Illinois Wesleyan University Choir 2008

[Pitaburrita78]

Who conducted this? He doesn't look familiar to me.

Is this Collegiate Choir or University Choir?

Why are people wearing green robes?

Why is there piano accompaniment?

[MidnightStarHorse]

I'm not a part of the choir and I don't still have the program for the service, so I don't know who was conducting. He may have been from the church. I remember that the people in the green robes were the people from the church choir (IWU and the church did at least one song where they combined). As to the piano accompaniment, I suppose that was just their choice. Maybe it was because there were many people spread over a large area and the piano helped them sing together better.

[prestonprior]

@Pitaburrita78 Michael Fitch is conducting - he was the director of U choir for a year as well as an assistant prof. in conducting. This is combined U and Co Choirs. Robed people are from the Second Presbyterian Church in Bloomington. While the Mount of Olives is scored for orchestra - this was a choir concert and subsequently this was the only piece programmed that had such an orchestral accompaniment - so they went with piano accompaniment. It is not meant to be sung a'capella.