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James Hutchings to conduct Chamber
Singers
for his recital Saturday, Nov., 12
For his senior recital, K-12 music major James B. Hutchings of
Wabash will conduct the Manchester College Chamber Singers and
instrumental musicians through a multilingual “History of Western Music”
at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12. The free recital is in Wine Recital
Hall, on the east side of the North Manchester campus.
The Chamber Singers will perform in four languages – Latin,
Italian, German and English for the conducting recital. Also assisting
Hutchings are Dr. Debra Lynn, associate professor of music, on piano and
organ; mezzo-soprano Heather Petersen; Aimee Gerdes on percussion;
Elizabeth Hutchings on flute; Linda Kummernuss and Rod Morrison on
violin; Robert Lynn on cello; and Julie Sadler on viola.
The music selections include Ye Followers of the Lamb by
Edwin Earle Ferguson, Benediction and Cry Out and Shout by
Knut Nystedt, O Magnum Mysterium by Tomá Luis Vittonia,
Lebenslust by Franz Schubert,
and Hutching’s own arrangement of Kwmbaya.
Hutchings, who also plays the piano and harpsichord, plans to pursue a
master’s and doctorate of musical arts in choral conducting upon
graduation this spring from Manchester College. He has not chosen a
graduate school. His name is frequently on the Dean’s List, is listed in
2005 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and
Colleges, and he traveled with the College’s A Cappella Choir to
perform in the Vatican and cathedrals of Italy in 2004. Hutchings
resides in Wabash with his wife and two children.
For more about Manchester College’s Music Department or other academic
areas of study, visit
www.manchester.edu.
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