The Tusculum College Students for Christ Gospel Choir will be featured in its first concert on Wednesday, Feb. 29, at Annie Hogan Byrd Auditorium on the Tusculum college campus.<\/p>\n
The concert will begin at 7 p.m. and is an Arts and Lecture Series credit event for Tusculum College students. The concert is open to the public and there is no charge to attend.<\/p>\n
This is the first year for the 15-member student choir, which sings both traditional and contemporary gospel hymns and songs.<\/p>\n
The concert, which will showcase the new choir, will also include several numbers with the Tusculum College Jazz Band.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis group came together because each of us wanted to participate in a music ministry, to have the opportunity to witness to others through our music,\u201d said Vinton Copeland, a junior political science major from LaGrange, Ga., who organized the group and serves as its director.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe choir is a cross section of students and very diverse. There is a mixture of races, religions and backgrounds,\u201d he added. \u201cWe all enjoy singing, and we are committed to our faith.\u201d<\/p>\n
Copeland added that the group has made itself available to sing at other events and meetings, as well as for churches and other organizations.<\/p>\n