University Singers present Easter Sunday concert of sacred vocal music
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Friday, March 14, 2008
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| The University Singers celebrate its fiftieth anniversary. |
On Sunday March 23, Easter Sunday, The University Singers of the UWI Mona will present its 2nd Annual Easter Sunday concert This Joyful Eastertide - a programme of Sacred Vocal Music. The programme will begin at 5:00 pm at the University Chapel, UWI Mona, and will again feature past and present soloists of the University Singers, presenting popular sacred solos and Negro Spirituals. The Easter Sunday concert is being established as an annual event, showcasing the solo talent of the accomplished group.
The evening will feature past singers Carl Bliss tenor and Nickette Morgan contralto. Other soloists include sopranos Stacy Adams, Tina Mowatt, Renee Thompson, Althea Sinclair, Rochelle Brooks, and Stephany Blair; contraltos Jhana Williams and Monique Sloley; tenors Charles Moore, Roy Thompson and Warren Thompson, and basses Dominick Frazer, Franklin Halliburton and Murphey Osbourne.
Sacred music from traditional and contemporary composers including Handel, Gounod, Verdi, Stainer, Wilberg, Webber among many others will be special feature of the concert.
2008 is a year full of festivities, as the University of the West Indies celebrates its sixtieth anniversary, and the University Singers celebrate its fiftieth. The year will see to homecoming events for both the University and the choir as alumni and past singers gather on the campus from all over the world.
The choir launched its celebrations in December 2007 with the launch of a recording of Christmas music, Season of Light, and a book of Jamaican folk songs by musical director Noel Dexter and past singer Godfrey Taylor.
The evening plans to be a family occasion of sacred soul-stirring music most fitting for the holy Easter season.
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