2006 Miracle Yearbook

Choral IF Concert Chorale, Men's Glee Club, Women's Choir, Jubilate, and Orchestra join together to present Mozart's "Solemn Vespers" and Poulenc's "Gloria" during the annual Choral Masterworks Concert. "One Voice" takes the stage in chapel and ministers through song under the direction of admissions counselor Michael Dorsey. Groups The chapel was filled with the reverberations of harmonies, melodies, and crescendos as a stage crowded with men and women in tuxedos and evening gowns belted out sacred hymns, southern spirituals, and Latin arias. My skin was covered with goose bumps as the group reached their powerful finale. God definitely blessed these students with the gift of song. Cedarville's choral groups, consisting of the Men's Glee Club, Women's Choir, Jubilate, and the Concert Chorale, traveled across the country and expanded their musical repertoire during the school year. In addition to the several other countries that they visited, the Men's Glee Club added Scotland to their itinerary this year, as they toured the country for a week in April. Sophomore Brian Sallee, a member of the Men's Glee Club, remembered the interesting new direction their choir took. He said,"We did a song this year in African dialect. It never really meant much to me, until at one church a lady came up to me and said she understood everything in the song! She was from that region of Africa, and she said it meant so much to her and her family." Choral groups this year didn't just affect their audience, however. Nita Privedenyuk, a sophomore member of Jubilate, mentioned, "It's funny how you can stand next to someone for two hours, twice a week and not really know who they are. That all changes when we go on tours. During our travels there's a lot of time to just talk to people about life and see what makes them tick." One thing that the choral groups were constantly reminded of was for Whom they sang as well as their true reason for performing. Freshman Jesse Lansford, a Member of the Men's Glee Club, said, "The main point for the choral music we do is to give glory to God,so even if we are °Illy singing to three people, We will still do the concert because we are giving glory to God through our voices." A Ladies from the Concert Chorale, Women's Choir, and Jubilate follow their music as they present Mozart's "Solemn Vespers." Ministries 213