Meadows Chorale and Concert Choir
Dedicated to performing excellence in the choral art, the choral program at SMU has a rich tradition dating back more than 40 years. Throughout this period, members of SMU choral ensembles have gone on to successful careers as vocalists, conductors, music educators and church music leaders, some achieving national and international acclaim in their field. The tradition continues this year with concerts by the Meadows Chorale and the Meadows Concert Choir, both under the direction of Pamela Elrod, Director of Choral Activities. The 2011-2012 concert season will feature a collaborative performance of Handel’s Messiah with the Turtle Creek Chorale at the Meyerson Symphony Center, along with regular on-campus concerts at Caruth Auditorium and Perkins Chapel (please see the performance calendar below). Students of all ages and academic concentrations may audition for either of the SMU choirs. For more information about the choral program, contact Dr. Elrod at pelrod@smu.edu.
2011 – 2012 Concert Season
*In lieu of admission for these concerts, we ask that you make a donation to the North Texas Food Bank through www.ntfb.org; food items may also be donated in person at all except the December 1 service.
“Seeking Light and Beauty”
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Meadows Chorale
2:00 pm
Perkins Chapel
We open the 2011 – 2012 concert season with a performance by the Meadows Chorale in the rich, reverberant acoustic of beautiful Perkins Chapel. Texts that reflect humanity’s search for tranquility of the spirit form the basis for this program. Included on the concert will be works by Herbert Howells, Johannes Brahms, and John Rutter.
“Love Looked Down”
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Meadows Concert Choir
Meadows Chorale
8:00 pm
Caruth Auditorium
Join the Meadows Concert Choir and the Meadows Chorale for an evening of music of the season. Featuring works from both secular and sacred traditions, the program will explore the universal themes of peace, love, and unity.
A Service of Lessons and Carols
Meadows Chorale
Perkins Seminary Singers
Thursday, December 1, 2011
4:00 pm and 8:00 pm
Perkins Chapel
“A Musical Banquet”
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Meadows Concert Choir
Meadows Chorale
3:00 pm
Caruth Auditorium
Food, glorious food! We’re all food junkies – we even have television channels devoted entirely to food. What better way to salute this wonderful obsession than by presenting a delicious feast of music all about food? Don’t miss this delectable concert!
“That Music Always Round Me”
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Meadows Concert Choir
Meadows Chorale
Garland High School Acappella Choir
8:00 pm
Caruth Auditorium
“That music always round me, unceasing, unbeginning, yet long, untaught I did not hear; but now the chorus I hear and am elated. . . ” So begins the poem penned by Walt Whitman – his words form the theme for the final choir concert of the season. The program will feature texts about the music that informs and accompanies our lives – music that is sometimes expected and obvious, and sometimes surprising and only subtly present. Our special guests on this concert will be the singers of the Garland High School Acappella Choir, under the direction of Cheryl Wilson.