Bach, Brahms, Bernstein
On Monday, March 18 the Brenau University Vocal Chamber Ensemble filled the lobby of John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts with the sounds of Bach, Brahms, Bernstein from the winding staircases to a close and intimate crowd. The vocal group’s performance covered material spanning centuries of musical development. Conductor and Brenau University professor Bobby Ivey told audience members the selections highlighted different musical periods from the Baroque to the contemporary.
The group consists of 18 students and they preformed three songs by each composer. Junior piano performance major Yuxi Liu and Brenau’s Ben Leaptrott accompanied the vocalists on piano and at times both played the instrument when a piece required four hands. Haley Phillips also accompanied on percussion during Bernstein’s Gloria TibiI.
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- The Brenau Vocal Chamber Ensemble preforms ‘Bach, Brahms, Bernstein’ in the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, March 18, 2013.
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- The Brenau Vocal Chamber Ensemble preforms ‘Bach, Brahms, Bernstein’ in the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, March 18, 2013.
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- The Brenau Vocal Chamber Ensemble preforms ‘Bach, Brahms, Bernstein’ in the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, March 18, 2013.
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- Ben Leaptrott turns music for the Brenau University Vocal Chamber Ensemble’s Yuxi Liu as she plays piano during the groups concert ‘Bach, Brhams and Bernstein’ in the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, March 18, 2013.
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- From left, Gabriel Lopez, Jeff Akana and Cody Otero preform ‘Der G artner’ by Brahms in the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, March 18, 2013.
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- Members of the Brenau Vocal Chamber Ensemble listen along as Cody Otero performs ‘A Simple Song’ by Leonard Bernstein during the ‘Bach, Braahms, Bernsteinin’ in the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, March 18, 2013.
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- The Brenau Vocal Chamber Ensemble’s Cody Otero smiles as audience members appluad his performance of ‘A Simple Song’ by Leonard Bernstein during the ‘Bach, Braahms, Bernsteinin’ performance in the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, March 18, 2013.
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- The Brenau Vocal Chamber Ensemble smile to applause as conductor Bobby Ivey presents them after they preformed ‘Bach, Brahms, Bernstein’ in the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, March 18, 2013.
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- Kristin Marsh, right, practices before she and the rest of the Brenau Vocal Chamber Ensemble preform in the John S. Burd Center for the Performing Arts on Monday, March 18, 2013.
