When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d - Hindemith - UK Choristers & UK Orchestra

A recording of The University of Kentucky Choristers and The University of Kentucky Orchestra performing Paul Hindemith's When Lilacs Last in the Door-yard Bloom'd" on October 25, 1973 Robert Shaw, Conductor


Sara Holroyd: My Career Path

University of Kentucky Professor Emeritus Sara Holroyd came back to the UK School of Music as a guest speaker to give a lecture to Michael Rintamaa's Graduate Choral Literature Class. Professor Emeritus Holroyd spoke about her long career at UK as a music educator and choral conductor, including her work with Robert Shaw.


The UK Center For The Arts Dedication Concert

On November 1, 1979, a Dedication Concert with Robert Shaw conducting the UK Orchestra and The UK Choristers opened the UK Center for the Arts, now known as The Singletary Center for the Arts as both the building and the concert were met with rave reviews.


Catherine Jones Pickar: Robert Shaw Comes To Lexington

Catherine Jones Pickar recalls the Robert Shaw Visit to Lexington and how she, as Sara Holroyd's Choral Assistant found herself in another role the night the UK Choristers performed the Hindemith Requiem under Shaw's direction.


Sara Holroyd and Robert Shaw

On October 25, 1973, Famed Atlanta Symphony Conductor Robert Shaw came to Lexington to conduct Paul Hindemith's Requiem leading the UK Choristers, UK Chorus, Lexington Singers, Collegium Musicum and the UK Orchestra in a brilliant performance. This marked the first of four collaborations Robert Shaw would lead the Sara Holroyd-prepared choral ...


Harry Clarke on Shakers, Shaw and Madrigals

In this film, Harry Clarke talks about Sara's key highlight performances of A Shaker Worship Service in 1979, The Robert Shaw Concert in 1979, marking the opening of the UK Center For The Arts, later to become known as The Singletary Center For The Arts, and The UK Madrigal Dinners which ran from 1977-1986.


The Robert Shaw Collaborations Knoxville and Cincinnati

This video is about The Robert Shaw Collaborations Knoxville and Cincinnati


Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus  -  Robert Shaw - Conductor

Handel:  Messiah (Christmas Portion)


Choral Performances from a workshop with Dr. Ann Jones

Symphony Hall  /  Woodruff Arts Center  / Atlanta  / April 24, 2016

Combined Choirs from Lassiter High School, Walton High School, Kendrick High School, Benjamin E. Mays High School  -  Dr. Ann Jones - Conductor

Parker / Shaw (arr):  Saints Bound For Heaven

Combined Choirs from Agnes Scott Collegiate Chorale, Georgia State University Singers, Morehouse College Glee Club  -  Dr. Ann Jones - Conductor

Parker / Shaw (arr):  Hark, I Hear The Harps Eternal


Choral Performances from the program for the premiere of Robert Shaw - Man of Many Voices

Symphony Hall / Woodruff Arts Center / Atlanta / April 24, 2016

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus  -  Norman Mackenzie - Director

Rachmaninoff:  Bogoroditse Devo from Vespers

Atlanta Young Singers  -  Paige Mathis - Director  -  Millie Turek - Accompanist

Rachmaninoff:  The Angel

Atlanta Young Singers  -  Paige Mathis - Director

Henk Badings (arr):  Poor Wayfaring Stranger

Morehouse College Glee Club  -  Dr. David Morrow - Director  -  David Kyler - Bass

Uzee Brown (arr):  I'm Buildin' Me a Home

Morehouse College Glee Club  -  Dr. David Morrow - Director

Croft (arr. Red):  O God Our Help

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Chorus  -  Norman Mackenzie - Director

Shaw/Parker (arr.):  What Wondrous Love Is This


Choral Performances / Rich Auditorium / Woodruff Arts Center / Atlanta / April 24, 2016

Agnes Scott Collegiate Chorale  -  Dr. Elise Eskew Sparks - Director  -  David D'Ambrosio - Accompanist

Caldwell/Ivory (arr):  Ain't No Grave Can Hold My Body Down

Georgia State University Singers  -  Dr. Deanna Joseph - Director

Frank Martin:  Sanctus from Mass for Double Choir

Morehouse College Glee Club  -  Dr. David Morrow - Director

Alice Parker (arr):  O Gracious Power

Walton High School A Cappella, Marietta, GA-  Dr. Jana Williams - Director

Shaw/Parker (arr):  John Saw Duh Numbuh

Kendrick High School Singers, Columbus, GA  -  Matthew White - Director

Jack Halloran (arr):  Camptown Races

Lassiter High School, Marietta, GA  -  Brian Williams - Director

Alice Parker (arr):  God is Seen