Tarleton choirs to present semester’s first concert

Tarleton Choral Program Presents

Tarleton Choral Program Presents

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Friday, October 6, 2017

STEPHENVILLE, Texas—Tarleton State University’s Choral Program presents its first concert of the fall semester, “Landmark: Songs of Life’s Journey,” on Thursday, Oct. 12, in the Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Theater.

The 7:30 p.m. concert is open to the public. Tickets are $5, or free for Tarleton faculty, staff and students with a valid ID.

Performances include the Select Women’s Choir, Texan Gentlemen, Texan Troubadours and Chamber Choir, all under the direction of Dr. Troy Robertson, Tarleton director of choirs.

“This is the strongest start we’ve had in the six years I’ve been at Tarleton,” Robertson said. “We’re excited to show folks what we’ve been working on so hard for the last month and a half.”

The theme of the concert traces life’s most important moments, from childhood to maturity, death, and beyond.

The evening’s music includes the Scotch-Irish favorite “The Parting Glass,” the Estonian folk song “Lauliku lapsepõli,” Eric Whitacre’s “This Wedding,” men’s glee favorites “We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace” and “Vive L’Amour,” and two new works making their premiere, “We’ll Understand It All By and By” and “Since You’re Not Here.”

Tickets are available at the Fine Arts Center Box Office, which opens at 6:30 on performance night. Theater doors open at 7 p.m. Early arrival is suggested. For a complete schedule of upcoming events presented by Tarleton’s Department of Fine Arts, visit www.tarleton.edu/finearts.

Tarleton, celebrating 100 years as founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven educational experience marked by academic innovation and exemplary service, and dedicated to transforming students into tomorrow’s professional leaders. As a member of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) with campuses in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian and online, Tarleton engages with its communities to provide real-world learning experiences and to address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, leadership, excellence and service.

#

Contact: Phil Riddle, News & Information Specialist
817-484-4415
[email protected]

A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.
dingbat
Tags: College of Liberal & Fine Arts, Community Events, Performing & Fine Arts