The Catawba Singers
"Our Song," the Catawba Singers and the Chamber Singers second spring program, will be presented at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, May 4 in the splendid acoustics of Omwake-Dearborn Chapel on campus. The Singers are under the direction of Dr. Phillip E. Burgess, Director of Choral Activities at Catawba, and the program is free and open to the public.
The music for this program was suggested, selected and planned by members of the chorus themselves with a wide variety of musical styles represented on the program. Each selection is a reflection on the life of the student, their highs and lows, their trials and their triumphs.
Selections by Billy Joel, Leonard Cohen, Freddie Mercury, Randall Thompson and George Gershwin will take center stage. Of special note is the world-premiere performance of "Alone" by Catawba senior Allison Andrews of Sherrills Ford. The hauntingly beautiful work was written over the course of Ms. Andrews' years at Catawba, and will be performed by the Chamber Choir.
Other Singers participating in the program include sopranos Madeline Auchter* of Houston,Texas; Jennifer Beach of Westminster, Md.; Spencer Bowden of Salisbury; Brittany Coley of Salisbury; Rona-Lyn Dizon of Mount Airy; Lauren Gaskill of Salisbury; Taylor Hawes* of Tabor City; Olivia Hedrick of Elon; Mikiah Mitchell of Washington, D.C.; Casey Pressler* of Tupelo, Miss.; Chelsea Retalic* of Concord; Danielle Rivera* of Concord; Katelyn Smith of Concord; Cynthia Snipes of Winston-Salem; and Sarah Yow of Concord; altos Allison Andrews* of Sherrills Ford; Tabitha Bass of Mebane; Galavia Blackwell of Virginia Beach, Va.; Haley Braswell of Cape Girardeau, Mo.; Kateaka Brown of Davidson; Katelyn DeZego of Lexington; Morgan Griffin* of China Grove; Hannah Lee* of Fuquay-Varina; Rachel Lofton of Maysville; Megan Loveall of Salisbury; Elizabeth Marshburn of Jacksonville; Priscilla Perez of Lackey, Miss.; Madison Sides* of Landis; Quashona Smith* of Atlantic City, N.J.; Victoria Whetzel of Vale; tenors Reuben Chance* of Augusta, Ga.; Brandon Engelskirchen of Concord; Jason Hickerson* of Statesville; Jacob Jester* of China Grove; Jonathan Lodgek* of Statesville; Patrick Moore* of Concord; and Robert Thornton* of Durham; basses Kenneth Blaker of Concord; Daniel Brown* of Jacksonville; Abiye Fubara* of Angier; Caleb Garner* of Robbins; Conway Hahne of Garner; Mark Highsmith of Asheville; Richard Lugo of Virginia Beach, Va.; James Satterwhite* of Concord; Ashton Tibbitt of Sanford; and Darrell White of Raleigh.
Other musicians participating in the program include accompanists Jacob Hahn and Susan Trivette, piano; Dr. Barry Sang, horn; and other instrumentalists from the college community.
*Denotes students who are members of the Catawba Singers and also Chamber Singers.
