{"id":39909,"date":"2021-10-29T14:21:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T18:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=39909"},"modified":"2025-12-05T14:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T19:27:56","slug":"back-to-bates-big-game-saturday-for-alumni-11","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/back-to-bates-big-game-saturday-for-alumni-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates College Choir &amp; Vocal Ensembles Alumni Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p><br>Join the Bates College Choir, led by Assistant Professor of Music, Zen Kuriyama, for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/events\/bates-college-choir-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">annual fall concert entitled &#8220;Hope &amp; Resilience: African American Spirituals<\/a>&#8221; at the Olin Arts Center Concert Hall (75 Russell St, Lewiston, ME 04240). Before the concert at 7pm, there will be a pre-concert lecture by Dale Chapman, professor of music, which is included with the concert ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/events\/bates-college-choir-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get your concert ticket here<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#RSVP\">Register below to attend the reception<\/a> following the concert.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0732.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0732-900x675.webp\" alt=\"Bates choir\" class=\"wp-image-39913\" style=\"width:279px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0732-900x675.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0732-400x300.webp 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0732-768x576.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0732-837x628.jpg 837w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0732-1536x1152.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2025\/10\/IMG_0732.webp 1919w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Following the concert, meet up with us at the Fireplace Lounge in Commons to commemorate and reminisce on Bates\u2019 rich history in the art of vocal performances. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy the alumni community, celebrate the students and their performance, and you\u2019ll even have the opportunity to build community through song; Professor Zen Kuriyama will lead the group through a <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1Gme2FYjbWphc48RmzmTS2JQ9jmJ6dwaM\/view?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">short piece of music<\/a> (The Parting Glass). We welcome <em>everyone<\/em> to join, regardless of experience!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you are unable to attend, but would like to experience the concert performance, please email <a href=\"mailto:jfortier@bates.edu\">jfortier@bates.edu<\/a> and we will share the recording with you when it becomes available in mid-December. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"RSVP\">Reception RSVP:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bates-slate-integrations-event-embed bates-slate-integration-event-embed _hide-event-date _hide-event-location _hide-event-description\" id=\"form_ca3e4b9e-ae37-44bb-8fcd-6acfd8450716\" data-eventid=\"ca3e4b9e-ae37-44bb-8fcd-6acfd8450716\" data-embedtype=\"simple\">Loading&#8230;<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-lightgray-bg has-dark-color has-text-color is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in Touch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Alumni Engagement team is here to help. 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