Auditions
The F. Ludwig Diehn Chorale is a twenty voice select ensemble that performs a variety of music from chamber works to jazz. This ensemble is made up of Diehn Scholars and University Concert Choir Scholarship recipients who have demonstrated the highest levels of talent, commitment and energy. The Diehn Chorale was established by Nancy Klein in 2006. This select ensemble typically performs for numerous
ODU functions, performs for area high schools and public schools, has collaborated with numerous local choral organizations and is much sought after as performers of small ensemble literature. They have premiered selected works of Adolphus Hailstork, James Kosnik, Joseph Kasper and Rich Moriarty. In demand throughout the Hampton Roads area, the F. Ludwig Diehn Chorale was recently a featured performing ensemble for the Virginia Arts Festival.
Recent Works Performed
Cantate Domino Guiseppe Pitoni
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd, Adolphus Hailstork
Gloria, Antonio Vivaldi
Ceremony of Carols, Benjamin Britten
Unless the Lord, James V. Kosnik
Wenn wir in hichsten Noten sein, Op. 110, No. 3, Johannes Brahms
Ave Maria, Franz Biebl
Mary Speaks, Daniel Gawthrop
And Peace Shall Guard You, Michael John Trotta
Lux Arumque, Eric Whitacre
Te Deum, Anton Bruckner
II. Te Ergo, quaesumus
III. Aeterna Fac
IV. Salvum fac populum tuum, Domine
Witness, arr. Jack Halloran
Ave Maria, Thomas Luis de Vittoria
