Arts & Culture
UW-SP choirs perform combined spring concert
University Relations and Communication
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Women’s Choir, Concert Choir and Choral Union will join together for concerts on Saturday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 4 at 3:00 p.m.
The concerts are part of the Music Department Scholarship Series and will be held in Michelsen Hall at the Noel Fine Arts Center. The performances will be conducted by Lucinda Thayer, professor of music and director of choral activities and will feature student solos, a duet, a quartet and a quintet.
The Women’s Choir will perform works from Irving Fine’s “Three Choral Settings from Alice in Wonderland,” Shirley McRae’s “Fair Warning: A Testament to Independence in Old Age,” Charles Collins’s “Mary Had a Little Blues” and David Brunner’s “Yo le Canto.”
The Concert Choir’s include “Trois Chansons” by Claude Debussy, “Ecco mormorar l’onde” by Claudio Monteverdi, “Cloudburst” by Eric Whitacre and “How Can I Keep from Singing,” an American folksong.
The Choral Union will feature Franz Schubert’s “Lebenslust,” Robert Schumann’s “Zigeunerleben,” a song from “A Nation of Cowslips” by Dominick Argento, “O My Love’s Like a Red, Red, Rose” by Rene Clausen and “Duerme Negrito” by Atahualpa Yupanqui.
Tickets are $6 for the public, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for youth and free the day of the concert for students with a UW-SP ID. Tickets are available at University Information and Ticket Desk in the Dreyfus University Center, or by calling (800) 838-3378. Tickets may also be purchased at the door if seats are available.
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