The inaugural WashU Choir Invitational brings together four outstanding high school choirs from the St. Louis region – Clayton High School, Ritenour High School, Triad High School (IL), and Webster Groves High School – for a celebration of choral music and the work of composer, conductor, and educator Dr. Brandon Williams. The WashU Chamber Choir will also join the festival, with each ensemble performing a work by Dr. Williams. The evening will culminate in a combined performance of Seeking Light, led by the composer himself.
Inaugural WashU Choral Invitational with guest Conductor and Composer Dr. Brandon Williams, Associate Professor and Director of Choral Activities, Rutgers University.
Program
Ritenour High School Chamber Choir
Stephanie Ruggles, conductor
Kimberly Carson, piano
And So It Goes by Billy Joel, arranged by Bob Chilcott
Winter Wind by Brandon Williams
Webster Groves High School Chamber Singers
Jaylen Davis, conductor
Malachi Williams, piano
Lorelei by Clara Schumann, arranged by Brandon Williams
From the Window of Despair by Eric Tuan
Clayton High School Chamber Choir
Brian Parrish, conductor
Malachi WIlliams, piano
Sing Out Your Joy by Victor Johnson
Fierce Love by Brandon Williams
Triad High School Treble Chamber Choir
Veronica Rice, conductor
Stephen Eros, piano
Can’t Help It by Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, arr. Amanda Taylor and Tehillah Alphonso of Saje
Allerseelen by Richard Strauss, arranged by Brandon Williams
WashU Chamber Choir
John McDonald, conductor
Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano
Voices of the Earth by Brandon Williams
RIUH (Chaotic Joy) by Tracy Wong
TBD, soloist
Wilson Hou, vocal percussion
Combined Choirs
Brandon Williams, conductor
Yeon-Kyung Kim, piano
Seeking Light by Brandon Williams