WT Choirs to Offer Fall Concert Oct. 17

Copy by Chip Chandler, 806-651-2124, [email protected]

CANYON, Texas - Voices will lift in song as three West Texas A&M University choirs offer their first concert of the academic year.

The WT Collegiate Choir, Chamber Singers and Chorale will perform at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 17 in Mary Moody Northen Recital Hall on WT's Canyon campus.

Admission is free.

"A variety of selections will be performed from a Broadway classic to a rock 'n' roll standard," said Dr. Sean Pullen, professor of music and director of choral activities in WT's School of Music. "Classical styles will be presented along with a beautiful song from Korea and a couple of traditional American spirituals."

The Collegiate Choir will open with the evening with "Exsultate Deo" by Patti Drennan; "O nata lux" by Bryan Sharpe; "Zigeunerlieder" by Johannes Brahms; "La Llorona" arranged by Ricardo Soto; and "On Springfield Mountain" arranged by Vicki Tucker Courtney.

The Chamber Singers will perform "Sing, My Child" by Sarah Quartel; "Surge Illuminare" by Michael John Trotta; "Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho" arranged by Pullen; "If Ever I Would Leave You" from "Camelot," arranged by Kirby Shaw; and "Rock This Town," also arranged by Shaw.

The Chorale will perform "O Radiant Dawn" by James MacMillan; "The Cloud-Capp'd Towers" by Ralph Vaughan Williams; "A Season of Joy" by John Wykoff; "Evocation (Mon-Nee-Joh)" by Hye-Young Cho; and "I Got a Key," arranged by Joni Jenson.

Fostering an appreciation of the arts is a key component of the University's long-range plan, WT 125: From the Panhandle to the World.

That plan is fueled by the historic One West comprehensive fundraising campaign, which reached its initial $125 million goal 18 months after publicly launching in September 2021. The campaign's new goal is to reach $175 million by 2025; currently, it has raised more than $160 million.

About West Texas A&M University

WT, a Regional Research University, is redefining excellence in Canyon, Texas, on a 342-acre residential campus, as well as the Harrington Academic Hall WTAMU Amarillo Center in downtown Amarillo. Established in 1910, the University has been part of The Texas A&M University System since 1990. WT, a Hispanic Serving Institution since 2016, boasts an enrollment of more than 9,000 and offers 58 undergraduate degree programs, one associate degree, and 44 graduate degrees, including an integrated bachelor's and master's degree, a specialist degree and two doctoral degrees. The University is also home to the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, the largest history museum in the state and the home of one of the Southwest's finest art collections. The Buffaloes are a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference and offers 14 men's and women's athletics programs.

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