The Choral Department recently performed their annual recruiting tour. With almost 70 singers, the choir performed at eight different high schools in eight different cities while recruiting students to audition for ULM’s choir.
Director of Choral Activities, Deborah Chandler, was more than pleased with the outcome of the tour.
“We received numerous names of students interested in auditioning for ULM. We received standing ovations, and the students represented ULM very well,” said Chandler.
The choir began their tour in Alexandria and ended back in Monroe. Along with performing themselves, the choir was also asked to watch high schools perform for them.
“If a high school wanted to perform for us, we would watch. We had a blast; it helped us become closer as a group, closer as a choir and as a department,” said Chandler.
Senior music performance major from Redlands, Calif., Jennifer Free, agreed that the tour was beneficial in not only recruiting students for the ULM choir but also in helping the already established members grow closer.
“I had a blast; it was my third time going. The choir really came together as a whole. Of the three years I’ve been here, this is the closest we’ve all been,” said Free.
If you’re interested in the ULM Choral Program you can contact choir director Deborah Chandler at [email protected].
