Viva la Musica: Incantato Tours proudly presents Bellarmine University's Schola Cantorum, Louisville Vocal Project, & Jazz Ensemble

“Viva la Musica: Sacred choral music and jazz celebrating life, love, faith, and music,” presented by the Bellarmine University Music Department, of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. The Schola Cantorum, in collaboration with the Louisville Vocal Project, will present performances of sacred and secular masterpieces from the past and present, featuring music by Parsons, Byrd, Stanford, and Burchard. The Jazz Ensemble will present a concert of well-known American jazz standards featuring the music of Ellington, Mancini, Rodgers & Hart, Young, and Garner. The choirs are directed by Dr. S. Timothy Glasscock, and the Jazz ensemble is led by Mr. David Clark. Mr. Richard Burchard serves as the head of the Bellarmine University Music Department. The ensembles will tour Italy and the Vatican State from March 3 through 14, 2011. The tour will be in the Amalfi Coast region March 5 through 7, Montecassino on March 8, Tuscany from March 8 through 10, Assisi on March 11, and Rome on March 12 and 13.

The Bellarmine University Jazz Ensemble is an elite five to seven member by-audition group for advanced musicians exploring contemporary jazz repertory. The ensemble plays numerous concerts throughout the year and is the feature ensemble for many concerts and events in the Louisville metropolitan area.

The Bellarmine University Schola Cantorum is an auditioned, mixed vocal ensemble that performs a wide variety of advanced choral repertoire from 1500 to the present. The ensemble is the premier choral ensemble at Bellarmine University and performs numerous concerts throughout the year.

The Louisville Vocal Project was formed in April of 2010 and is comprised of professional musicians with years of experience in their musical specialties. Inspired by the Renaissance but committed to living in the present, the singers of LVP perform early music, works for solo voice, works incorporating instruments, and new works by local composers.

S. Timothy Glasscock has more than 30 years experience in the field of vocal music including 15 years as head of such agencies as The Lexington Men's Chorus & The Louisville Chorus. With a BME and MME from University of Louisville and a DMA in Choral Conducting from University of Kentucky, Tim is entering his eleventh year as Director of Vocal and Choral Studies at The Youth Performing Arts School. His Choirs have sung in Notre Dame Cathedral, St. Mark's in Venice, Rochester Cathedral, Santiago de Compostela, HaydnSaal at Esterhazy Palace, and numerous other venues throughout Europe and America. His choirs consistently receive top scores in national and international competition and his former students can be found performing in opera houses and arts agencies throughout North America and Europe. His newest ensemble, The Louisville Vocal Project is touring Italy this spring and will perform at St. Peter's Basilica, among other prestigious venues.

David Clark began playing violin in sixth grade and saxophone in seventh grade. Having played both throughout public school, he studied saxophone performance at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, received a BM in music education and a MM in jazz performance from the University of Louisville in Kentucky. He has had the good fortune to study with Harry Pickens, Don Braden, Wessell Anderson, Sim Flora, and Branford Marsalis.

Dave has performed with such diverse artists as Benny Golson, Clark Terry, Randy Brecker, Stanley Turrentine, James Moody, Kevin Mahogany, Harry Pickens, Nancy Wilson, Miles Griffith, the Louisville Orchestra, the Dells, and Delfeayo Marsalis. Dave has performed at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, as well as the Montreaux Jazz Festival in Montreaux, Switzerland. He has also performed as part of a good will tour and educational exchange program in Barbados.

Dave makes his home in Louisville, KY, where he is the head of the Jazz Studies program at Bellarmine University. Dave's duties include teaching saxophone, jazz harmony, jazz history, improvisation, and directing Bellarmine's Nouveau Gumbo ensemble. Dave also serves on the faculty of Jamey Aebersold's Summer Jazz Camps.

The Louisville Courier-Journal writes, "Clark's playing mixed technical brilliance and beautifully personal expressions…" and "…saxophonist Dave Clark, one of the brightest players in town…"