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By PR student writer, Lisa Saca
MILLIGAN COLLEGE, TN (Apr. 22, 2002) – The Milligan Singers, Keyboard Ensemble, Handbell Choir, and Flute Choir will present a concert on Tuesday, Apr. 30, at 7:30 p.m. in Seeger Chapel.
The Milligan Singers, a women’s choir, is directed by Carlene B. Eastridge, assistant professor of music. Christy Lewis, a junior music major from Piney Flats, Tenn., will accompany the singers. The evening will feature works from a variety of styles and periods, including classical, spirituals and light contemporary. The choir of fifteen singers represents students from a variety of academic studies, including music, business, education, theatre, and biology.
The Milligan Handbell Choir is directed by Dr. David Runner, professor of music. The choir was formed several years ago through a gift by Mrs. Ruby Gordinier of Louisville, Ky., of three octaves of Schulmerich handbells. This year’s repertoire includes arrangements of American folk hymns by Ellen Jane Lorenz and other pieces by Kevin McChesney, Ronald Kauffmann, Douglas Wagner and Jean Langlais.
The Milligan College Keyboard Ensemble, directed by Carlene B. Eastridge, assistant professor of music, has remained in the forefront of national trends in using multiple electronic keyboards to perform orchestral and contemporary keyboard literature. The Keyboard Ensemble will perform works for brass choir, string ensemble, band, and chamber orchestra, ranging from the Classical period to Scott Joplin and Canadian Brass.
The Milligan Flute Choir, directed of Mrs. Janice Hinman, adjunct instructor in flute, plays a wide variety of musical styles and various types of flutes. The music for this concert will include Irish music, Italian music and a traditional American hymn.
The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the Milligan College Music Office at 423-461-8723.