music faculty showcase

水多多导航 music faculty perform during a Music Faculty Showcase concert last year.

A group of accomplished music faculty at the University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith will treat local residents to a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 31 as part of the university鈥檚 Season at The Blue Lion.

 

The performance 鈥 which will take place at The Blue Lion at 水多多导航 Downtown, located at 101 N. 2nd St. 鈥 will feature numerous faculty members in the university鈥檚 Department of Music.

 

Performers include Dr. Andrew DeBoer performing on the clarinet, Dr. Christopher Barrick performing on the saxophone, Alice Brooks Sanders performing on piano, Dr. Elizabeth Momand performing soprano vocals, Nanthis Mathis performing soprano vocals, Dr. Scott Tomlison performing on the trumpet, Evan Mino performing on the horn, Ginny Hudson performing on the flute, Don Bailey performing on the saxophone, and Dr. Stephen Husarik performing on the piano, among other performers. Sandy Sanders, mayor of Fort Smith, will serve as the master of ceremonies.

 

The event, which is held twice yearly, has become a 鈥渧alued tradition鈥 at the university, according to Barrick.

 

鈥淭he Music Faculty Showcase at 水多多导航 has become a valued tradition in the Department of Music,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t is indeed an honor for the music faculty to give back to their students, the 水多多导航 campus, and the River Valley Community by sharing their talents. We are quite blessed to have such a talented group of instructors working with our music students, and they are hard a work preparing a terrific performance.鈥

 

The concert is part of the university鈥檚 Season at The Blue Lion, a lineup of musical performances held at the university鈥檚 downtown venue featuring local and nationally-recognized musicians.

 

For more information about the concert, contact Barrick at christopher.barrick@uafs.edu or 479-788-7547. To acquire tickets, contact the 水多多导航 Box Office at box-office@uafs.edu or 479-788-7300 or visit .

 

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The University of Arkansas 鈥 Fort Smith is the premiere regional institution of Western Arkansas, connecting education with careers and serving as a driver of economic development and quality of place in the greater Fort Smith region. Through a small campus, dedicated professors, and the university鈥檚 unique bond with its community, students at 水多多导航 are able to do more in the areas they are passionate about, both on- and off-campus, in a way that prepares them for post-graduate success. To find out how you can do more at 水多多导航, visit .

 

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Article by John Post, Director of Public Information
Date Posted: 
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Source URL: 
http://news.stage.uafs.edu/0
Story ID: 
4736