Student voices from three choirs will fill University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Michelsen Hall this month for a choral concert of
psalms and folk and madrigal songs.
The Concert Choir, Women’s
Choir and Choral Union will perform Wednesday, March 11, at 7:30 p.m. at
Michelsen Hall in the Noel Fine Arts Center. Music Department professors
Lucinda Thayer and Judy Bond will direct, featuring student conductor Allycia
Zalac and accompaniment by local pianist Mary Ellen Mitchell.
The Concert Choir will perform
“Leonardo Dreams of His Flying Machine” and “little man in a hurry,” both by
Eric Whitacre. Among the songs by the Women’s Choir are the madrigal “In These
Delightful Pleasant Groves” by Henry Purcell, the mountain ballad “He’s Gone
Away” and an arrangement of “How Can I Keep From Singing?” partnered with
“Amazing Grace.”
The Choral Union will perform
“Chichester Psalms” by Leonard Bernstein, featuring percussion by Associate
Lecturer Adam Rappel and nine student soloists.
Tickets are $8.25 for adults,
$5.25 for senior citizens, $4.25 for students and free the day of the concert for
students with a UW-Stevens Point I.D. Tickets are available at the University
Information and Tickets Office in the Dreyfus University Center, by calling
715-346-4100 or 800-838-3378 or at http://tickets.uwsp.edu.
Tickets also may be purchased at the door if available.