{"id":371,"date":"2014-10-20T14:31:14","date_gmt":"2014-10-20T18:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mansfieldu.wpengine.com\/?p=371"},"modified":"2014-10-20T14:31:14","modified_gmt":"2014-10-20T18:31:14","slug":"mu-to-host-15th-annual-young-mens-choral-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=371","title":{"rendered":"MU to Host 15th Annual Young Men\u2019s Choral Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MANSFIELD, PA\u2014The 15<sup>th<\/sup> annual Young Men\u2019s Choral Festival (YMCF), hosted by the Mansfield University student chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), will be held on Friday, October 31.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The YMCF concert will be held at 4:30 p.m. in Steadman Theatre. It is free and open to the public.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> The YMCF is an annual festival showcasing the male voice and will feature a choir of nearly 150 young men from 20 area school districts.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The concert will also feature \u201cThe Grads,\u201d 50 members of the <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mansfieldu.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steven-Fisher.gif\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?attachment_id=372\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steven-Fisher.gif?fit=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,250\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Steven Fisher\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/munews.mansfield.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steven-Fisher.gif?fit=300%2C250&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-372 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mansfieldu.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Steven-Fisher.gif?resize=300%2C250\" alt=\"Steven Fisher\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/a>Keystone State Boychoir (KSB) of Philadelphia, directed by Steven Fisher. Fisher is the guest director and clinician for this year\u2019s YMCF.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fisher founded the KSB in 2001 and has conducted all 200 boys of KSB, from the youngest trainers to the most advanced singer-musicians in the Chamber Choir. KSB sings an enthralling, diverse repertoire of music from around the world, as well as the major works of the choral canon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The group has sung with several distinguished ensembles, including the Philadelphia Orchestra and Opera Philadelphia, serving as its official boychoir. Internationally, KSB has travelled and performed on all seven continents.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Grads\u201d will perform five selections in the concert. The Mansfield University Men\u2019s Chorus , under the direction of Peggy Dettwiler, will also perform a set of pieces and with join together with the YMCF and KSB choruses for a dynamic finale including organ, piano and percussion.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThe Grads\u201d and Fisher will also teach a masterclass during the festival.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The YMCF is supported in part by student activity fees.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANSFIELD, PA\u2014The 15th annual Young Men\u2019s Choral Festival (YMCF), hosted by the Mansfield University student chapter of the American Choral &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=371\" class=\"more-link\"><span class=\"more-button\">Continue reading &gt;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">MU to Host 15th Annual Young Men\u2019s Choral Festival<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6V0yH-5Z","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1586,"url":"https:\/\/munews.mansfield.edu\/?p=1586","url_meta":{"origin":371,"position":0},"title":"Young Men\u2019s Choral Festival to Feature Two Concerts","author":"Terry Day","date":"October 12, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"MANSFIELD, PA\u2014The 17th annual Young Men\u2019s Choral Festival (YMCF), hosted by the Mansfield University student chapter of the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA), will be held on Friday, October 28. 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