The Department of Music at the 91老司机 - Fort Smith will present the
91老司机 Chorale and Women鈥檚 Chorus in a free concert Feb. 27 at Grand Avenue Baptist
Church, 3900 Grand Ave.
The annual concert, which begins at 7:30 p.m., is titled ECCO, or Eclectic Choral Concert Opportunity, and features a wide array of choral music presented by the two choirs. The Italian word 鈥渆cco鈥� can mean 鈥渉ere鈥� as well as 鈥渢here,鈥� and this concert features music of all kinds.
According to Dr. Rager H. Moore II of Prairie Grove, 91老司机 director of choral activities, the concert includes new and traditional music from Ireland and the Americas that 鈥渨ill bring warmth to the audience in the middle of winter.鈥�
This year鈥檚 slate of composers is an eclectic group that includes Andrew Carter, Rene Clausen, Cathy DeRousse, Josh Floyd, Fred Hellerman, Moses Hogan, Joachim Kelecom, Gail T. Kubik, David Mooney, James Mulholland, Sheena Phillips, Jeremy Rawson, Ramiro Real, Linda Spevacek and Alec Wilder.
Moore added that both the audience and the choir members enjoy the musical sounds that result from the church鈥檚 acoustically flattering hall.
鈥淲e choose the music specifically for this venue,鈥� he said, 鈥渂oth for the acoustics at Grand Avenue Baptist and because it gives our students the opportunity to work with instruments that are available at the church.鈥�
Students performing in the concert include:
Alma: Sonya Daniel, Chorale and Women鈥檚 Chorus; and Jordan Duff, Micheal Phan and Elyse Stogner, Chorale.
Barling: Cody Goad, Chorale.
Beebe: Erin Decker, Women鈥檚 Chorus.
Booneville: Kyle Jones and Hannah Yeager, Chorale.
Clarksville: Sarah Gray, Women鈥檚 Chorus.
Fort Smith: Elizabeth Carter, Josh Floyd, Charles French, Collin Harper, Terri Leins, Joe Reed, Taylor Schmidt, Josh Scroggins, Chelsey Smith, Ben Truong and Ethan Womack, Chorale; Alisha Garland, Abby Hobbs, Michelle Leonard and Rachel Townsend, Chorale and Women鈥檚 Chorus; and Tra Le, Emily McClure, Stormi Metheny, Janet Renwick and Crystal Turpin, Women鈥檚 Chorus.
Gentry: Kaylin Cripps, Alan Herrera and John Lopez, Chorale.
Greenwood: Walter Harrison and Hannah Jones, Chorale; and Jesse Watson, Chorale and Women鈥檚 Chorus.
Hot Springs: Corby Smith, Chorale.
Houston, Texas: Christi Melrose, Women鈥檚 Chorus.
Huntsville: Laura Ramirez, Women鈥檚 Chorus.
Jacksonville: Andrew Jeffers, Chorale.
Jenks, Okla.: Sarah Rickman, Women鈥檚 Chorus.
Jonesboro: McKendreah Brodie, Chorale.
Mansfield: Kayla Bridges, Women鈥檚 Chorus.
Mena: Amber Lane, Chorale.
Omaha: Deborah Ellis, Chorale and Women鈥檚 Chorus.
Roland, Okla.: Courtney Hicks, Chorale.
Rudy: Justin Dowdy, Chorale.
Sallisaw, Okla.: Matthew Eggert, Chorale.
Shreveport, La.: Nicole Bonk, Women鈥檚 Chorus.
Stigler, Okla.: Ethan Shaw, Chorale.
Van Buren: Destiny Adams, Sarah Morton, Women鈥檚 Chorus; Rachel Nye and Jessica Utz, Chorale and Women鈥檚 Chorus; and Kalyn Tounzen, Chorale.
Wilburton, Okla.: Spencer Bray, Chorale.
For more information, contact Moore at 479-788-7543 or rager.moore@uafs.edu.