糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to Host Third Annual Chancellor鈥檚 Concert April 11聽
糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will hold its third annual Chancellor鈥檚 Concert on Thursday, April 11, featuring the musical stylings of student ensembles and soloists from the School of Literary and Performing Arts.
The concert, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall located in the Fine Arts Building. A performance unlike any other, the Chancellor鈥檚 Concert features nearly every student ensemble in the music program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.
“The Chancellor’s Concert, now in its third year, is the Music Program’s largest event of the academic year,鈥� said Dr. Justin Bunting, director of instrumental activities. 鈥淭his concert features nearly every student ensemble in the Music Program, as well as five student soloists that were selected by a panel of judges via video audition. It is a joy for me every year to construct this program and for all of us to be afforded the opportunity to share the breadth of the Music Program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.”
Groups performing at this year鈥檚 Chancellor鈥檚 Concert include the Chamber Singers, Clarinet Ensemble, Concert Choir, Flute Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Wind Ensemble, and Women鈥檚 Choir.
The 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student ensembles and their pieces include:
- Concert Choir 鈥� 鈥淭he Last Words of David鈥� by Randall Thompson
- Piano Ensemble 鈥� 鈥淪panish Dance, Op. 12 No. 1鈥� by Moritz Moszkowski
- Chamber Singers – “And So It Goes” by Billy Joel, arranged by Bob Chilcott and 鈥淚n Noctem鈥� by Nicholas Hooper
- Jazz Ensemble – “Buckjump” by Troy Andrews and Mike Ballard, arranged by John Wasson
- Clarinet Ensemble 鈥� 鈥淐aprice for Clarinets鈥� by Clare Grundman
- Percussion Ensemble 鈥� 鈥淲atercolor Sun鈥� by Ivan Trevino
- Women’s Choir 鈥� 鈥淟as Amarillas鈥� arranged by Stephen Hatfield and 鈥淒ies Irae鈥� by Z. Randall Stroope
- Wind Ensemble 鈥� 鈥淒usk鈥� by Steven Bryant and 鈥淲altz No. 2鈥� by Dmitri Shostakovich, arranged by Michael Brown
The five student soloists and their pieces include:
- Max Reyes on flute performing 鈥淗ypnosis鈥� by Ian Clarke
- Val Bell-Ovwiomoriemu, soprano, performing 鈥淟a Diva de l’Empire鈥� by Erik Satie
- Shelby Loftis, soprano, performing “There’s a Fine, Fine Line” from Avenue Q by Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx
- Kyndal Collins, soprano, performing 鈥淐hanson d’amour鈥� by Gabriel Faur茅
- Nakira Bates on piano performing 鈥淕rand Waltz in A-flat major, Op. 34 No. 1鈥� by Fr茅d茅ric Chopin
For more information or questions regarding the event, please contact the School of Literary and Performing Arts at 501-916-3291.