The Choraliers represent Southwestern Adventist University as its large concert choir. Each year the Choraliers perform masterworks and new literature at the University's biggest music events, such as Christmas, Easter, Alumni Weekend, the Southwestern Music Festival, Graduation and in multiple churches in the Dallas Fort Worth area. The Choraliers are made up of the University Singers and Southwestern students who want to be involved in a dynamic choral program that provides variety and opportunity to all singers. 

The Southwestern Saxophone Ensemble is the newest Department of Music ensemble. Directed by Dr. William Chien, players in the ensemble can prepare and perform an astounding variety of literature ranging this past semester from J.S. Bach to Bruno Mars. The Saxophone Ensemble will be featured regularly in the Southwestern Recital Series, in concerts throughout the DFW area, and featured during the Southwestern Music Festival Gala performance at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. 

Do you have a passion for being a part of a symphony orchestra? Southwestern Adventist University’s Symphony Orchestra is a great opportunity for students seeking to gain performance experience, go on tours and make lasting friends in the music field. 

The University Singers Highlights

Performed Eight World Premiers
2017-2022

Performed in 18 Countries
United Kingdom
Mexico
Spain
Portugal
Finland
Sweden
Norway
France
Germany
South Korea
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Slovakia
Czech Republic
Canada
Puerto Rico
United States

Guest Choir Performances
Westminster Abbey (UK)
Portsmouth Cathedral (UK)
Quarr Abbey (UK)
Palacio de Musica (MEX)
Aviero Cathedral (POR)
Turku Cathedral (FIN)
Temppeliaukion Kirkko (FIN)
S:ta Clara Kyrka (SWE)
Samyook University (KOR)
American Church in Paris (FRA)
Pentemont Abbey (FRA)
Villa Aurora (ITA)
Bogenhofen (AUS)
Newbold College (UK)
Slany Cathedral (CZE)
US Embassy in Bratislava (SVK)
Notre Dame Basilica (CAN)
St. Patrick's Cathedral (USA)
High Museum of Fine Art (USA)
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (USA)
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center (USA)
Bass Performance Hall (USA)
St. Andrew UMC (USA)
US Senate Bible Study (USA)
St. Joseph's (USA)
Texas State Capitol (USA)

Recording Choir
Steve Green's album, el Descanso, 2019

Featured Choir
Bernstein Centennial Concert FWSO (USA)

Honored Guests
20th Anniversary: USA-Slovakia (SVK)

 

The University Singers have performed throughout the United States, with tours in Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Colorado, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York, Maryland and Washington D.C. Internationally, the University Singers have been routinely featured in top concert series and venues throughout Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Italy, Switzerland, South Korea, Canada, Germany, France, Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Spain and Portugal. 

While on tour, the Singers have been featured performers and guests of the: 

• American Spring Festival (Prague, Czech Republic) 
• 20th Anniversary of U.S. and Slovakian Diplomatic Relations (Bratislava, Slovakia) 
• U.S. Senate Bible Study (Washington D.C.) 
• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Denver, Colorado) 
• U.S. Ambassador Theodore Sedgwick, Rear Admiral Barry Black and NAD President Dan Jackson 

During the spring of 2014, the University Singers were featured in the guest choir concert series at the Basilique Notre-Dame in Montréal, Canada, and in the guest choir recital series at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, two of the most prestigious venues in North America. 

The University Singers have been invited to perform at the: 

• State Capitol rotunda in Austin, Texas 
• Historical St. Joseph's Parish in San Antonio, Texas 
• Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas (Annually) 

In 2015, the University Singers were privileged to work with award-winning Latvian composer Ēriks Ešenvalds, who led a clinic to prepare the Singers for the performance of five of his compositions. His works were performed at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in Plano together with Leonard Bernstein's Chichester Psalms. In 2016, the group traveled to South Korea presenting 15 concerts in school, concert hall and church venues throughout the country. 

(The following information was supplied by Associate Professor Jonathan Wall in September 2022)