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 ====== Chapel Singers ====== ====== Chapel Singers ======
 [{{ :chapel_singers_2022.jpeg?350|2022 Chapel Singers. Photo credit: Trinity College}}] [{{ :chapel_singers_2022.jpeg?350|2022 Chapel Singers. Photo credit: Trinity College}}]
-Founded in 1825 as the chapel choir, the Chapel Singers is the oldest student organization at Trinity College in continuous existence; during the College's early years, it was the only musical group on campus.  +Founded in 1825 as the chapel choir, the Chapel Singers is the oldest student organization in continuous existence at Trinity College; during the College's early years, it was the only musical group on campus.  
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-The choir's first public appearance was in 1860, when "they sang Gloria in Excelsis at the cornerstone laying of Trinity Church on Sigourney Street." ((Weaver, p. 109)) The group sang at other church dedications as well as church services and the College's Centennial in 1923. +The choir's first public appearance was in 1860, when "they sang Gloria in Excelsis at the cornerstone laying of Trinity Church on Sigourney Street." ((Weaver, p. 109)) The group sang at other church dedications as well as church services and the College's [[centennial_celebration|Centennial]] in 1923. 
  
 A mixed-voice choir of roughly twenty-four singers, membership consists of undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines. The Chapel Singers sing at special [[chapel|Chapel]] services such as Evensong and Lessons and Carols, and at major College events such as the Baccalaureate and [[commencement|Commencement]]. The group also performs concerts and programs both nationally and internationally and occasionally makes recordings and goes on tour. Repertoire includes challenging choral music ranging from plainchant to pieces from the 21st century. A mixed-voice choir of roughly twenty-four singers, membership consists of undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds and academic disciplines. The Chapel Singers sing at special [[chapel|Chapel]] services such as Evensong and Lessons and Carols, and at major College events such as the Baccalaureate and [[commencement|Commencement]]. The group also performs concerts and programs both nationally and internationally and occasionally makes recordings and goes on tour. Repertoire includes challenging choral music ranging from plainchant to pieces from the 21st century.
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-[[https://www.trincoll.edu/austin-arts-center/auditions/|Austin Arts Center]]+[[https://www.trincoll.edu/austin-arts-center/auditions/|Austin Arts Center: Auditions]]
  
 [[https://www.trincoll.edu/spiritualandreligiouslife/chapelmusic/thechapelsingers/|Chapel Singers of Trinity College]] [[https://www.trincoll.edu/spiritualandreligiouslife/chapelmusic/thechapelsingers/|Chapel Singers of Trinity College]]
  
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/watk_books/2|Trinity College in the Twentieth Century]] (2000) by Peter and Anne Knapp, p. 16.+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34547612|Trinity College in the Twentieth Century]] (2000) by Peter and Anne Knapp, p. 16.
  
-[[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/|The History of Trinity College]] (1967) by Glenn Weaver, p. 109.+[[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34547613|The History of Trinity College]] (1967) by Glenn Weaver, p. 109.
  
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