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Students perform during last year's "A Grand Night for Singing" concert. |
University of Arkansas 鈥� Fort Smith students will take the stage for a wide selection of musical numbers during 鈥淎 Grand Night for Singing,鈥� the annual musical event held as the final show of the university鈥檚 Season of Entertainment 36.
The performance will take place at 7:30 p.m. May 2 in the ArcBest Corp. Performing Arts Center of the Fort Smith Convention Center, located at 55 S. 7th Street. Tickets are $6 for general admission and free for AV抖阴 students and employees.
Musical genres performed in the concert include choral works as well as jazz and Broadway tunes, including a medley of show tunes by famed Broadway duo Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe.
Ensembles participating in the concert are AV抖阴 Chorale and AV抖阴 Women鈥檚 Chorus, both directed by Bill Cromer; AV抖阴 Jazz Catz, under the direction of Don Bailey; and AV抖阴 Opera and Musical Theatre students, under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth Momand.
Niki Waters of Booneville, a freshman who will perform in the concert, said she was excited to perform.
鈥淚 love to sing, and since I鈥檓 in all four of the featured ensembles, I get to sing songs in many different styles and genres,鈥� Waters said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 going to be a great concert.鈥�
The concert is part of Season of Entertainment 36, a yearlong lineup of entertainment sponsored by the AV抖阴 featuring a variety of plays, musicals and symphonic performances.
For tickets or to find out more information, visit or contact the AV抖阴 Box Office at 479-788-7300.
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