Women's Chorus Festival

The annual U of U Women's Chorus Festival is excited to welcome nine guest choirs from high schools, colleges and the community to celebrate the power of women in song. The U of U Women's Chorus, directed by Jessica Napoles, will host six high school choirs: Kearns, Maple Mountain, Salem Hills, Wasatch, Murray and Box Elder; as well as the women of the Salt Lake Choral Artists, conducted by Jane Fjeldsted; Utah Valley University, conducted by Cherilyn Worthen; and Utah State University, conducted by Michael Huff.

The School of Music affirms a four-fold mission to

Educate professionally-oriented students in composition, conducting, instrumental performance, jazz studies, music education, musicology, music theory, pedagogy, and vocal performance. Through rigorous musical and academic experiences, students achieve excellence.

Serve the art of music and further the reputation of the School through performance, composition, research and publication, and the participation of its students and faculty in festivals, conferences, competitions, and recordings.

Provide a core of general and diverse music courses and experiences to enhance University students' appreciation and knowledge of music as a distinct art form, and as it relates to history, society, culture, and the other arts.

Function as the State's flagship institution serving as a center for intellectual, educational, and cultural musical activities within the university, community, region, and nation.

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