{"id":44422,"date":"2026-10-22T10:56:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T14:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/?post_type=bates_events&#038;p=44422"},"modified":"2026-11-04T13:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T18:47:58","slug":"bates-college-annual-choir-alumni-reception","status":"publish","type":"bates_events","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/events\/bates-college-annual-choir-alumni-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"Bates College Annual Choir Reception"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Enjoy a wonderful performance of music arranged and written by members of the Bates community, including students, alumni, family and faculty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bates Choir, led by Zen Kuriyama is hosting their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/events\/bates-college-choir-presents-verses-reimagined-choral-settings-by-bates-composers-featuring-works-by-cannon-carr-29-owen-ferguson-25-brian-shankar-adler-applied-music-faculty-and-professo\/\">annual fall concert<\/a> on Friday, December 4th at 7:30 p.m. <\/strong>entitled \u2018<em>Verses Reimagined: Choral Settings by Bates Composers, featuring works by Cannon Carr \u201929, Owen Ferguson \u201925, Brian Shankar Adler (applied music faculty), and Professors Hiroya Miura, Asha Tamirisa, and Sepehr Pirasteh<\/em>\u2019 at the Olin Arts Center (75 Russell St, Lewiston, Maine 04240).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-gray-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\"><strong>SCHEDULE OF EVENTS<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Annual Fall Concert<\/strong><br>7:30pm<br><em>Olin Arts Center<br>75 Russell St.<br>Lewiston, Maine 04240<\/em><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/music\/events\/bates-college-choir-presents-verses-reimagined-choral-settings-by-bates-composers-featuring-works-by-cannon-carr-29-owen-ferguson-25-brian-shankar-adler-applied-music-faculty-and-professo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GET YOUR CONCERT TICKET<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bates College <strong>Choir<\/strong><\/strong> <strong>Annual Reception<br><\/strong>8:30pm<br><em>Commons, Fireplace Lounge<br>136 Central Avenue<br>Lewiston, Maine 04240<\/em><br><a href=\"#RSVP\"><strong>REGISTER FOR CHOIR RECEPTION<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2026\/10\/IMG_1849-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"623\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2026\/10\/IMG_1849-1-900x623.jpg\" alt=\"Bates College Alumni Choir Reception 2025\" class=\"wp-image-44432\" style=\"width:279px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2026\/10\/IMG_1849-1-900x623.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2026\/10\/IMG_1849-1-400x277.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2026\/10\/IMG_1849-1-767x531.jpg 767w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2026\/10\/IMG_1849-1-907x628.jpg 907w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2026\/10\/IMG_1849-1-1536x1064.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/files\/2026\/10\/IMG_1849-1-scaled.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Following the concert, meet up with us at 8:30 p.m. at the Fireplace Lounge in Commons to reminisce about Bates\u2019 rich history in the art of vocal performances.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy the alumni and family 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\/1OHoCcBJRYHRVmKkm8Saxo9hGUAKNmNJI\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"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 class=\"has-gray-light-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This concert will be recorded and will be shared after the performance. If you can&#8217;t attend but would like to see it, email Justin Fortier at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jfortier@bates.edu\">jfortier@bates.edu<\/a>, and he will share the link once it&#8217;s available.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"RSVP\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">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_cbd844ba-f9e8-4d97-8561-c6030c211e46\" data-eventid=\"cbd844ba-f9e8-4d97-8561-c6030c211e46\" 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 has-gray-light-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in Touch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not getting invitations for events in your neighborhood? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/alumni\/contact-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Update your contact details<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For anything else, our Alumni Engagement team is always here to help. 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