GRINNELL COMMUNITY CHORUS
John Rommereim, director

A 70-voice, non-audition mixed chorus made up of persons from all areas of the community (students, staff, faculty, townspeople). The group performs a variety of works for larger vocal ensembles, from the major sacred works of composers such as Mozart, Schubert, Rachmaninov, and Bernstein, to part-songs, motets, and opera choruses.

The Chorus traditionally appears in concert once each semester. In fall 1990, the Chorus was a recipient of a grant from the Iowa Arts Council, which helped fund a performance of Handel's Messiah. In spring 1991, the Chorus made a premiere recording of works by Alexander Kastalsky. Copies of the Chorus' CD Na Zemli Mir are available in the College Bookstore. In spring 1993, the Chorus collaborated with the Grinnell Orchestra to present Carl Orff's Carmina Burana, and in the fall, the participated in a performance of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem. In February of 1995, they performed Daniel Pinkham's Creation of the World together with the Philadelphia Brass. In spring 1996, the Chorus presented Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and Herbert Howell's Requiem.