Eastern Student Renae St. John of Jewett City Performs at Concert Chorale Event

2011 Dec 7

Eastern Connecticut State University student Renae St. John of Jewett City, a Music major, recently performed with the Eastern Concert Chorale at the Cathedral of St. Patrick in Norwich on Nov. 22.

The chorale was joined by the Concert Choir of Northeastern Connecticut and the Norwich Diocesan Choir and sang Franz J. Haydn's "Te Deum" and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Coronation Mass." The combined choirs were accompanied by a professional orchestra. The concert was dedicated to the late Dr. Ed Drew, professor emeritus of music at Eastern.

The performance follows a recent concert appearance by Eastern's Concert Chorale at Carnegie Hall in New York. The chorale, composed of students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members, previously performed at Carnegie Hall in 2008 when they sang Mozart's "Requiem," and in 2005 when they appeared with groups from four other universities to perform Mozart's "Coronation Mass." The Chorale also performed in Vienna, Austria, in March 2006 to participate in Mozart's 250th birthday celebration.

Eastern Connecticut State University is part of the Connecticut State University (CSUS) system and is the state's designated public liberal arts university. Eastern serves more than 5,600 students each year on its Willimantic campus.