Virtual Exchange Joins Choirs from UNC Charlotte and Tohoku University

The UNC Charlotte Women’s Chorus, The Charlotteans, recently spent two weeks in a virtual exchange with choral students from Tohoku University, a UNC Charlotte institutional exchange partner since 2014. Through Zoom, the two choirs met for joint rehearsals and group discussions and together have created a combined performance.

Kazuko Suematsu, the Deputy Director of Tohoku University’s Global Learning Center, also shared, “I have seen many different online programs since the outbreak of COVID-19 but not like this. Thanks to the open-mindedness and also extensive resources of UNC Charlotte, the program turned out to be a great success with overwhelmingly positive feedback from Tohoku participants.”

Watch the virtual performance of an arrangement of the American folksong, “How Can I Keep From Singing?”