The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Women’s Choir, Concert Choir and the Choral Union will join together in concert on Saturday, May 3, at 7:30 p.m. and on Sunday, May 4, at 3 p.m.

The concerts, part of the Music Department Scholarship Series, will be held in Michelsen Hall at the Noel Fine Arts Center. Tickets are $6 for the public, $3 for senior citizens, $2 for youth and free the day of the concert for students with a UWSP ID. Tickets are available at University Information and Tickets in the Dreyfus University Center, or by calling (715) 346-4100 or (800) 838-3378. Visa, MasterCard or Discover are accepted. Tickets may also be purchased at the door if seats are available.

The performances will be conducted by Lucinda Thayer, professor of music and director of choral activities, and will feature student solos as well as a duet, quartet and quintet.

The Women’s Choir will include 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’ "Mary Had a Little Blues" and David Brunner’s "Yo le Canto."

The Concert Choir will 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.

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