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International Psalms


Student singers showcased their versatility Nov. 21 during the Dickinson College Choir and Collegium’s group performance, An Afternoon of Choral Psalms. Under the direction of Amy Wlodarski and Sean Parr, assistant professors of music, the student vocal groups sang in Latin, Hebrew and German and performed works representing several eras in musical history and different faith traditions.

Featuring selections by Bernstein, Brahams, Purcell and Rachmaninov, the concert included solo performances by vocalists Juliana Burdick ’11, Lindsey Stum ’14, Laura Costa ’10, Laura Takakjy ’11, Ee Rah Sung ’11, David Cochrane ’14, Eric Rosenstein ’11, Taylor Bell ’11 and Christopher Theodorou ’13. The afternoon’s instrumentalists were pianists David Glasgow, contributing faculty in music, and Haosong Wang ’12;  harpist Elizabeth Asmus, contributing faculty in music; and organist Shirley King, director of advising and adjunct instructor of organ.

They enjoyed an atmospheric venue. The concert was held in Carlisle’s historic First Lutheran Church, an Italian-Renaissance structure in the heart of downtown Carlisle. The church dates its original foundation and charter to 1765 and will mark its 250th anniversary in 2015. 


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  • Noted architect John Augustus Dempwolf based the First Lutheran Church’s chancel design on a fourth-century church in Jerusalem. Above, students in the Dickinson College Collegium assemble on the chancel.
    First Lutheran Church
  • Sean Parr, visiting assistant professor of music and conductor of the Dickinson Collegium, assumes his place in front of the choral group. This is Parr’s first academic year as Collegium conductor.
    Sean Parr
  • The Dickinson Collegium is a select ensemble that is open by audition to Dickinson students and members of the community. The group’s annual Christmas concert draws standing-room audiences to Old West’s equally atmospheric Memorial Hall.
    Collegium
  • The Collegium performs Gloria in Altissimis Deo by Chiara Margarita Cozzolani, accompanied by organist Shirley King. King is Dickinson’s director of advising and adjunct instructor of organ and harpsichord.
    Shirley King
  • The Dickinson College Choir performs a work by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy.
    College Choir
  • Founded in 1860, the Dickinson College Choir is open by audition and is governed by elected student officers. The choir recently performed in the Pennsylvania State Capitol for Governor Ed Rendell.
    Polished Performances
  • Pianists David Glasgow, contributing faculty in music, and Haosong Wang ’12 accompanied the choral groups. Glasgow also serves as the groups’ rehearsal accompanist.
    Haosong Wang '12
  • The Dickinson College Choir performs in the First Lutheran Church. Featuring Italian-Renaissance architecture, the church's current building was dedicated in 1901. It stands on the corner of High and Bedford Streets, in the heart of downtown Carlisle.
    College Choir
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By MaryAlice Bitts Jackson
Photos by A. Pierce Bounds ’71