Samuel Conde
  • Political Science
  • Class of 2016
  • Winter Park, FL

Samuel Conde performing with Heidelberg University Concert Choir

2014 Oct 24

Samuel Conde, a junior from Orlando, Fla., has been selected to perform this year with Heidelberg University's Concert Choir.

Conde, who is majoring in Education and Political Science, is one of 52 members of the Concert Choir, the premiere vocal ensemble at Heidelberg. Open to all students, the choir rehearses three times each week and performs several concerts each year, including a domestic tour and a performance of Handel's Messiah as part of a Christmas concert at the Ritz Theatre for the Performing Arts in Tiffin.

The choir's first concert this academic year will be Nov. 9 at First United Church of Christ in Galion, Ohio. Under the direction of Dr. Greg Ramsdell, director of choral activities and associate professor of choral music education, the choir will present a concert themed "Faith, Hope and Love."

The concert program features "Cornerstone," a piece with strong allusions to the gospel style; "Praise the Lord," an African folk song; "Break of Day," Michael John Trotta's emotionally charged setting of John Donne's poem of the same name; and "No Time," an arrangement of three camp meeting songs.

Several selections feature solos or accompaniment by students from the choir. Featured soloists include Collin Stump and Kristina Kamm, while organ accompaniment will be provided by junior Stephen Smith and senior Melissa Flowers.