WAU Hosts the 2019 Choral Festival

Takoma Park, MD. (February 15, 2019)

The Washington Adventist University (WAU) Department of Music recently hosted the 2019 Choral Festival featuring over 100 attendees from eight private academies.

Festival participants were Blue Mountain Academy, Highland View Academy, Shenandoah Valley Academy, Richmond Academy, Spencerville Academy, Spring Valley Academy, Takoma Academy, and participating for the first time, Tri-City Christian Academy.

During the four days, students took part in a focused and rigorous program, studying music and enhancing their skills. They were also exposed to a wide range of literature while learning alongside WAU music majors.

“One of the most interesting things about this event is that we get to collaborate with other schools and learn different music,” said one participant.

On Friday night the WAU Festival Choir, composed of the Columbia Collegiate Chorale, the strings section of the New England Youth Ensemble and the Festival participants, held a Vespers Concert. Together, they performed such pieces as Mass in G major by Franz Schubert, Way Over in Beulah Lan’ arranged by Stacey Gibbs, and We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder arranged by Horace Boyer.

In addition to preparing for their music, students had an opportunity to audition for scholarships. At the end of the Vespers program, 22 students received merit scholarships ranging from $4,000 to $9,000 renewable throughout their time at WAU.

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