Professor of Music Benjamin "Doc" Locke takes his Chamber Singers on the road February 28-March 5, 2026. Check out the schedule below for performance details.

Tour Schedule

Spring 2026

Saturday, February 28
Time: TBD
Unity Presbyterian Church
6969 E Livingston Ave
Reynoldsburg, OH

Sunday, March 1
Time: TBD
Epworth United Methodist Church
4855 Central Ave
Toledo, OH

Monday, March 2
Time: TBD
St. Francis of Assisi School
2270 E Stadium Blvd
Ann Arbor, MI
Time: TBD:
Huron High School
2727 Fuller Road
Ann Arbor, MI

Tuesday, March 3
Time: TBD
Lakewood Presbyterian Church
14502 Detroit Ave
Lakewood, OH

Wednesday, March 4
Time: TBD
Saint Kilian Church
7076 Franklin Road
Cranberry Township, PA

Thursday, March 5
Time: TBD
Gay Street United Methodist Church
18 N Gay Street
Mount Vernon, OH

About the Chamber Singers

The Chamber Singers, consisting of forty-five undergraduates chosen by competitive audition, is Kenyon's premier touring ensemble. The group is noted for its versatility of vocal style and broad repertoire. The New York Concert Review applauded the artistry of the ensemble, stating "the young members of the Chamber Singers ... retain the proper lightness to navigate the translucent textures of Sweelinck's "Cantate Domino" and Palestrina's "Sicut Cervus" ... focused intently on the conductor, the singers kept their audience hanging on every word."

The Chamber Singers will again present an eclectic mix of a cappella choral repertoire on their 2026 Spring Tour. A centerpiece to the program will be a double-choir setting of "Psalm 100" by Johann Pachelbel. Another highlight of the program is a performance of "O Nata Lux," composed as part of a larger work, "Lux Aeterna," by American composer Morten Lauridsen. The ensemble is noted for its regular inclusion of music from South Africa, which this year includes "Shilohini," a Tsonga folksong with a bittersweet backstory from the World War II era. Additional composers represented on the program are Johannes Brahms, Jan Sweelinck, Antonio Lotti, Adolphus Hailstork, Moses Hogan and many others.

The members of Chamber Singers come from twenty states as well as the countries of England and Botswana. A minority of the singers have declared music as their academic major, with the rest having chosen fields such as history, biology, mathematics, psychology, political science and English, to name but a few. All the singers value music as an integral part of a liberal-arts education and take great pride in reaching for the highest musical standards in performance.

Benjamin Locke is in his forty-second year as a faculty member at Kenyon. He directs the Kenyon Community Choir, teaches music theory, conducting and voice, and he is also the musical director of the Knox County Symphony (based in Mount Vernon, Ohio). He has written several research articles on the choral music of Johannes Brahms and has also published transcriptions and arrangements of South African folksongs. Dr. Locke earned his Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where he studied extensively with Robert Fountain.

The Music Department consists of six distinguished faculty in the areas of musicology, music theory, performance and ethnomusicology. The department resides in the Storer Music Building with state-of-the-art classrooms and performance spaces. Applied study is offered in piano, woodwinds, brass, strings, and voice as well as organ, harp, harpsichord and percussion by our talented adjunct faculty. Both music majors and non-majors participate fully in the numerous instrumental and vocal ensembles on campus.

Founded in 1824, Kenyon College is Ohio's oldest private college. It boasts a remarkably dedicated faculty, a carefully planned liberal arts curriculum, a highly capable student body and alumni who have contributed significantly in all walks of life.