SBU Music Department
Presents “Masterworks Concert”
Southwest Baptist
University News Release
Contact:
Sharina Smith, Office of Marketing & Communications
BOLIVAR, Mo. – The Music Department
of Southwest Baptist University will present its Masterworks Concert on Friday,
May 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Pike Auditorium. The department’s massed choirs and
orchestra will present “Come Let Us Sing”, op. 46, by Felix Mendelssohn and
“Naenie,” op. 82 by Johannes Brahms. There is no admission charge.
Dr.
James Tarrant, professor of music and director of choral studies, will conduct.
Soloists are Dr. J. Andrew Campbell, tenor, and Dr. Kathy Brown, soprano, of
the SBU music faculty, and Dr. Paula Patterson, mezzo-soprano and assistant
professor of music at Missouri State University.
In
its fourth decade, the Masterworks presentation annually provides southwest
Missouri audiences the opportunity to experience musical works that are best
presented by the combined efforts of department, university, and community. The
repertoire has included the great classics, the unfamiliar pearls, and modern
compositions of significance.
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Southwest
Baptist University is a leader among private universities in truly integrating
Christ-centered academic pursuits with comprehensive professional programs at
an affordable price. At SBU, the faculty and staff create a caring, academic
community to prepare students to be servant leaders in a global society. For
more information, visit www.SBUniv.edu.
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Office of Marketing and Communications is available to news media 24 hours a
day at (417) 399-7918.
