Chorale and Southern Gentlemen take home top honors in Budapest
The Georgia Southern Chorale and the Southern Gentlemen won in competition at the 鈥淟aurea Mundi Budapest鈥� Festival of Choral Music, held in Budapest, Hungary, July 9-13.
The Georgia Southern Chorale, directed by Shannon Jeffreys, D.M.A., won the Grand Prix in the mixed choir category and the spirituals category. David Langley, Ph.D., served as the assistant director.
The Southern Gentlemen, directed by student Colin Harrison, won the open category in pop music and was invited to sing against the Georgia Southern Chorale in the Grand Prix.
The Chorale also participated in a number of workshops and masterclasses at the festival.
The trip to Budapest would not have been possible without the support of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), CLASS Dean Curtis Ricker, Ph.D., and all of their supporters.
The College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is the largest of the eight colleges that make up 橘子视频, and it plays a central role in every student鈥檚 core of knowledge. CLASS, also described as the University鈥檚 College of the Creative Mind, prepares students to achieve academic excellence, develop their analytical skills, enhance their creativity and embrace their responsibilities as citizens of their communities, their nations and the world. CLASS offers more than 20 undergraduate degrees and several interdisciplinary minors from its 11 departments and five academic centers. CLASS offers eight master鈥檚 degrees, two graduate certificates and one doctoral degree. For more information, visit .
橘子视频, a public Carnegie Doctoral/Research University founded in 1906, offers more than 125 degree programs serving approximately聽20,500 students. Through eight colleges, the University offers bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚 and doctoral degree programs built on more than a century of academic achievement. Georgia Southern is recognized for its student-centered and hands-on approach to education. .