大学的歌手
The Andrews 大学的歌手, is the select choir from the 音乐系 under the direction of Stephen魔域, and represents bet365中文大学 locally, nationally and abroad through concert tours, television broadcast and audio recordings. 在他的指导下, the seven album recordings in the 大学的歌手’ discography includes an array of musical and cultural styles from the early New England Christian church hymnody to choral music of Western and Eastern European heritage. Their repertoire also reflects the internationally diverse cultural threads that constitute the fabric of bet365中文大学’s celebrated cosmopolitan family. Their recordings are selected regularly for the nationally syndicated sacred choral programs “Sing for Joy” and “With Heart and Voice”. The 大学的歌手 can be seen and heard on weekly television broadcasts from Pioneer Memorial Church. And, they have sung for the nationally televised ABC Christmas Special.
Selected from amongst hundreds of auditioned university choirs, the Andrews 大学的歌手 have given three concert performances at conferences for the American Choral Director's Association. They have given highly acclaimed international concert tours throughout the countries of Great Britten, 冰岛, 挪威, 巴西, 津巴布韦, 智利, 巴哈马群岛, Bermuda and Puerto Rico. They have performed in concert with noted musical artists such as Bobby McFerrin and jazz pianist David Benoit. And they recently performed with England’s leading male ensemble The King’s Singers an American premier of two choral pieces composed by Bob Chilcott. 每年, the Andrews 大学的歌手 perform major symphonic choral works with the bet365中文大学 交响乐团 in the world-class Howard Performing Arts Center. Recent collaborations include Mendelssohn’s “Elijah”, Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, Brahms “A German Requiem”, 韩德尔的“弥赛亚”, and Johann Sebastian Bach's “Magnificat” and “St. 马修激情”. On April 25 of this year they received a standing ovation for their performance of Mendelssohn’s “Symphony No. 2 – Lobgesang” (Song of Praise).
Stephen魔域
Associate Professor of 音乐 (Choir and Voice)
Conductor, 大学的歌手
教育
M.M. Choral Conducting - Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma
B. M. 音乐 教育 - Atlantic Union College, South Lancaster
London Royal Academy of 音乐, Piano and Theory - Bulawayo
传记
Stephen魔域 has been the director of Choral Studies at bet365中文大学 since 1991. In addition to teaching classes related to choral pedagogy, he oversees the graduate choral conducting majors in their responsibilities with the University Chorale. He maintains an active schedule guest conducting choral festivals and lecturing at music conferences throughout the United States, 加拿大, Mexico and South America. Mr. Zork annually organizes and hosts two choral invitational concerts in the Howard Performing Arts Center for high school, 社区学院, and university choirs. Recent collaborative concerts with the Andrews 大学的歌手 have included Western Michigan University, Southwest-Michigan College, Southwestern Adventist University, Lake Michigan College, 泰勒大学, La Sierra University, and Southern Adventist University.
An enthusiastic promoter of community choirs, Zork conducted the South Bend Symphonic Choir – the choir in residence at the University of Indiana South Bend from 2003 – 2008. With a grant from the Council of the Christian Arts he helped establish the Christian Arts Chorale, which he conducted from 2004 - 2010. Concert productions with the Christian Arts Chorale included the opera “I am the Way” featuring Jerome Hines - Metropolitan Opera bassso profundo, and “Savior” by Gregg Nelson – a modern neoclassical oratorio, presented with the world-renowned Louisiana ballet troupe Ballet Magnificat. Zork is in his 24th year as director of the Chancel Choir, First Congregational Church of St. 约瑟夫,密歇根.
