The 71-member Hamilton College Choir will spend part of the College's spring break touring and performing in Europe. Under the direction of G. Roberts Kolb, professor of music and director of choral music at Hamilton since 1981, the choir and College Hill singers will perform in Leipzig and Wettin, Germany; Prague, Czech Republic; Vienna, Austria; and Krakow and Warsaw Poland, in concerts March 15-24.
The choir will present a selection of both sacred and secular works ranging from the Renaissance to the present day, including works by German, Czech, Austrian, Polish and American composers such as Handl, Brahms and Ives.
Highlights of this year's tour will be a performance at Thomaskirche, J.S. Bach's church in Leipzig, and participation in Catholic and Lutheran masses in Poland.
The Hamilton College Choir boasts an uninterrupted tradition of fine choral singing that dates back for over a century. The choir travels regularly throughout the eastern half of the United States and has undertaken five concert tours in Europe over the last 18 years. This is the sixth European tour for the choir; the last was in Italy in 2001.
