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REXBURG, Idaho - Brigham Young University-Idaho choirs
will come together to present “How Excellent Thy Name” on
Friday, Nov. 5, in the Barrus Concert Hall of the
Snow Center for Performing Arts.
University
Choir, directed by Randall Kempton of the Music Department faculty, will
present Psalms from a variety of composers from a variety of cultures. An
African drum piece will feature Chad Busath and
Lisa Payne on African djembe drums as well as
student soloists. Many other
songs will be performed including “How Excellent Thy Name” by
G. F. Handel.
“Our
program is designed to take people on a spiritual journey, and we’re trying
to explore different aspects of praise and worship of our heavenly father
as expressed by different composers in different countries,” said
Kempton.
Collegiate
Singers, an auditioned choir, is led by Kevin Brower of the Music
Department faculty. They will perform a variety of Christmas songs from
“Angels We Have Heard on High” and “Rui,
Rui, Chiu,” a traditional Christmas song in
Spanish, to an arrangement of “Rock of Ages” by Nori Brower, of the Music Department faculty.
Collegiate
Singers will also perform an arrangement of “Silent Night” by
Mack Wilberg. It will feature the men of
Collegiate Singers and soloist Luke Lords. “Lo, How a Rose e’er Blooming,” a traditional German
Christmas hymn, will be sung in German.
Other
songs sung by Collegiate Singers will feature different other performers,
like choir-member Jason Gunnell on the organ,
oboist Kristin Diehl, harpist Melody Howe and Benjamin Matthews on guitar.
Tickets
are still available at the Ticket Office for $1 for BYU-Idaho students and
$2 for the general public.
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