In the first alumni reunion concert since 2015, the BYU Singers and choir alumni bond over shared love of music
Past and present meet in a musical gathering at this year’s BYU Singers Alumni Reunion concert on March 11. Celebrating 37 years of friendships, rehearsals and tours, the combined voices of previous choir members will harmonize with the current choir in an impressive showcase of vocal talent.
Alumni organizer Sandefur Schmidt said that the concert is a welcome gathering of friends. “We have alumni attending from just about every year, but we have come to know each other as friends, even though we might not have sung in the same year of choir,” she said. “As alumni of the choir, we are thrilled to be able to hear the current choir in concert, and to cheer them on during their very big year of performances.”
This year’s choral reunion will feature repertoire that the current BYU Singers choir has prepared for its upcoming tour to the Baltics. Visiting alumni of the choir will join the current members in singing four songs from former choir director Ronald Staheli’s arrangement of “The Secret Garden.” Staheli will conduct these pieces alongside current choir director Andrew Crane.
BYU Singers alumni will be flying in from all over the country to sing in the concert. The last alumni reunion concert took place in 2015, and after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, this reconnection of musical friends is one that Schmidt is looking forward to.
“There is something very special about the strong bond that comes from singing together,” said Schmidt. “It is sometimes a bit overwhelming to look into the faces of so many friends at these reunions—but it is truly a joy to reconnect and to make music together again.”
For tickets to the event, visit arts.byu.edu.
BYU Singers Alumni Reunion Concert
de Jong Concert Hall
March 11 at 7:30 p.m.