Michigan State University Women's Chamber Ensemble

The Michigan State University (MSU) Women’s Chamber Ensemble (WCE) is in its fifth season and comprises undergraduate and graduate singers from the College of Music and the campus at-large. WCE is committed to performing and commissioning outstanding repertoire for women’s voices, particularly contemporary music of North American composers. Through such music, the ensemble’s mission is to explore universal themes relevant to women’s experiences.  Women’s Chamber Ensemble is the third ensemble from MSU to perform at recent national conferences, following the MSU Chorale (David Rayl, conductor) and Men’s Glee Club (Jonathan Reed, conductor).

Sandra Snow enjoys a national reputation as conductor, pedagogue, and educator.  Snow is associate professor of music at Michigan State University, where she conducts the Michigan State University Women’s Chamber Ensemble and interacts with undergraduate and graduate students in areas of conducting study, choral pedagogy, and teacher education.

Snow is in demand as a guest conductor and clinician, engaging teachers in professional development and conducting all-state, honor choir, and choral festivals across the United States and Canada.  Under her direction, the MSU Women’s Chamber Ensemble performed atthe 2008 ACDA Central Division Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Snow is a recipient of the MSU Teacher-Scholar award, a campus-wide peer-reviewed honor. 

Performances: Concert Session 2

Gold Track Performance: Wednesday, March 4, 3:30pm-4:00pm

Scarlet Track Performance: Wednesday, March 4, 6:00pm-6:30pm

Concert Ticket Information:

Convention Registrants: admission with convention badge

Single Tickets available for purchase with this form (PDF)

Concert Program Literature:
Alleluia, laus et gloria       
Tarik O’Regan       
Novello  NOV200420

a little innocence       
Daniel Brewbaker       
Daniel Brewbaker Music

All I was doing was breathing - from Ecstatic Songs *world premiere
David Brunner           
B&H

Amazing Grace *world premiere
arr. Michael Hanawalt       
B&H

Song of perfect propriety   
Carol Barnett           
earthsongs   

Lay earth’s burden down   
arr. Caldwell/Ivory      
paulicaldwell.com

*American folk song supporting the ACDA Library of Congress archive project