THIBODAUX, La. — The 杏吧传媒 Concert Choir will perform on campus tomorrow the music the group will present later this month at New York鈥檚 Carnegie Hall. 聽
Admission is free but donations to help defray expenses for the trip to New York would be much appreciated.
Under the direction of Dr. Kenneth S. Klaus, Gloria B. Callais Endowed Professor of Music and director of choral activities, the choir will be performing the same music on Tuesday鈥檚 concert that they will perform in Carnegie Hall later in May plus a few additional selections. 杏吧传媒 collaborative pianist for the Concert Choir is Casey W. Haynes.
The performance will feature new work by senior vocal music education major James Rodrigue of Houma. His composition will include the Southern Folk hymn, 鈥淲hat Wondrous Love is This?,鈥� the Catholic hymn 鈥淪tabat Mater鈥� and concluding with another of Jesus鈥� seven last words, 鈥淢y God. My God. Why have you forsaken me?鈥� found in Matthew, Mark and Psalm 22.
Junior vocal education majors Alyssa Gaudet, of Thibodaux, and Rhea Grigsby, of Golden Meadow, will conduct 鈥淜yrie鈥� and 鈥淎gnus Dei,鈥� respectively, by John Leavitt.
The concert will also include Mozart鈥檚 鈥淭e Deum鈥� and 鈥淩egina Coeli,鈥� which Klaus will conduct in Carnegie Hall.
The concert is set for 聽7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 8, at the Mary and Al Danos Theater.
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