Lakeland students show off their musical talent
LC Music Department puts on an outstanding fall concert
Carlos Millan
Issue date: 11/12/09 Section: Features
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Lakeland College's Music Department presented the Fall Concert in the Bradley Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 8 at 3:00 p.m. The concert consisted of Frauenchor, the Concert Choir, the Schilcutt Handbell Ensemble, and the Concert Band playing several pieces themselves.
Officially the concert began when Janet L. Harrick, professor of music and director of college choirs and handbells, led the audience in the singing of the alma mater.
The concert then started with Frauenchor singing some great pieces that transcended the world regarding the many languages they had to sing in.
The first song they sang was "Der Gärtner" and was sung in German. Dr. Arthur T. Johnson, associate professor of music and college pianist, played the piano for this piece and all of them, except for the Concert Band and the Schilcutt Handbell Ensemble.
The song "Der Gärtner" was only the start of the concert and it grabbed the audience's attention right away. The Frauenchor choir sang songs in German, Scottish, French, English, and a song in a made up language.
"Adiemus", a song written in sounds, caught the audience's attention more than the others. There is no language associated with it so the choir had to sing it using only sounds.
This song had the audience singing along with it internally. The choir, before the song, picked up hidden drums and several members of the choir played them while singing. The sounds of "Aye ya coo ay yeh" were surrounding the theater with its captivating rhythm.
Once the Frauenchor choir was finished with their set the Concert Choir soon followed. Again, the audience followed every word the choir sang.
Similar to the set the Frauenchor had just sung, many of the pieces the Concert Choir sang were in a different language. They sang songs in Russian, Spanish, English, and Xhosa.
They started with a piece named "A Jubilant Song" in which Mayo Shimizu, a music major, played the organ and some members of the Schilcutt Handbell Ensemble played the handbells.
One of the most memorable songs sang that afternoon was "Dubula". This piece was sung in Xhosa and carried with it some movement. The audience got to witness the Concert Choir move to the song.
"Dubula" got the audience to move their eyes across the stage with the movement choreographed by the choir. At the end, the audience got a pleasant stomp to signal the end of the piece.
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