Lehigh University Choral Union is one of Lehigh University’s most successful community outreach programs, bringing over 130 dedicated townspeople to campus for weekly rehearsals where they combine their voices with  Lehigh students, staff and faculty.  There is no audition required, but standards of musicianship are very high.  For nearly three decades since its founding by director Steven Sametz, the Choral Union has taken on the mainstays of the choral-orchestral repertoire, performing such diverse works as  the Verdi Requiem, Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem,  Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis, Debussy’s Le martyre de Saint Sébastien (with dance), Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms, Bach’s Matthäuspassion (staged), a series of Nights at the Opera, as well as the premieres of many works written specially for them, including Sametz’s choral symphony, Carmina amoris and his The Demon King for choir, Indian orchestra, soloists and giant puppet.  Members of the Choral Union have toured with Choral Arts to China and Portugal.  To commemorate their 25th anniversary season, members of the Choral Union commissioned Dr. Sametz to create a new piece, Not an End of Loving, for premiere by the internationally renowned chamber ensemble Chanticleer.  The commissioned work was débuted at Lehigh in conjunction with masterclasses for all the singers of the Choral Arts.

Spring Registration: January 16th, 23rd, and 30th

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For information about joining the Choral Union, email: <CharisLUCU@comcast.net>.