Francis Marion University Choir & Voice Collective
March 29 • 6:15 PM • Sanctuary

The Francis Marion University Choir is open to all university students offering a wide range of musical ability, style, and color. Small but mighty, the University Chorus has an average enrollment of between 15 and 25 students. This group has sung in numerous area churches and has performed with the Florence Symphony Orchestra, with  the Francis Marion String Ensemble, and at Carnegie Hall. This summer, select members will represent the University in England, singing under the baton of the great John Rutter. They have performed such major choral works as the “Polovetzian Dance and Chorus” of Alexander Borodin, the “Schicksalslied” of Johannes Brahms, the Ninth Symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven, Handel’s Messiah, Gospel Mass by Robert Ray, and contemporary compositions by local composers.

Francis Marion’s Voice Collective is a small, audition-only all-women’s ensemble. Students focus their efforts on a cappella pop, rock, and jazz literature, as well as contemporary choral styles. The group performs throughout the region for schools and service organizations. They have performed at local and regional high schools as well as Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. They’ve performed on cruises to the Bahamas, and they’ve traveled to Baltimore, Washington, D.C., and even Vienna, Austria, where they performed in front of thousands of spectators.