Sept. 16, 2005 -- The Arkansas State University choirs will present a concert of gospel music at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 26, at First Baptist Church of Jonesboro, 701 South Main St. in Jonesboro.

The choirs will be under the direction of Dr. Dale Miller, director of choral activities at ASU.

Part of the proceeds from the concert will be used to raise money for the ASU Concert Choir’s upcoming concert tour to Eastern Europe.

Also, choir members recently voted to contribute a portion of the money raised at the concert to relief for the evacuees of Hurricane Katrina who are temporarily in residence here in Northeast Arkansas.

Admission will be $5 per person, and those displaced from the hurricane-affected areas will be admitted free. Tickets may be purchased in advance from any ASU choir member and will be available for purchase at the door.

ASU’s Concert Choir, Women’s Choir, Men’s Choir and Chamber Singers will each perform, and there will be soloists from the choirs. A group from First Baptist Church will also perform under the direction of Mark Grove, minister of music.

The Women’s Choir will perform two selections, “Go Down, Moses" by Mark Hayes, and “Jonah” by Rollo Dilworth, accompanied by Priscilla Noyes, senior piano major from Dexter, Mo.

The Men’s Choir, accompanied by Ellen Philpot, adjunct music department instructor, will sing “Heaven” by Andre Thomas, “Ain’t Got Time To Die” a spiritual arrangement by Philip Duey, and a barbershop setting of “This Little Light of Mine.”

The Chamber Singers will present a cappella version of “Jesus Loves Me.” The Concert Choir will end the evening with three numbers -- Robert Shaw’s version of “Amazing Grace,” and Moses Hogan’s arrangements of “Deep River” and “Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel.”

ASU Choir members and their hometowns are:

first sopranos, Cassie Black of Searcy, Kristi Freeman of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Karen Graham of Conway, Angela Jackson of Naylor, Mo., Pat Register of Huntsville, Ala., Elizabeth Renshaw of Jonesboro, Krystal Story of Camden, Jamie Thompson of Rison, and Mandy Walker of White Hall;

second sopranos, Mollie Black of Benton, Heather Chance of Harrisburg, Amy Isbell and Lindsey Lee of Jonesboro, Jennifer Meek of Batesville, Priscilla Noyes of Dexter, Mo., Renee Porter of Kingwood, Texas, Elizabeth Schug of Paragould, Crystal Stormes of Goobertown, Kristen Walker of North Little Rock, Casey Wilburn of Lexa and Katie Willeford of El Dorado;

first altos, Stephanie Allensworth of Harrisburg, April Brannum of Marmaduke, Meagan Duncan of Searcy, Lisa Gray of Brookland, Carly Gorman of Little Rock, Tiffanie Holland of Bryant, Brittany Howard of Paragould, Mary Hannnah Johnson, Cindy Sterling, and Rachel Warnick all of Jonesboro;

second altos, Erica Carter of Marion, Jenna Dougherty of Jonesboro, Christy Fudge of Newark, Shaquenta Millen of Wynne, Kate Puckett of Wilson, Carol Ann Segraves of Jonesboro, and Carolyn Smith of Huntsville, Ala.;

first tenors, Maurice Butler of Wynne, Josh Dennis of Springfield, Mo., Drew Dowdy of Paragould, Derrick Moore of Forrest City, Galen Perkins of Bartlett, Tenn., Rusty Shields of Osceola, and Blake Howerton and Willie Sullivan of Jonesboro;

second tenors, Clinton Costello, Tim Long, Craig McAlister, Matt Vardell, Charles Winfield and John Yerger, all of Jonesboro, Ryan Jackson of White Hall, Ben Light of West Ridge, Christopher Mitchell of Trumann, and Justin Register of Huntsville, Ala.;

baritones, John Easley of Bald Knob, Greg Eberhard of Harrisburg, Andrew Kjorlaug and Jonathon Schug of Paragould, Patrick Manes of Bryant, Skyler Mays of Highland, Willie Perry of Memphis, Nick Robbins of Manila, Jon Stevenson of Little Rock, and Keith Westbrook of Benton;

basses, Michael Crutchfield and Perry Harper of Paragould, Michael Davis, Jason Mendell and John Hays, all of Jonesboro, Edmond Hampton of Fort Smith, Thomas Head of Little Rock, Eric Rivera of Hoxie, and Josh Wilcoxson of Kennett, Mo.

A freewill offering will be collected for those who wish to donate additional money to hurricane relief and the choir concert tour. For additional information, call Dr. Miller at 972-3841.