Performance Organizations

Nonmajors and majors may audition for a variety of organizations which rehearse regularly and perform several yearly concerts.

Vocal

Clark Concert Choir and Chamber Chorus
Katherine FitzGibbon, Director
The Clark University Choirs are comprised of a large Concert Choir and a small, select Chamber Chorus. Together, these choirs have performed in concerts on Clark's campus, in the Worcester community at venues from St. Peter's Church to the Worcester Art Museum to Mechanics Hall, and on concert tours of New York City and Spain. Recently, they have performed major works including Orff's Carmina Burana, Haydn's Creation, and Mozart's and Fauré's Requiems. Fall 2007 program (PDF) 2007-2008 schedule (PDF)

Katherine FitzGibbon, Director of Choral Activities, is in her fourth year as head of Clark's growing choral program. Ms. FitzGibbon has directed collegiate choirs at Cornell University, Harvard University, Boston University, and the University of Michigan. She is the Head of Faculty at the summertime Berkshire Choral Festival and the Assistant Conductor and soprano member of the professional vocal ensemble the Boston Secession. A lyric soprano, Ms. FitzGibbon performs as a recitalist and concert soloist in Boston and Worcester. She holds the Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Princeton University, a Master of Music degree in conducting from the University of Michigan, and is a candidate for the doctorate in conducting from Boston University.

Instrumental

Chamber Ensembles
Chamber Ensembles rehearse and perform musical works for the Clark community. The ensembles are made up of members of the Clark community and are directed by professional conductors who serve as artistic directors and faculty advisers. Ensembles consists of three primarily independent organizations:

CONCERT BAND
Rick Cain, director
The Clark Concert Band consists of woodwinds, brass and percussion. Richard Cain brings to his position as director many years of experience. After receiving a Bachelor of Music degree from St. Michael’s College, Mr. Cain pursued graduate studies in education at Berklee College of Music, Tufts University and the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Mr. Cain’s principle instruments are the French Horn and String Bass, and he performs with a number of local orchestras and jazz groups.

Programs (PDF): December 2007 | December 2006

SINFONIA
Peter Sulski, director
The Clark Sinfonia was founded in the spring of 2003 and is a string ensemble with the occasional addition of wind, brass, and timpani. Its musical foundations are the excellent repertoire available for strings, along with the symphonic repertoire of Haydn and Mozart. To date the group’s repertoire list includes over fifteen major works, most notably Shostakovitch’s Chamber Symphony and Haydn’s Symphony no. 104, the “London.” The group runs without a conductor to allow the musicians greater freedom and responsibility.

Director Peter Sulski was for many years a member of the London Symphony Orchestra and a prime player in the orchestra's educational Discovery Program. He gave his Carnegie debut in 1999, and London debut in 2001. For two years he was Head of Strings of the National Palestinian Conservatory, and from 1996-2000, he toured regularly with the Apple Hill Chamber Players. He is currently recording the entire string oeuvre of works by Bach for Centaur Records. Mr. Sulski is Artistic Director of the Worcester Chamber Music Society, the Thayer Festival and the Al Kamandjati Baroque Festival of the Middle East. He is also a member of QX and Mistral.

Programs (PDF): November 2007 | November 2006 | April 2006 | November 2005

SMALL ENSEMBLES, which vary in makeup from semester to semester.

Jazz Workshop
Jim Allard, director
This organization provides students an opportunity to rehearse and perform jazz. The Jazz Workshop is open to players of all abilities, and strives to increase jazz awareness and appreciation in its members and throughout the Clark community. The group performs both on and off campus throughout the year.