Enhanced by stunning artistic projections, this performance showcases Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy, performed by chorus and orchestra. Blending virtuosic piano with symphonic and choral forces, the work conveys themes of unity, creativity, and the transformative power of music. 

JULIE YU, GUEST CONDUCTOR

Dr. Julie Yu (She/Her/Hers) is Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at the Wanda L. Bass School of Music at Oklahoma City University and the Artistic Director of Canterbury Voices, Oklahoma’s premier symphony chorus.

She holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from the University of Central Oklahoma, Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from Oklahoma State University, and the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Choral Conducting from the University of North Texas. Before joining OCU and Canterbury Voices, she taught at Norman North High School in Oklahoma, San José State University, and Kansas State University.

She has given presentations, conducted, and/or her choirs have performed for state and regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, National Association for Music Education, and the European Music Educators Association. She is the past president of the Southwestern Region of the American Choral Directors Association and served as an International Conducting Exchange Fellow to Kenya in 2019. 

Her favorite area of research and performance is working as a guest clinician/conductor for various honor choirs and professional organizations.

PROGRAM

Monday March 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
CARNEGIE HALL

National Masterwork Chorus 
Julie Yu, guest conductor

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Choral Fantasy in C Minor for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, op. 80