The WTAMU Chamber Singers is a choir composed of 20 undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of majors. To be a member of the WT Chamber Singers, students interested must audition at the end of the school year in May to be considered for the following academic school year.

Last year the WT Chamber Singers traveled to England, Belgium and France for two weeks. The choir performed at various places while in Europe. Some of them required the group to apply with an audio recording and a proposed program before they would be considered.

“We sang in St. Paul’s Cathedral in London,” Dr. Daniel Hall, associate professor of music, said. “It was the first time that a WT choir had traveled in 26 years.”

The WT Chamber Singers performed at numerous places while abroad. Some of the largest locations were the Church of the Madeline in Paris, France and St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.

The WT Chamber Singers set up an exchange program to work with a university in Belgium.

“We did an exchange concert in Belgium with the University of Leuven,” Hall said. “Their choir sang, we sang and then did a combined singing, it was fun being with college age kids from Europe.”

This year the WT Chamber Singers will be flying to Italy from May 16-27. Some of the places the choir will be performing at are Milan, Mantua, Florence and Venice. The choir plans to perform at Saint Mark’s Basilica in Venice.

To help aid the cost of the trip to Europe, students have the opportunity to apply for scholarships in addition to fundraising in the Panhandle area.