Wheaton College Men’s Glee Club

Truth,  Integrity,  Brotherhood——These are the core values that comprise Wheaton’s only all male choral ensemble.  The Wheaton College Men’s Glee Club is an experience steeped in tradition; now in its 111^th year, the ensemble continues to provide audiences both local, in the United States (spring tour to Dallas/Fort Worth in 2016) and abroad (most recently to France in 2012) a unique combination of musical vitality and esprit de corps.  Whether it be a lively spiritual, a Bach motet, a Russian hymn, or a catchy secular song the Glee Club’s musical diversity will be sure to have something for everyone.  The Glee Club consists of students from all over the United States and the world who are pursuing various areas of academic study at Wheaton College.   

惠顿学院纯男声欢乐合唱团简介

Wheaton College Men’s Glee Club

（简称MGC）

         真诚、正直和兄弟情谊——这些核心价值观组成了我们的惠顿纯男声合唱团。惠顿学院男声欢乐合唱团在传统中积累了丰富的的经验；如今，它已走过了111个年头，这个合唱团持续为美国本土观众(2016年的达拉斯和沃斯堡春季旅行演出)和国外观众(最近一次是2012年在法国演出)奉献独一无二的融合音乐活力和团队精神的表演。无论是活泼的灵歌，还是巴赫的众赞歌，是俄罗斯的赞美诗，亦或是吸引人的世俗歌曲，欢乐合唱团的音乐多样性为每个人都带去一些有价值的东西。美国和世界各地来到惠顿学院各个领域进行专业学习的学子组成我们的欢乐合唱团。 

Mary Hopper

Mary Hopper, Professor of Choral Music and Director of Performance Studies at the Wheaton College Conservatory of Music conducts the Wheaton College Men’s Glee Club and the Women’s Chorale and is a frequent conductor for the Wheaton Opera production.  Both of her choirs have appeared on ACDA conferences.  The Women’s Chorale has been invited to sing at two National Conferences (Salt Lake City and New York City) and four Central Division Conferences including a 2012 appearance in Fort Wayne.   The Men’s Glee Club appeared on the 2014 IMEA conference under Dr. Hopper’s leadership.  She has toured both nationally and internationally with both choirs. 

Dr. Hopper is currently National President of the American Choral Directors Association and was conference chair for the ACDA 2015 National Conference in Salt Lake City.   She has served ACDA on the state and division levels since 1983 when she was a member of the planning committee for the Central Division convention.  Since then she has held positions as Central Division Women’s Choir R & S Chair, Illinois State Treasurer, Illinois Newsletter Editor, Illinois State President, and Central Division President.

She has been honored by Wheaton College with a Senior Teaching Achievement Award and the Distinguished Service to Alma Mater Award.  In 2014 Illinois ACDA awarded Dr. Hopper the Harold A. Decker Award in recognition and appreciation of the significant contribution she has made to choral music.  

指挥霍珀博士简介

霍珀Mary Hopper是惠顿大学音乐学院合唱指挥系教授以及表演研究主任，她是惠顿学院的男声合唱俱乐队和女声合唱团指挥，也是常常出任惠顿歌剧演出的指挥。她的两个合唱团都曾在ACDA大会上表演。女声团曾受邀在两场全国会议(盐湖城和纽约市)和四场中央分区会议上演唱，其中包括2012年在韦恩堡的一次亮相。在Hopper的领导下，男声合唱俱乐队在2014年的IMEA会议上出演。两支队伍都在她的带领下在国内和国际上都进行了巡回演出。

霍珀(Hopper)博士目前是美国合唱指挥家协会的主席，也是2015年在盐城湖举办的全国ACDA大会的会议主席。她自1983年起担任ACDA中央分区计划委员会成员以来，先后在ACDA分区和全国组织层面服务过。从那时起，她担任过中央分区女声合唱团的总监，伊利诺斯州分会的财务总监，伊利诺斯州分会的新闻编辑，伊利诺斯州分区会议的主席，以及中央分区的主席。

惠顿学院获得了惠顿学院颁发的高级教学成就奖和杰出的母校奖。2014年，伊利诺斯州ACDA授予霍珀（Hopper）哈罗德 A•德克奖，表彰她对合唱音乐做出的重要贡献。