成人头条 will be the scene for 鈥淪omething Different鈥� from the College of Fine Arts School of Music at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, in Wiedemann Recital Hall.
Tom Wine
Special guest choir for the evening is the Trinity Academy Madrigals, directed by Michelle Henderson.
The program begins with some traditional choral music including a world premier of a composition by WSU student Ben Balleau titled 鈥淩emember Me.鈥�
Balleau was winner of last year鈥檚 National Music Educators student composition prize. Wine said he is thrilled to be able to present this premier.
鈥淲orking with Ben and his enthusiasm for artistic presentation is an enjoyable challenge to both the singers and to the conductor,鈥� said Wine. 鈥淗e has written a piece that is both powerful and reflective. The maturity of the composition is amazing.鈥�
The final part of the program is 鈥淧op in Perspective.鈥� It features a popular song from every decade beginning with 鈥淕host Riders in the Sky鈥� from the 1940s and including 鈥淎frica鈥� from the 1980s group TOTO as well as a King鈥檚 Singers arrangement of the Billy Joel classic 鈥淟ullaby.鈥�
Wine also was thrilled with the variety of vocal styles available to the Madrigal Singers using this theme.
鈥淔rom the tight harmonies of vocal jazz, to a delightful a cappella arrangement of a Beach Boys song,鈥� he said, 鈥渢his is both a fun and challenging mix of literature.鈥�
For information, contact Wine at (316) 978-3103, or call the WSU College of Fine Arts Box Office at (316) 978-3233.