Three
choirs will present their annual Fall Collage concert at the University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, in Michelsen Hall in the
Noel Fine Arts Center.
The
Women’s Choir will perform “Herbstlied” by Felix Mendelssohn, “Fire” by Mary
Goetze, “Al Shlosha d'Varim” by Allen Naplan and “In You I Found” by Laura
Farnell. The choir is conducted by Catherine Wilson, assistant professor and
coordinator of music education.
The
Concert Choir will perform choral dances from “Gloriana” by Benjamin Britten
and “The Mourner’s Kaddish” by Alaric Coussons, a senior music major. The piece
won the Music Department’s Student Composition Contest. Accompanying the choir
will be Kristen Pfluger, harp, and cellists Danny Janik and Emily Thiele.
The
Choral Union will sing “Frostiana” by Randall Thompson, a song of seven poems
by Robert Frost. The Concert Choir and Choral Union are conducted by Lucinda
Thayer, professor of music and director of choral activities.
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.