Shivick to leave Assumption
End 10-year run as Chapel Choir director, cantor
Megan Kellet
Issue date: 4/8/09 Section: News Stories
After 20 years of being a part of the music program in the chapel at Assumption, Jane Shivick has decided to step down from her position as Director of Chapel Choirs and the Principal Cantor to pursue her professional singing career.
"I know that time is marching on for me, and for what realistic musical achievements are attainable for me at this point in my life," says Shivick. "While leaving Assumption has been a painful and tough decision for me, I am also excited about what possibilities will lay ahead for my future."
Shivick is a big part of the Assumption community. She directs the student AC chapel choir that sings at mass every Sunday night. She also directs the adult choir, cantors the Sunday 10 a.m. masses, as well as cantors weddings and special liturgies held in the chapel. Besides directing the student choir for the 7 p.m. masses, she also directed them in the Advent Service of Lessons and Carols, Handel's Messiah, Godspell, and led the group in two tours through New York City and Washington D.C.
At the same time, directing choirs is not the only thing Shivick has done with her career. For the past ten years, she has been a mother, a wife, a voice instructor and also worked on her professional singing career. The workload is intense, and Shivick feels that it is important she devotes more time to her professional singing.
"Running a full-time private voice studio in conjunction with my responsibilities as the college (not to say being a mom and wife) has left me with little time to keep in consistent contact with my coaches in the Boston and New York City area," says Shivick. "And while I have continued to sing professionally over the last ten years, I am not able to pursue performance opportunities beyond that of the New England area."
Singing has always been a part of Shivick's life. She's been singing ever since she can remember, and comes from a very musical family. She sang in church choirs when she was little, and her mother always taught her to raise her hand if someone needed a soloist for a song. When Shivick attended Assumption for her undergraduate degree, she sang in the Chorale and the Chapel Choir. Singing as a profession entered her thoughts when she took lessons with an instructor in the Worcester area.
"I know that time is marching on for me, and for what realistic musical achievements are attainable for me at this point in my life," says Shivick. "While leaving Assumption has been a painful and tough decision for me, I am also excited about what possibilities will lay ahead for my future."
Shivick is a big part of the Assumption community. She directs the student AC chapel choir that sings at mass every Sunday night. She also directs the adult choir, cantors the Sunday 10 a.m. masses, as well as cantors weddings and special liturgies held in the chapel. Besides directing the student choir for the 7 p.m. masses, she also directed them in the Advent Service of Lessons and Carols, Handel's Messiah, Godspell, and led the group in two tours through New York City and Washington D.C.
At the same time, directing choirs is not the only thing Shivick has done with her career. For the past ten years, she has been a mother, a wife, a voice instructor and also worked on her professional singing career. The workload is intense, and Shivick feels that it is important she devotes more time to her professional singing.
"Running a full-time private voice studio in conjunction with my responsibilities as the college (not to say being a mom and wife) has left me with little time to keep in consistent contact with my coaches in the Boston and New York City area," says Shivick. "And while I have continued to sing professionally over the last ten years, I am not able to pursue performance opportunities beyond that of the New England area."
Singing has always been a part of Shivick's life. She's been singing ever since she can remember, and comes from a very musical family. She sang in church choirs when she was little, and her mother always taught her to raise her hand if someone needed a soloist for a song. When Shivick attended Assumption for her undergraduate degree, she sang in the Chorale and the Chapel Choir. Singing as a profession entered her thoughts when she took lessons with an instructor in the Worcester area.
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