BOONE—A Nov. 6 performance by the University Singers and Chamber Singers from the Hayes School of Music at Appalachian State University will take the audience on a global excursion through the choral works by international composers.

The program takes place in Broyhill Music Center’s Rosen Concert Hall beginning at 8 p.m.

The University Singers open the performance with the festive a cappella piece “Cry Out and Shout” by Norwegian composer Knut Nystedt. They also will perform Swiss composer Ivo Antognini’s “Beati omnes,” American composer Roger Ames’ arrangement of “Down by the Riverside” and Spanish composer Joaquín Turina’s “Allegro vivo.”

The Chamber Singers will perform a madrigal by Italian composer Rossino Mantovano and “Come Again! Sweet Love Doth Now Invite” by English Renaissance composer John Dowland. They also will perform Norwegian composer Ola Gjeilo’s “Ubi caritas.”

Compositions by American composers Renè Clausen, Eric Nelson and Mack Wilberg and Cuban composer Leo Brouwer also will be performed.

The singers are directed by Stephen M. Hopkins.

About Appalachian State University

As a premier public institution, Appalachian State University prepares students to lead purposeful lives. App State is one of 17 campuses in the University of North Carolina System, with a national reputation for innovative teaching and opening access to a high-quality, affordable education for all. The university enrolls more than 21,000 students, has a low student-to-faculty ratio and offers more than 150 undergraduate and 80 graduate majors at its Boone and Hickory campuses and through App State Online. Learn more at https://www.appstate.edu.

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