College Choir ends its spring
tour on a high note in Wellin
by Hannah Grace O'Connell '14
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT WRITER
April 2, 2011
The Hamilton College Choir and the College Hill Singers finished their Spring Tour with one final concert on April 1, at Wellin Hall at 8 p.m. The group, led by director G. Roberts Colb, performed musical pieces from a variety of different genres.
After starting their show singing in the rafters, the choir descended to the stage to perform a variety of traditional pieces of music, such as three separate musical interpretations of Psalm 98.
The College Hill Singers performed a selection of Italian madrigal pieces from the 16th century before concluding with the more modern “Over the Rainbow.” After their performance, two singing quartets sang to the delight of the audience. Half and Half embodied old fashioned crooning with “May I Never Love Again,” and The Bad Golfers sang an upbeat rendition of “It’s a Good Day.” Before the entire choir reconvened on stage, a capella group Duelly Noted surprised the audience with 1950s favorite “Why Do Fools Fall in Love?”
After these short pieces, the entire choir returned on stage for “Reincarnations,” a series of two love songs broken up by a three part canon lament. The show ended strongly with a medley of traditional spirituals.
The concert was the culmination of a week of touring during spring break. The group traveled through the south, performing in a different city every night in places such as Richmond, Virginia and Charleston, South Carolina before concluding in Washington, DC.