Full course description
Course Introduction
The IU East Richmond Chorale is a vocal ensemble for IU East students and community members. The Chorale gives 2-4 performances per semester on the IU East campus or in the surrounding region.
This year, we're exploring poetry through music, performing settings of both American poets and the poetry of other cultures and times. We'll also perform our 3rd annual madrigal dinner, and return to Friends Fellowship for our holiday singalong!
Rehearsal and Registration Information
This site is for community member registration. IU East students should register for MUS-X 70 this spring for either 0,1 or 2 credits. Students can register by clicking here . All community members must be 18+ to participate.
Rehearsals are Tuesday evenings in Vivian Auditorium in Whitewater Hall from 6-7:45 pm. Rehearsals begin August 26.
Questions? Contact Jessica Raposo Coleman
Concert Dates
- November 20: American Voices, Whitewater Hall Lobby, IU East
- December 13: Holiday Concert and Singalong, Friends Fellowship Community
- February 13: Valentine’s Day Elizabethan Dinner, Wayne County Historical Museum
- April (TBD): 2nd poetry concert, featuring music of other cultures and times
Learning Outcomes
Participants in this course will be able to:
- Analyze the structure and context of varied musical works and their implications for performance
- Develop personal interpretations that consider creators’ intent
- Evaluate and refine personal and ensemble performances, individually or in collaboration with others
- Perform expressively, with appropriate interpretation and technical accuracy, and in a manner appropriate to the audience and context
Course Learning Outcomes are taken from the National Association for Music Education 2014 Standards for Ensembles.
Director Bio
Jessica Raposo Coleman is chair of the Fine and Performing Arts department at Indiana University East, where she teaches classes in performance, music theory and history, and directs the IU East Richmond Chorale. A classical flutist by trade, she began her work in choral music in church music ministry, first as a singer and instrumentalist, then as a director of traditional, folk and youth choirs in Vancouver (Canada) and Connecticut. She directed the IU East Richmond Chorale from 2016-2019, and returned to the group last year. Dr. Raposo Coleman holds music degrees from the University of Michigan, the Royal Academy of Music, and the University of British Columbia, and is a certified K-12 music educator. She completed additional conducting training at the International Workshops in Stavanger, Norway, and the Choral Conducting Symposium at the University of Michigan.