Five UNC Charlotte choral students participated in the inauguration of Margaret Spellings, the 18th president of the University of North Carolina system on Thursday, Oct. 13, in Memorial Hall on the UNC Chapel Hill campus; the ceremony was broadcast live on WUNC-TV.
President Spellings requested the formation of a diverse student choir comprised of sopranos/altos/tenors/basses from each of the 17 UNC schools. A choral music aficionado, she chose “The Road Not Taken” (from Frostiana) and “Amazing Grace” to be performed.
Soprano Larsen Sigmon, mezzo-soprano Cara Sherill, tenor Benjamin Lulliano, baritone Kyle McCoy and bass James Matens represented the University. They previously performed as the small vocal ensemble at the this year’s New Student Convocation, and they will participate in the Music in the Glen performance series at Van Landingham Glen.
The University Chorale remains as active as ever, performing this Friday, Oct. 21, for the International Orthodox Christian Charities Pan-Orthodox National Banquet in the sanctuary of St. Nektarios Greek Orthodox Church. Immediately following, the chorale departs on a tour of North Carolina, stopping and performing at 14 different high schools throughout the state, with two final stops for special services at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in uptown Charlotte and at Quail Hollow Presbyterian Church in south Charlotte.
The chorale’s final performance of the semester will be contemporary classics for Christmas on Monday, Dec. 5, in Robinson Hall.