Arkansas Master Chorale
Join this welcoming, non-auditioned ensemble, bringing together choral singers from across the region and the University of Arkansas. With a mission to expose and educate its members and the public to the beauty of great choral and orchestral works, the Chorale is the perfect opportunity for singers of all voice parts to explore their passion for music.
Under the baton of Dr. Alan Gosman, the Chorale will perform Schicksalslied, Op. 54 by Johannes Brahms,
a masterpiece of deep emotion and musical brilliance. Read more about Dr. Gosman in his bio below.
The Spring 2025 Chorale is open to all voice parts—join us and be part of an extraordinary musical journey!
Eligibility
Adult (18+) singers – all voice parts welcome
Date
Rehearsals: Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 17, Mar 3, Mar 17, Mar 31, Apr 7, Apr 14, Apr 21, Apr 28
Dress Rehearsal: Apr 29 (time tba)
Performance: Apr 30 (7:30pm)
Subscribe: Public Google Calendar or iCal Calendar
Times
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location
U of A Music Building, Room 335 (Choir Room)
Fee
$30 per singer – includes 12 rehearsals and music
Registration
Cancellations
Email notice of withdrawal to Carla Summers (carlas@uark.edu).
Refunds are not available for this program. However, substitutions are welcome.
Meet the Director
Dr. Alan Gosman
Professor of Music Theory
Department Chair
Biography
Alan Gosman is chair of the Department of Music and professor of music theory. He has published on Beethoven’s sketchbooks and compositional process, musical form, canons, and links between performance and analysis. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of Arkansas, he was an associate professor at the University of Michigan, where he was the Director of Graduate Studies in Music Theory. Before that, he taught at Michigan State University and Harvard University.
Alan Gosman’s work on Beethoven includes his book, Beethoven’s “Eroica” Sketchbook: A Critical Edition, coauthored with Lewis Lockwood. He has chapters about Beethoven’s compositional process published in the books Perspectives on Contemporary Music Theory: Essays in Honor of Kevin Korsyn, The New Beethoven: Evolution, Analysis, Interpretation, Keys to the Drama: Nine Perspectives on Sonata Forms, and Genetic Criticism and the Creative Process: Essays from Music, Literature, and Theater.
He was involved with several events to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, including the Beethoven Perspectives 2020 Conference Beethoven-Haus Bonn, and the creation of the work “Eroica Sketches: A Reconstruction of the Compositional Process,” in which Robert Levin orchestrated several of Beethoven’s single-staff sketches. This 30-minute work was performed by the WDR Symphony Orchestra as their 2020 season opener under the direction of Cristian Macelaru.
At the UA, Alan Gosman created the Music75 program and co-founded Live at the Five & Dime in Bentonville and Weekend Starts in Fayetteville, both free weekly concert series that run during the spring and summer. He is a pianist and was also an orchestra conductor while in graduate school.
He holds degrees from Harvard University, the University of Michigan, and Wesleyan University. He joined the Department of Music at the University of Arkansas in the Fall of 2014 and is thrilled to be part of this community.
For More Information About Registration Nastassja Riley – 479-575-6491 – cms@uark.edu