The Le Belle Voci women's ensemble at the University of North Georgia (UNG) performed in October at the Georgia Choral Directors Association (Ga-ACDA) annual conference.
It was the first time Le Belle Voci received this prestigious honor, Dr. John Broman, director of choral activities and professor of music at UNG, said. Ga-ACDA is a nonprofit professional organization for choral directors.
The performance exposed the 19-member ensemble to choral directors from colleges and universities across Georgia.
Le Belle Voci features 15 to 20 UNG students and a few community members. Each singer goes through a rigorous audition process, must sight-read music and have previous singing experience. The group rehearses twice a week and receives one hour of college credit.
UNG's Ethics Bowl team participated in its national competition March 4-5, and UNG's cadet Ethics Bowl team will host the first Senior Military College Ethics Bowl on March 25.
Students present research at Capitol
Four UNG students presented at Posters at the Capitol event held Feb. 27 in Atlanta. The Georgia Undergraduate Research Collective organized the event.
Morgan-Ellis publishes article with students
Dr. Esther Morgan-Ellis and her undergraduate students published a collaborative study in the Journal of Popular Music Education.
Visual arts students support community
A collaboration between students in UNG's Department of Visual Arts and the local community provided a learning experience and functional art.