Hum/Art/Culture Co-curricular 0235 - Five College Collegium (HALF COURSE)

Five College Collegium (HALF COURSE): (Cannot be used for a Division I requirement.) The Five College Collegium is the flagship ensemble of the Five College Early Music program. The Collegium, made up of a core ensemble of singers and frequently supplemented by instrumentalists, rehearses and performs music from the vast and varied repertory of European-style polyphony of the Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque periods. Along the way, participants will engage with a variety of intellectual, cultural, and artistic explorations, including historical performance practices and techniques, musicology, language, history, and poetry, with the goal of crafting engaging and relevant performances for a modern audience. Participants should expect to spend 2-3 hours per week practicing technique and preparing their music for rehearsals and performances. Basic music technique and literacy are required and will be evaluated via audition. Otherwise, this course is open to all Hampshire and Five College students, along with community members affiliated with the Five Colleges and in their COVID testing programs. This is a HALF (2-credit) COURSE. (keywords: chorus, choir, voice, concert, collaboration)

(Cannot be used for a Division I requirement.)Prerequisite: Audition required. In order to participate in the course, community members have to be affiliated with the Five Colleges and in their COVID testing programs. Instructor Permission Required: per audition. Students in this course can expect to spend 2 to 3 hours weekly on work and preparation outside of class time.