The Cincinnati State Chorale
Sing in Choir!
Join the Cincinnati State Chorale , and improve your voice with FREE voice lessons.
We sing a variety of choral music, including Broadway, jazz, spirituals, and classical.
Benjamin Hansen is excited to be in his 5th term with the Cincinnati State Chorale. A native of Nebraska, Hansen received his bachelor's degree from Yale, singing in "The Wiffenpoofs." He received his master's degree in voice from the Catholic University of America, and a second master's degree in conducting from The College-Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati. Hansen was a Conducting Fellow at the Chorus America Conducting Symposium in 2010, Houston, TX. and he is the previous director of the Washington Collegium, in Washington, D.C. He has conducted such works as Howell's Requiem and Poulenc's Exultate Deo. In addition to the Chorale, he currently directs the Covenant Choir at Knox Presbyterian Church, and has a private voice and piano studio of twenty students.
Listen to us sing And So It Goes.
Sign up for MUS 1671-20 or text (202) 262-3634 for more information!
We meet Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:30 to 5:50 in Main Building 233
About the director
Ben Hansen is a graduate of Yale University, Catholic University of America, and UC College-Conservatory of Music. He is a versatile musician - accomplished as a pianist, singer, and conductor. Mr. Hansen is looking forward to working with the Cincinnati State choir and intends to offer free voice lessons to people who sign up for choir. What a deal! Great music, great conductor, great friends, at a great school.
Dr. Coil, who started the choir in 2010, invited several candidates to Cincinnati State to meet the choir. With the help of feedback from the choir, Ben Hansen was selected to help lead the choir into the future starting in the Summer 2010 term. He has the personality, ambition, and imagination to succeed.
World Choir Games
Click here to link to the World Choir Games coming to Cincinnati in 2012.
Previous Concert Programs
Spring Concert Program 2011
Spring Concert Program 2010
Summer Concert Program 2010
Early Fall Concert Program 2010
Late Fall Concert Program 2010
Winter Concert Program 2011
Links to articles
Vocal Performance class debuts in spring, April 23, 2010, SurgeLife
'Glee' goes to college, July 16, 2010, The New York Times
Upcoming events
Come hear joyous choral music from the British Isles and America, in the Cincinnati State Chorale's winter term concert. Journey with us through Ireland, England, and across the pond to American, from Irish seaweed and love, to to show tunes and African-American spirituals! Join us Sunday, April 1st, 7:30 p.m. Knox Presbyterian Church, 3400 Michigan Ave. 45208 FREE ADMISSION
