“Excellent, brilliant, fantastic.” That is how internationally renowned composer Karl Jenkins described the U.S. premier of his composition “Gloria” at Carnegie Hall on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The Ottawa University Choir joined a number of other choirs from the U.S. and abroad in performing “Gloria” and “Stabat Mater” before a sellout crowd. “The performers played and sounded great, so it was memorable,” said Jenkins. “It made a connection with the audience. That�

The Ottawa University Music Department had a busy spring semester. In addition to the OU™ Concert Choir’s venture to Carnegie Hall (see page 11), a number of concerts were held. The OU Orchestra presented its first spring concert on March 6. The soloists for the concert were OU adjunct faculty members Chun-Chien Chuang and Sascha Groschang, and Lubomira Paskaleva-Kulzer, who is on the faculty at MidAmerica Nazarene University. The concert marked the first collaboration of the OU Orche

The Ottawa University Music Department once again ushered in the Christmas season with its annual Christmas Vespers on December 5. Performances by the University Ringers, University Orchestra, and University Concert Choir and Jazz Singers, as well as scripture readings and traditional carols sung by the audience all served to prepare hearts for the celebration of Christ’s birth. A favorite of the season, “Sleigh Ride” by Leroy Anderson, was also performed, and 2011 was anticipated with the