THIBODAUX ā The Sinfonia Singers, ¹ū¶³APPās male chorus, will perform an eclectic concert of choral music at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in Talbot Theater.
Sponsored by the Omicron Beta Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at ¹ū¶³APP ā and directed by Dr. Kenneth S. Klaus, professor of music and director of choral activities ā the chorus will sing a wide variety of songs. Dr. Norman Dale Norris, assistant professor of education, will accompany the singers on the piano.
The group will present part-songs written by members of the national Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity ā as well as traditional fraternity songs. Attendees will also be treated to the rarely heard three stanzas of the āStar-Spangled Banner,ā followed by an arrangement of the ¹ū¶³APP Alma Mater.
Additional selections will include āThere is Nothinā like a Dameā from Rodgers and Hammersteinās āSouth Pacificā musical; āNocturnal Serenade,ā a part-song by Franz Schubert; āPrayer of the Childrenā by Kurt Bestor; and āFind the Cost of Freedomā by Stephen Stills. The concert will close with a selection of Christmas songs including āWhat Child is This?ā by L. Farnell;Ā āGod Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemenā arranged by Philip Kern; āGood King Wenceslasā arranged by Ruth Elaine Schram; and Irving Berlinās āWhite Christmasā as sung by The Platters.
The concert is free and open to the public. For additional information, call (985) 448-4606.