The King's Connection Magazine Volume 21 Number 3//Fall 2011 | Page 10

caMPus News

“From Far and Wide”: chamBer
choir travels to germanY
By Dr. Melanie Turgeon, Associate Professor and
Choral Conductor, Music

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n May 1, 2011, The King’s University College Chamber
Choir became the first King’s musical group to depart on
an international tour. Given
the enormous success of
the trip, this will hopefully
be the start of occasional
international Choir Tours.
This year’s outstanding
Chamber Choir of 21 singers,
plus three Music Faculty,
and Melanie Turgeon’s
family, toured Germany from
May 1 – 15. The choir was
delighted and honoured to
perform in seven different churches throughout Germany. They
were so pleased by how well attended their concerts were, and
particularly how very appreciative their audiences were.
Every single concert was received with enormous applause at
the conclusion, which prompted many encores. At times it felt
as though we were given a glimpse of heaven; namely to sing in
such amazing churches with glorious acoustics, and to have
the choir and instrumentalists perform at such a high level
seemed ethereal.
A second major success of this two-week tour was the
opportunity for King’s students to be billeted for approximately
half of the trip. Being billeted was the means to experiencing
Germany in a very authentic and unbelievably hospitable way.
The choir also enjoyed very authentic German cuisine. There
was definitely no shortage of various meats at our dinners!
The two-week tour also included a significant amount of historic
sightseeing. The list of highlights could go on forever; however,
I am confident that the entire group will agree that the following
five were particularly memorable: visiting Dachau Concentration
Camp; spending a day in Strasbourg, France, and visiting its
exceptional Gothic Cathedral; Berlin city tour, which included
seeing remnants of the Berlin Wall and the famous Checkpoint
Charlie; the town of Eisenach where J.S. Bach and Martin Luther
resided; and visiting the beautiful cities of Leipzig and Munich.
Overall, it was an unforgettable two weeks of exceptional
performances. The Choir experienced wonderful, local
hospitality, enjoyed each other’s friendship, and represented
King’s with great honour. Let us Give Thanks to God the Father
for this glorious opportunity! ?

Porcha Diggs - Member of King’s Women’s Volleyball team

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
JOINS FORCES WITH
NBC TOURS AND RUNS
A VOLLEYBALL CLINIC
IN MAUI
By Grace Scott - Director of Athletics

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very summer, Eagles athletes coach volleyball and
basketball camps through NBC at King’s. But this
spring, members of the Women’s Volleyball team thought
they would take their coaching experience to Hawaii
where they ran a volleyball skills clinic for youth ages 1016. Exhibition play combined with leadership training and
team building added up to an amazing 12 days.

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