More than 200 students from area middle and high schools will participate in honor choirs sponsored by the choral studies program at Missouri Western State University. The honor choirs, along with the MWSU Concert Chorale and Chamber Singers, will present a concert at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8 in the Fulkerson Center on the Missouri Western campus. The concert is free and open to the public.
This is the second year for the High School Honor Choir, and the first year for the Middle School Honor Choir. It will be a day of music for the participants, with rehearsals beginning at 1 p.m.
Dr. Elise Hepworth, director of choral studies and music education at Missouri Western, will conduct the high school choir. Kim Evans-Carson, a 2008 graduate of Missouri Western and vocal music teacher at Truman High School in Independence, Missouri, will conduct the middle school choir.
Missouri Western State University is a comprehensive regional university providing a blend of traditional liberal arts and professional degree programs. The university offers student-centered, high quality instruction that focuses on experience-based learning, community service, and state-of-the-art technology. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit www.missouriwestern.edu.