Adam Beckwith is a Member of the University Choir at Ashland University

2011 Oct 14

Adam Beckwith of Vermillion, OH is a member of the University Choir at Ashland University.

Beckwith is majoring in intervention specialist.

Beckwith is the son of John and Shari Beckwith of Vermillion.

Beckwith is a 2007 graduate of Vermillion High School.

The Ashland University Choir, directed by Dr. Rowland Blackley, professor of music, is composed of sixty-six singers representing many academic majors across campus. They are selected by private audition and rehearse three days a week. The ensemble regularly performs programs of unaccompanied literature of all eras as well as major works with orchestra. The choir has made numerous concert tours of the United States and Europe. They are the principal choral ensemble on campus.

Recent repertoire has included these larger works: Mendelssohn's Elijah, the Verdi Requiem, Carmina Burana, the Chichester Psalms, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, the Mozart Requiem and Vesperae Solennes de Confessore, the Faure Requiem, Bach Magnificat, and Vivaldi Gloria. The Ashland University Choir regularly performs with Maestro Arie Lipsky and the Ashland Symphony Orchestra.

Ashland University (www.ashland.edu) is a mid-sized, private institution conveniently located a short distance from Akron, Cleveland, and Columbus, Ohio. Ashland University values the individual student and offers a unique educational experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs with a faculty and staff who build nurturing relationships with their students.