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Collegium Musicum to Perform
Ensemble to present entire Victoria Requiem

“This piece is never performed like this,” said Gloria Kierniesky, one of the members of the ensemble and a soloist. “Not even the Tallis Scholars attempt this 45-minute piece as a whole.”

Other pieces scheduled to be performed are Palestrina’s Surge, illuminare, Alma Redemptoris Mater, and Magnificat primi toni and Allegri’s Miserere mei dues.

Tickets are $10 for the general public and $5 for students. For further information or tickets, call 732/932-7511. Visit www.masongross.rutgers.edu.

About Collegium Musicum
Collegium Musicum is a small ensemble dedicated to the performance of Renaissance music. The ethos of Collegium is to bring together a small group of enthusiasts working in an informal atmosphere to explore unjustly neglected repertory from the 'Golden Age' of polyphony. It works intensively on a small group of pieces each semester, presenting them in a concert at the end of the semester.
The group is comprised of 16 singers (four to a part). Membership includes students, faculty from other departments, and members of the local community. Although the group is entirely vocal at present, instrumental participation is also possible given the availability of appropriate performers.
The group is directed by founder Andrew Kirkman, professor of music at Mason Gross School of the Arts. It was founded in 2000, and the Mason Gross Dean’s Office currently funds the series.

About the Department of Music
The Department of Music at the Mason Gross School has a faculty of 36 full-time and 36 part-time members. There are approximately 460 students enrolled in its seven degree programs: Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Arts, Master of Music, Master of Arts, Artist Diploma, Doctor of Philosophy, and Doctor of Musical Arts. All of the music degree programs have as their common aim the development of well-educated professional musicians who have a deep historical and theoretical understanding of all aspects of music. The diversity of faculty specializations within the school provides a breadth of expertise rarely encountered in other programs.

Public Information
For more information about any Mason Gross event, visit our website at www.masongross.rutgers.edu or call the Mason Gross Performing Arts Center at 732/932-7511. Tickets are available by calling or visiting the PAC.  Kirkpatrick Chapel is located at 85 Somerset Street on the Old Queen’s campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in New Brunswick, New Jersey.  Programs and times subject to change. Special assistance available for persons with disabilities. Visual and listening assistance available upon advance request. 

About Mason Gross School of the Arts

Founded in 1976, Mason Gross School of the Arts is the arts conservatory of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, and is home to the departments of dance, music, theater arts, and visual arts. Its faculty and alumni rosters include arts professionals recognized nationally and internationally. The school's enrollment of 625 undergraduates across four departments and 250 graduate students across three departments, combined with a faculty of 140, assures students the opportunity to work closely with accomplished artists within their fields.

About Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

A comprehensive research institution with more than 50,000 students on three main campuses in New Brunswick, Newark and Camden, Rutgers comprises one of the major state university systems in the nation. Chartered in 1766 in New Brunswick as Queen's College, Rutgers is the eighth oldest institution of higher learning in the nation and now comprises 29 degree- granting divisions, including 16 offering graduate programs of study.