Syracuse University’s Women’s Choir to perform in Setnor Auditorium April 27

Syracuse University’s Women’s Choir to perform in Setnor Auditorium April 27April 08, 2002Judy Holmesjlholmes@syr.edu

The Syracuse University’s Women’s Choir, under the direction of Barbara Tagg, will present a concert at 8 p.m. April 27 in the Rose and Jules R. Setnor Auditorium in SU’s Crouse College. The concert is free and open to the public.

The choir will perform works by Johannes Brahms, Pavel Chesnokov, Ruth Watson Henderson, Donald Patriquin, Ro Ogaru, Rupert Lang and Gwyneth Walker, among others. The concert will also include performances by the Mandarins, a women’s a cappella ensemble, and the SU Men’s Glee Club.

The SU Women’s Choir is the largest choral ensemble in the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music, College of Visual and Performing Arts. It is a non-auditioned choir for undergraduate and graduate women who love to sing. Tagg is an adjunct faculty member in the Setnor School of Music and the artistic director and founder of the Syracuse Children’s Chorus. In demand internationally, Tagg has presented concerts and workshops in Europe, Canada, Hong Kong and China, as well as for many universities and choral organizations throughout the United States.