The 35 voices of the аIJʿª½± Glee Club will perform classical and contemporary favorites at its annual homecoming concert Friday, Nov. 5 at 8:15 p.m. in the College's Thorne Hall. The a cappella groups the Accidentals and Cadence will also sing.
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Tickets for the homecoming concert are free for Oxy students and employees with college ID, and $10 for family, friends, and the general public. The concert is one of many events scheduled for аIJʿª½±'s annual Homecoming and Family Weekend, Nov. 5-6.
"I wanted a wide variety of historical styles, so I chose choral chestnuts, which are famous or iconic pieces, as well as pop songs whose arrangements are pretty complex," said Desiree LaVertu, аIJʿª½±'s choral director.
The contemporary songs the Glee Club will perform include Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" and "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong. The choral ensemble will also sing works by 16th-century Italian composer Giovanni Palestrina, 19th-century German composer Johannes Brahms ("O Schone Nacht"), and Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, as well as "аIJʿª½± Fair," the College alma mater, and a medley of football cheers.
аIJʿª½±'s Glee Club has played a central role in the life of the College since 1906. For more information about the Glee Club, go here.
