Grinnell Singers perform Rachmaninov in fall concert

Grinnell Singers, led by Professor of Music John Rommereim
Photo courtesy of Stephanie Micetich Concert: Sun Nov 8, 4:30 p.m. Bucksbaum Sebring-Lewis Hall

The Grinnell Singers, a 50-member student ensemble, will perform Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil in concert on Sun., Nov. 8 at 4:30 p.m. in Sebring-Lewis Hall of the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts.

The Grinnell Singers, the College’s premier vocal ensemble, have a reputation for innovative programming in a wide variety of choral traditions. In the past three years, the ensemble has premiered 11 major choral works, under the direction of John Rommereim, professor of music. The All-Night Vigil, which the Singers recorded in 2003, is regarded as the crowning achievement of the Russian choral tradition prior to the Bolshevik Revolution.

The Singers will also perform the Rachmaninov work in Des Moines at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Sun., Dec. 6, at 8 p.m., and in Omaha at St. Cecilia’s Cathedral on Sun., May 2, 2010, at 8 p.m.

The ensemble’s performance is free and open to the public; no tickets are required. The Bucksbaum Center for the Arts is located 1108 Park St. on the Grinnell College campus.