Denison University's vocal ensemble for early music, the Collegium Musicum, will perform its first concert of the season at 8 p.m. on Friday (Oct. 18) in Swasey Chapel.

The program features J.S. Bach's motet "Lobet den Herrn, allen Heiden" BVW 230 with string quartet from the Denison Orchestra. "Swasey Chapel is a beautiful setting for the intricate lines of J.S. Bach," says Christine Mortine, director of the group. "The motet is rich in fugal movement and explosive text which literally come to dancing life in Swasey Chapel's acoustics." Also on the program will be Praetorius's "Lobet den Herren" and Palestrina's "Exultate Deo."

Mortine has taken over as director of the 15-member Collegium Musicum this year. The concert is free and open to the public.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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