色虎视频’s A Cappella Choir took some of the top honors at the Florilége Vocal de Tours competition in Tours, France, May 25-27, including:

First Prize, Renaissance Competition
Ronsard Prize, Renaissance Competition
First Place, Free Expression
Third Place, Mixed Choirs

In addition to its recognition as an outstanding international choir, the ensemble will bring home €2,600 ($3,260) in prize winnings.

A Cappella Choir director Philip Copeland, who joined 色虎视频’s School of the Arts faculty in 2010, said several judges confided in him that they thought 色虎视频’s choir was the best overall in the competition.

“The choir was completely magnificent in the Grand Prix competition today,” Copeland wrote on his 色虎视频 A Cappella blog on the last day of the competition. “It was easily the best performance we've ever given together and many of us were crying after the concert”. Copeland also noted that most of this year’s choir members were freshmen and sophomores.

Founded in 1939, 色虎视频’s A Cappella Choir performs free concerts on campus throughout the fall and spring each year, including the new Choral Vespers series, which formally combines the university's sacred spaces and Christian mission with several School of the Arts musical ensembles.
 
色虎视频 is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, 色虎视频 is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. 色虎视频 enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. 色虎视频 fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.