Community Chorus Opens Season with Haydn’s Te Deum
UALR’s Community Chorus — joined by the UALR Concert Choir and Chamber Choir — kicks off its season with a performance of Joseph Haydn’s Te Deum at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building.
The Chamber Choir will sing several advanced a capella works from a variety of genres, and the Concert Choir will perform J.S. Bach’s Motet No. 1, Sing to the Lord a New Song (Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied) in the original German.
General admission is $5. To reserve tickets, call the UALR Music Department box office at (501) 569-8993, or visit the UALR Music Department office in Room 151 of the Fine Arts Building on campus.
UALR faculty, students, and staff are admitted free of charge, but must present their UALR identification at the Music Department office during normal business hours when reserving tickets.
Free parking for this concert is available near the Fine Arts Building in Lot 13, located east of Jack Stephens Arena on 28th and University. For a map of the UALR campus, visit http://ualr.edu/www/features/map/.
Founded by Dr. Keating in 2004, the UALR Community Chorus is comprised of over 90 members drawn from UALR students, faculty, and staff, as well as members of the greater Little Rock community. The chorus is open to singers at all levels of musical ability who wish to participate in choral masterpieces accompanied by professional musicians.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity to be involved in a large singing group, to sing great works that are only possible with a chorus of our size,” said UALR Community Chorus president Tracy Johnson.
The Community Chorus season will continue with a performance on Dec. 11 George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, a special concert during which the audience will be invited to sing the work’s major choruses along with the choir. The season will conclude on April 3, 2010, with a performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s Elijah. Both performances will take place at Second Presbyterian Church in west Little Rock.
For more information about UALR’s choral ensembles, visit http://ualr.edu/music/voice.