The Missouri Western State University Concert Chorale, a 75-voice ensemble, will perform with three other choirs at the William Jewell College Collegiate Choral Festival in Helzberg Hall at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7.
The festival will feature a performance of Mendelssohn’s “Elijah” by choral ensembles from Missouri Western, William Jewell, the University of Central Missouri and Kansas City Kansas Community College, joined by a professional orchestra and soloists Stella Roden, Alice Anne Light, David Adams and Ron Witzke. The group will be conducted by world-renowned choral director and educator Donald Neuen, professor emeritus at UCLA.
Tickets for the event are $15, and may be purchased online at www.kauffmancenter.org.
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.