LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014The Grammy Award-winning male chorus Chanticleer will conduct a master class with Transylvania Boys\u2019 A Cappella (TBA) Friday, November 14, at 12:30 p.m. in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center, room 202. The master class is free and open to the public. Chanticleer will work with TBA on two songs arranged by members of the group. Afterwards, members of Chanticleer will take questions from class attendants. <\/p>\n
Chanticleer will give a public concert at 7:30 p.m. in Haggin Auditorium. Tickets, which are required for admittance, are free while they last and may be picked up at Transylvania\u2019s William T. Young Campus Center (corner of Broadway and Fourth streets) Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. The master class and concert are made possible through the generosity of the Dorothy J. and Fred K. Smith Endowed Concert Series. <\/p>\n
For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.<\/p>\n
Additional information:<\/strong>\u00a0 The performance at Transylvania, \u201cWondrous Free,\u201d is an appreciation of the 250th anniversary of the earliest surviving American secular composition, \u201cMy Days Have Been So Wondrous Free,\u201d by Francis Hopkinson, a friend of George Washington and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. The program demonstrates the diversity of song in America.<\/p>\n For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" LEXINGTON, Ky.\u2014The Grammy Award-winning male chorus Chanticleer will conduct a master class with Transylvania Boys\u2019 A Cappella (TBA) Friday, November 14, at 12:30 p.m. in the Mitchell Fine Arts Center, room 202. The master class is free and open to the public. Chanticleer will work with TBA on two songs arranged by members of the group. Afterwards, members of Chanticleer will take questions from class attendants. Chanticleer will give a public concert at 7:30 p.m. in Haggin Auditorium. Tickets, which are required for admittance, are free while they last and may be picked up at Transylvania\u2019s William T. Young Campus Center (corner of Broadway and Fourth streets) Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. The master class and concert are made possible through the generosity of the Dorothy J. and Fred K. Smith Endowed Concert Series. For more information, contact the public relations office at (859) 233-8120. Additional information:\u00a0 Chanticleer has developed a remarkable reputation over its 30-year history for its vivid interpretations of vocal literature, including Renaissance, classical, jazz, gospel, sacred chant, Christmas and venturesome new music. With its seamless blend of 12 male voices, ranging from countertenor to bass, Chanticleer has earned international renown as \u201can orchestra of voices\u201d and New Yorker magazine called the group \u201cthe world\u2019s reigning male chorus.\u201d The performance at Transylvania, \u201cWondrous Free,\u201d is an appreciation of the 250th anniversary of the earliest surviving American secular composition,<\/p>\n
\nChanticleer has developed a remarkable reputation over its 30-year history for its vivid interpretations of vocal literature, including Renaissance, classical, jazz, gospel, sacred chant, Christmas and venturesome new music. With its seamless blend of 12 male voices, ranging from countertenor to bass, Chanticleer has earned international renown as \u201can orchestra of voices\u201d and New Yorker magazine called the group \u201cthe world\u2019s reigning male chorus.\u201d <\/p>\n