October 25, 2006 - The Department of Music at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro will present the University Singers Men’s and Women’s Choirs Fall Concert Tuesday, Nov. 7, at 7:30 in the Fowler Center, Riceland Hall. The ASU choirs will present music for male chorus, female chorus, and the mixed chorus.

The University Singers are under the direction of Dr. Dale Miller, director of choral activities, with assistance by Justin Register, graduate choral conducting student, and accompaniment by Luca Strazzullo, graduate piano student. Musical selections for the Women’s Choir will be taken from the Renaissance, Romantic, and modern eras. The women will perform “Frisch auf un lasst uns singen” by Paul Peuerl, “Psalm 23” by Franz Schubert, and Eric Whitacre’s She Weeps “Over Rahoon” which includes English horn accompaniment by Jessica Crociata, student of Dr. Dan Ross, and will be conducted by Justin Register. The women will then sing a selection made popular by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, “Time to Say Goodbye” arranged by Mac Huff, and two Sweet Adelines, barbershop style selections, “Sentimental Journey” and “That’s What Friends Are For.”

The Men’s Choir will be performing selections from the Baroque and Romantic eras, as well as the 20th century. “Tshotsholoza” is a South African piece that will feature Maurice Butler, tenor, and percussionists Perry Harper and Gabrien Brown. The men will also perform “Holy, Holy, Holy” by Schubert, “Hallelujah, Amen” by G. F. Handel, “Prayer of the Children” by Andrea Klouse, conducted by Justin Register, “Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child” by Nina Gilbert, and a pair of barbershop tunes, “Zip-a-Dee Doo-Dah” and “Lazy River”. The concert finale will include both the Men’s and Women’s Choirs in a performance of “Dry Your Tears, Afrika" by John Williams with keyboard and percussion accompaniment.

Personnel for the University Singers include Cassie Black of Searcy, Kristi Freeman of Poplar Bluff, Mo., Whitney Tucker of Wynne, Angela Jackson of Naylor, Mo., Pat Register of Huntsville, Ala., Jamie Thompson of Rison, and Jasmine Walker of Memphis, Tenn., first sopranos;

Mollie Black of Benton, Stelicia Christian of Bryant, Katie Fischer of Jacksonville, Amy Isbell of Jonesboro, Renee Porter of Kingwood, Texas, Crystal Stormes of Goobertown, Casey Wilburn of Lexa, and Katie Willeford of El Dorado, second sopranos;

Lauren Bridges of Marmaduke, Summer Duncan of Mountain Home, Alix Meacham of Ash Flat, and Abby Craft and Danyelle Schreck of Jonesboro, first altos;

Kortney Asbury of Benton, Kristyn George of Jonesboro, Lisa Gray of Brookland, Savanna Hailey of Paragould, Susan Hulett of Mountain Home, Serita Mahone of Forrest City, and Kimberley Toots of Little Rock, second altos;

Maurice Butler of Wynne, Josh Dennis of Springfield, Mo., Galen Perkins of Bartlett, Tenn., Devin Rivas-Martin of Salina, Kan., and Rusty Shields of Osceola , first tenors;

Michael Coles of Augusta, Ben Light of West Ridge, Derrick Moore of Forrest City, Justin Register of Huntsville, Ala., Dustin Sullivan of Kennett, Mo., and Chris Terrell, Craig McAlister, Lance Patterson and Willie Sullivan, all of Jonesboro, second tenors;

Greg Eberhard of Harrisburg, Andrew Kjorlaug of Paragould, Derrick Palmer of Brinkley, David Owens and Nick Robbins of Manila, Timothy Smith of Wynne, Jon Stevenson of North Little Rock, Matt Ryals, John Yerger and Brandon Stroud, all of Jonesboro, and Keith Westbrook of Benton, baritones;

Gabrien Brown of Newport, Thomas Head of Little Rock, Perry Harper and Jonathan Trail of Paragould, Edmond Hampton of Fort Smith, and Josh Wilcoxson of Kennett, Mo., basses.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more details, please call the Department of Music at (870) 972-2094.