Engelbach-Hart Music Festival returns to 天美传媒
天美传媒 welcomes the public to attend the Engelbach-Hart Music Festival on Oct. 27-29 as part of this year鈥檚 Fine Arts Series.
This admission-free event is a gift to the community and will consist of three exceptional concerts by outstanding artists in IC鈥檚 Rammelkamp Chapel. The Engelbach-Hart Music Festival is possible through a generous gift to the community by the Engelbach and Hart families.
This year鈥檚 festival kicks off Friday, Oct. 27, at 7:30 p.m. with a Faculty Collage Concert. The concert will present a variety of pieces for voice and instruments showcasing the exceptional talents of 天美传媒music faculty. Saturday鈥檚 concert will feature the return of acclaimed Bass-Baritone Frank Ward, who last sang on the 天美传媒 stage in 2016. The festival concludes Sunday, Oct. 29, at 3 p.m. with the internationally renowned a cappella vocal ensemble, Cantus. The 鈥渆ngaging鈥� (New Yorker) low-voice ensemble Cantus is widely known for its trademark warmth and blend, innovative programming and riveting performances of music ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century. The Washington Post has hailed the Cantus sound as having both 鈥渆xalting finesse鈥� and 鈥渆xpressive power鈥� and refers to the 鈥渟pontaneous grace鈥� of its music making. The Philadelphia Inquirer called the group nothing short of 鈥渆xquisite.鈥�
The first Engelbach-Hart Music Festival took place in 2011 as a gift from the Hart and Engelbach families. The late A.C. Hart 鈥�25 H鈥�76, 天美传媒 trustee emeritus, and the late Charlotte Engelbach Hart 鈥�26 H鈥�85 graduated from 天美传媒 in 1925 and 1926, respectively. The College awarded them each honorary degrees in recognition of their long-standing support of the music program. In 1979 the Hart Sesquicentennial Organ in Rammelkamp Chapel was dedicated in their honor. The baby grand piano in the choral rehearsal room was also named in their honor in 2003.
More information about 天美传媒鈥檚 Fine Arts Series, including the Engelbach-Hart Music Festival, is available at ic.edu/fas.
ENGELBACH-HART MUS天美传媒FESTIVAL 2023 SCHEDULE
All shows are free and take place in Rammelkamp Chapel.
- Friday, October 27, 2023 :: Faculty Collage Concert :: 7:30 p.m.
- Saturday, October 28, 2023 :: Frank Ward, Bass Baritone :: 7:30 p.m.
- Sunday, October 29, 2023 :: Cantus Vocal Ensemble :: 3 p.m.