The Blair Hall Theatre will feature Sinclair Community College students performing a Choral Concert, with a blend of vocal entertainment and inspiration conducted by Music Professor Daniel Greene.
Included in the performance are numbers by Israel Houghton, who is a Grammy-Award-winning American Christian music artist, mostly known for his cross-cultural style of music that fuses elements from gospel, jazz and rock.
“The performance includes an inspiring mix of gospel music as well as opera,” Greene said. “Our students, in their course of music studies, will use this performance to further their academic efforts as well as provide entertainment and inspiration for the community.”
Any person who wants to sing in the Sinclair choirs needs to pass an annual audition with the corresponding director and then receive permission from the Music department. Returning students participate in the annual Fall Choral Auditions. Fall Choral Auditions are held annually. New members are accepted each semester by audition.
To secure an appointment for an audition in preparation for fall semester, please contact the Music department office at 512-4580 between the hours of 8:30 a.m. through 2 p.m. Monday through Friday. To audition at other hours and times of the year, directly contact Greene at 937-512-2341, or daniel.greene@sinclair.edu.
The Sinclair Music department offers five choirs and the Vocal Performance class. The department is an accredited member of the National Association of Schools of Music.
Students and community members alike have the opportunity to perform in any of 15 Music department ensembles. All Music majors are required to perform in an ensemble for four semesters.
Participation in ensembles provides music students with opportunities to apply the techniques and skills learned in applied music and to synthesize the knowledge and basic concepts from their music theory and history classes.
Ensemble participation also provides opportunities to observe the kind of rehearsal techniques that students might utilize when given the opportunity to function as conductors later in their musical careers.
The concert will be held on Saturday, April 19, beginning at 8 p.m. Admission is free and is open to the public.