Farewell Concert
The Department of Music presents Dr. John Jost and the °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Chorale
04/24/2018 2:15 PM
°®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Chorale Farewell Concert
The °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ will present a farewell concert to Dr. John Jost, who is retiring after 29 years, as Director of Choral Activities at °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ. The Chorale concert is Saturday, April 28, at 3:00 p.m. in the Dingeldine Music Center, 1417 W. Barker Ave in Peoria,
Over 100 °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Chorale alumni will join this year’s 40-member Chorale to present favorite selections from concerts of previous years. The Chorale will also present the world premiere of all seven movements of Where Dreams Fly, musical settings by composer William Averitt of poems inspired by paintings of Marc Chagall. Composer Averitt will be present at the concert.
The °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Chorale has performed across the United States and Europe, winning national and international recognition. The ensemble has performed often for state and regional music educator conventions. Recent Chorale tours have taken the ensemble to southern Spain and Denmark.
Dr. John Jost, director of the °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ Chorale and professor of music at °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ, earned his undergraduate and advanced degrees at Stanford University and taught in California, New York, and Haiti before arriving at °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ in 1989. He has served as principal violist of the Peoria Symphony and for 40 years directed a summer music camp in Haiti. He is also co-founder and artistic director of the Peoria Bach Festival. He has won awards for teaching, achievement, and service from °®¶¹´«Ã½ÊÓƵ, the American Choral Directors Association, and the Haitian Ministry of Culture.
Admission is $5 for adults, students free.