Max Noah Singers go on tour

    Georgia College & State University’s Max Noah Singers are going on tour during this year’s holiday season. The choral ensemble leaves Milledgeville on Tuesday, Dec. 12 and returns from the tour on Saturday, Dec. 16.
    “We’re doing both performances and recruiting visits,” said Dr. Jennifer Flory, the director of choral activities and assistant professor of music.
    The Max Noah Singers consists of 21 skilled musicians from GCSU. The choir is made up of males and females, music majors and non-music majors. Students are required to audition to be a part of the group and must demonstrate quality musical ability and strong commitment. Max Noah Singers are also required to be apart of another choral ensemble.
    Sarah Brandenburg, a senior music education major said, “The best thing about singing in Max Noah is that it allows us to sing more challenging music and to get the experience to sing in a smaller ensemble.”
    The ensemble will perform at least four concerts in Knoxville, Tenn.,  Nashville, Tenn., Marietta and Milledgeville. They’ll also perform at Rutland High School in Macon and the Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts, for recruiting.
    On tour, the Max Noah Singers will be singing music mainly about the Virgin Mary. The styles of music however, will be very diverse. Flory said one piece is written in a Renaissance chant-like style, while others are twentieth century compositions. The concert will end with a short set of music that people will be more familiar with.
    The Max Noah Singers have been busy rehearsing and are looking forward to going on tour.
    Amy Eller, Vice president of Choral Council said, “I’ve never done a tour before and I love Nashville so I am excited.”
    Eller, a junior music education major said the tour is a little stressful since they are leaving the last day of finals and won’t get to winter break until five days after everyone else.
    Although Eller has little hesitations, she said she is sure that the tour will be worth it.
    Flory hopes that students will not only gain musical and aesthetic experiences from the tour, but they will also be able to bond with each other. 
    Mathis Wilkens, a freshmen pre-engineering major said that there will plenty of time for them to grow closer as a group. He is also thrilled to perform and share their music with so many people.
    “I hope to meet many new people but more importantly I hope to put a
smile on the faces in our audience,” Wilkens said. “I love singing, but I love even more knowing that I made someone else happy through music.”
    Blair Janzen a junior music education major said she hopes the tour will bring a stronger reputation for the GC&SU Choral Department.
    “We are a great program but we are often dwarfed by the ones at UGA and Georgia State,” Janzen said.
    The tour will end in Milledgeville on Saturday, Dec. 16, for a final concert at First Presbyterian Church on South Wayne Street.

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