Tusculum College Community Chorus to present spring concert Monday, April 30

The Tusculum College Community Chorus will present its spring concert on Monday, April 30, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Building on the Tusculum College campus.

David Hendricksen is the conductor for the group; James Winfree is accompanist. There is no admission charge for the concert.

The first half of the program will include classical selections by American composer, Emma Lou Diemer, and by Johannes Brahms, settings of folk songs, and music drawn from “Fiddler on the Roof.”

After intermission, the chorus will sing choral arrangements of African-American spirituals. The titles include “Every Time I Feel the Spirit,” “All My Trials,” “Go Down Moses,” “Jacob’s Ladder,” “Climbin’ Up the Mountain,” “Children” and “Worthy to be Praised.” The program concludes with “Ye Followers of the Lamb” from the Shaker tradition.

Throughout the evening, a variety of Community Chorus members will sing solo roles including Jim Bennington, Beth Brimer, Beth Casteel, Wess duBrisk, Michael Forte, Jill Jones, Joe Kilday, John Maddux, Karin Small, Jim Teague, Phil Thwing, Martha Wiley and J. Grady Worley.

Founded in 1996 as a way to involve singers from throughout the community in a broad range of sacred and secular repertoire, the Tusculum College Community Chorus has grown to over 50 singers. For further information, please contact conductor David Hendricksen at conductordavid@embarqmail.com.