Axe ’Em, Jacks!
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – The Chamber Singers at Stephen F. Austin State University will present the program “Haste On, my Joys!” when the student choral ensemble performs at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 10, in Cole Concert Hall on the SFA campus.
The ensemble is under the direction of Dr. Michael Murphy, director of choral activities at SFA, along with Grant Peterson, graduate conductor from Wylie.
The first half of the concert will feature William Byrd’s Mass for Four Voices. Following intermission, the ensemble will sing choral music of Gerald Finzi, Paul Siskind, Felix Mendelssohn, Stephen Paulus and Howard Hanson. The Chamber Singers will perform a world premiere of Texas composer James Syler’s setting of Charles Anthony Silvestri’s “When All Falls Silent.”
Tickets are $8 for adults, $6 for seniors and $3 for students and youth. To purchase tickets, call the SFA Fine Arts Box Office at (936) 468-6407 or visit finearts.sfasu.edu. For additional information, contact the SFA School of Music at (936) 468-4602.