A number
of actors and the all-present jester intersperse the singing and the meal with
Renaissance humor! A night to remember!- Artist Music Series
- The Music Department presents a number of professional guest artists of
outstanding performance reputation to perform Sunday afternoon (3:00) concerts
in the college Chapel for Silver Lake students and personnel as well as for
music lovers from the surrounding area.
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- Student Recitals
All music majors present a sophomore and a senior recital on their major
instrument or voice. The senior recital is approximately 1 hour of music
prepared in the applied lessons which are required of all music majors. The
sophomore recital is approximately 30 minutes in length. Student recitals are
milestones that show the level of musical performance ability and maturity each
student has reached. Relatives, friends, and the general public are invited to
these recitals; no ticket is required.- Music Organization Performances
- Besides the annual Madrigal Dinner, the choirs prepare and perform a Spring
Choral Concert. The Wind Ensemble and the Jazz Ensemble perform a complete
concert for the end of each semester as a means to demonstrating all that each
member has achieved through the group rehearsals of the semester. These concert
are the final assessment for the members of each ensemble; they include music of
many styles and levels of difficulty.
