by Mike Telin
Founded in 1921, the Cornell University Chorus is Cornell’s premier treble voice ensemble. Comprising fifty women from a variety of backgrounds, the Chorus performs a repertoire spanning eight centuries and ten languages, including masses, motets, spirituals, folk, and a variety of other classical and contemporary pieces.
On Saturday, April 5, this celebrated chorus will present a concert beginning at 7:30 pm in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Akron, as part of its 2014 Midwest tour. “What’s remarkable about this tour is that the students put it together entirely on their own,” chorus director Robert Isaacs told us during a recent telephone conversation. “They have a long tradition of student leadership which is one of the most exceptional things about the program. The quality of student leadership is every bit as good as the quality of the music making.”