The Lark is delighted to host this special concert with a visiting Choir from the Univeresity of North Florida Singers conducted by Dr. Cara Tasher and the Maynooth University Chamber Choir conducted by Dr. Michael T Dawson.
Choral singing, in addition to improving human wellness, is a tradition that fosters community-building, cooperation, harmony and personal satisfaction among participants of diverse backgrounds and skills, with the human voice as the common ingredient.
Under the leadership of Dr. Cara Tasher since 2006, together, students of all majors at the University of North Florida offer inspiring and transformational performances, striving to deeply understand the music they sing and become messengers of the text in all languages, with cultural competency as a focal point. The UNF Singers have perormed and colaborated in many countries including, Austria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Italy, Portugal, Slovenia, and South Africa, and conferences in Argentina, Denmark, and Korea.
UNF Singers are thrilled to frequently collaborate with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra in masterworks including La Bohème, Daphnis et Chloe, Verdi Requiem, Belshazzar’s Feast, Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem, Dream of Gerontius, Messiah, and Missa Solemnis. On their own in collaboration with The Lawson Ensemble, the UNF Singers have performed Bach St. John’s Passion, Brahms, Fauré, Howells and Mozart Requiems, and staged Handel’s Messiah and Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610.