Community Ensembles

Whitworth Community Concert Band

Directed by Kyla Fague and Richard Strauch, DMA

The Whitworth Community Concert Band is an adult, non-auditioned, open-enrollment instrumental ensemble specifically for community wind, brass and percussion players college-aged and above, as well as Whitworth students, faculty and staff. The Community Band performs a mix of traditional and contemporary music (concert works, marches, medleys, etc.) for concert band, and rehearses Monday evenings during the Whitworth University academic calendar from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The ensemble presents two concerts each year, one per semester.

Whitworth students may enroll in the ensemble for one academic credit (MU 267/467). Community members may participate for a nominal introductory fee of $75 each semester. Current Whitworth University faculty and staff may participate with fees waived, and former faculty and staff may participate at a discount.

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Whitworth Community Chorale

Directed by Scott Davis

The Whitworth Community Chorale is a non-auditioned, open-enrollment choral ensemble specifically for community singers, Whitworth students, faculty and staff of all ages and experience levels. Dedicated to a broad and joyful mix of choral music, the chorale studies anything from large-scale choral masterworks to secular and sacred choral selections, to the Golden Age of Broadway and the American Songbook. The Whitworth Community Chorale rehearses Monday evenings during the Whitworth University academic calendar from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The ensemble presents two large-scale concerts per academic year (one performance each semester).

Whitworth students are welcome to enroll in the ensemble for one academic credit (MU 279/479), even if a member of another Whitworth ensemble. Community members may participate for a nominal fee of $100 each semester. Current Whitworth University faculty, staff and graduate students are welcome to participate with fees waived, and Whitworth alumni and former faculty and staff are welcome to participate at a discount.

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