College Community Chorus
World Premiere!
Dmytro Malyi: Salve Regina (2022)
Middlebury College Community Chorus
Jeffrey Buettner, conductor
Ronnie Romano ‘20, pianist
Eleanor Mayerfeld ‘19.5, soprano
Tevan Goldberg ‘18, baritone
April 2, 2023, Champlain Valley Unitarian Universalist Society, Middlebury, Vermont
With extremely limited rehearsal time, the Chorus and all involved finally performed this premiere following cancellation of the December concert.
Follow this link for video of the premiere, and program information!
A vibrant, inspiring, and supportive opportunity for singing at Middlebury.
Students, alumni, staff, faculty, and community members join together to sing a broad selection of repertoire spanning historical and contemporary chorus genres, as well as newly-composed choral music. Rehearsals take place roughly according to the college semester schedule, culminating in performances at the end of each semester.
Rehearsals
Tuesday 6:30-8:30 PM College Chapel (on hold)
Temporary Hiatus
The College Community Chorus is on temporary hiatus from our regular rehearsal schedule in spring 2023.
We hope to update this page with plans for singing gatherings in the coming months!
Check this page for announcements of Summer Sing(s) and fall schedule.
New singers are welcome! Audition is not required.
Admission to the Chorus is presently paused, but we hope to share updates to spring Planning soon!
The Chorus is open without audition to all college students, adults, and high school students who love to sing. Please contact Jeff Buettner at buettner@middlebury.edu if you are interested in singing, or you are welcome to join us for a rehearsal. An appointment to meet with Professor Buettner is recommended, but an audition is not required in order to sing with the Chorus.
Resources
Follow the link below for a site that provides various resources for singing, learning about, and hearing our music.
The Chorus Experience
Students have commented that the Community Chorus provides a place to sing, to explore music together, and to make life-long friends with others from on- and off-campus.
“I am so happy I decided to take choir. I would definitely recommend it! Singing allows students to decompress and re-contextualize their collegiate lives… I learned about the collaboration, patience, and self-awareness that is required to make collective art… I’ve learned how to read music, to work as part of a team, to train my own voice to fit a part, to take care of myself so that I can sing, and to value having friends in the community.”
Note: Middlebury College students may optionally take Chorus for credit over two semesters as a fifth course, MUSC0205C. You must register in the second semester, by instructor approval. Along with singing in rehearsal and performance, the credit includes listening and writing assignments that vary by semester.
Contact
Email Jeff Buettner at buettner@middlebury.edu for more information, or join a rehearsal.
Fall Concert December 4, 3:00 PM, Robison Concert Hall
We apologize that this concert has been postponed until further notice!
The program includes
Salve Regina by Ukrainian composer Dmytro Malyi
World Premiere, commissioned in 2022
Requiem by Gabriel Fauré
Eleanor Mayerfeld ‘19.5, soprano
Tevan Goldberg ‘18, baritone
The concert is free and open to the public.