WAYNE – High school vocal students from Nebraska and Iowa will showcase their talent during the Wayne State College Honor Choir concert at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 2.
The event will be held at the Ramsey Theatre, located inside the Peterson Fine Arts Building. Adults will have to pay to get in, with free admission for children 12 years of age or under.
The concert also will be live streamed. To view the livestream, people may go online to www.wsc. edu/watch-live. The program is accessible by selecting the event from the “Music Events” list at www.wsc. edu/music.
The concert will feature a treble choir and mixed choir. Participants were selected based on auditions from more than 50 schools. Throughout the day, students will study technique and practice repertoire for the concert.
The treble choir is conducted by Abby Sheppard, a vocal music teacher at Sioux City East (Iowa) High School. The mixed choir is conducted by Dr. Matthew Armstrong, director of choral activities at Wayne State, with accompaniment by Shelly Armstrong, Wayne State’s collaborative pianist.
Repertoire includes “Heartland” by Gary Fry, a contemporary piece written in the style of pop artist Bruce Hornsby; “A Farewell” by Matthew and Shelly Armstrong with text by Alfred, Lord Tennyson; and “The Call” by Iowa composer Adam Orban with text by George Herbert.
The choirs will join tenor soloist Dr. Matthew Clegg, vocal instructor at Wayne State, for the finale selection, the famous 19th century Italian piece “Funiculi, Funicula.”
For more information, people may contact the Wayne State Department of Music at 402-375-7359.
