Voices for Peace and Light
Join the new Voices for Peace and Light
Email Music Director Suzie Cartreine if you are interested
Do you love to sing?
Spend your Thursday lunch hours this fall singing with peers, colleagues, and neighbors in the Tufts University Chaplaincy’s choir, Voices for Peace and Light. All are welcome; no experience is necessary!
Voices for Peace and Light is an interfaith, intergenerational choir whose membership is drawn from the entire Tufts community – graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, staff, alumni/ae, and neighbors. We welcome experienced choral singers and people who are brand new to choral music. Supported by 4 strong choral scholars, we rehearse weekly and perform at various functions a couple times each semester. Last year we sang for the University Chaplaincy’s programs In Living Memory and Pax et Lux, sang back-up vocals for hip-hop Artist-in-Residence Dee-1 at his Russell Lecture, and performed for the Chaplaincy’s Senior Awards Night.
Director Suzie Cartreine is the Music Director of the University Chaplaincy, and has years of experience conducting choirs of all ages and abilities. If you can talk, you can sing! Bring your friends and colleagues, and join us in making music.Voices for Peace and Light is an interfaith, intergenerational choir whose membership is drawn from the entire Tufts community – graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, staff, alumni/ae, and neighbors. We welcome experienced choral singers and people who are brand new to choral music. Supported by 4 strong choral scholars, we rehearse weekly and perform at various functions a couple times each semester. Last year we sang for the University Chaplaincy’s programs In Living Memory and Pax et Lux, sang back-up vocals for hip-hop Artist-in-Residence Dee-1 at his Russell Lecture, and performed for the Chaplaincy’s Senior Awards Night.
For more information, or to sign up please contact Suzie: chaplaincymusic@tufts.edu
First rehearsal is Thursday Sept. 12, 12:10 – 1:10 PM, in Goddard Chapel.
For more information, or to sign up please contact Suzie.
Learn more about the Choral Scholars
Job Summary: Choral Scholar
Voices for Peace and Light is an unauditioned choir open to all members of the Tufts community. Four Choral Scholars, one for each voice part (Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass), will serve as section leaders in the choir. The Choral Scholar is a paid position, secured by audition. All Tufts undergraduate students are eligible to audition.
Essential Functions:
- Sing with the Voices for Peace and Light, attending all weekly rehearsals and semesterly performances;
- Learn music quickly and proficiently following first rehearsal, so you arrive at all subsequent rehearsals with the notes mastered;
- Keep track of all markings;
- Follow-up with choir members who have missed a rehearsal to convey markings to them;
- Assist director with music distribution and collection, and other administrative duties as needed;
- Model great choral singing at all times – be attentive, alert, prepared, and poised;
- Be an ambassador for the choir – encourage others to join and to attend performances;
- Sing solo lines or in small groups as necessary.
Minimum Required Experience
- Excellent musicianship, strong singing voice;
- Strong sight-reading skills and/or the ability to learn music on your own;
- Excellent choral singing habits and attitudes (e.g. as regards posture, punctuality, preparedness, attentiveness, responsiveness);
- Kind and welcoming demeanor; ability to be tolerant of singers of all levels.
SEMESTER
Fall 2024 Semester
Rehearsals: Thursdays, 12:10-1:10, Goddard Chapel
September 19-December 5
Performances:
In Living Memory, Thursday Nov. 7. 6:30 PM call for 8:00 PM performance
Pax et Lux, Thursday, 12:10-1:10 PM, Goddard Chapel
Spring 2025 Semester:
Rehearsals: Thursdays, 12:10-1:10 PM, Goddard Chapel
Performances: TBD