On Feb. 7, Delta State will host 150 high school students from across the state for a weekend of singing at the annual Honor Choir festival. These talented students were selected by audition to participate in the festival by members of the Delta State music faculty.<\/p>\n
Dr. Brady Allred will be this year\u2019s guest conductor. Allred has conducted numerous all-state choirs throughout the country, and his choirs have appeared at regional and national conferences of the American Choral Directors Association.<\/p>\n
The choir will be accompanied by Dr. Kumiko Shimizu, associate professor of piano at Delta State University. The concert will also feature percussionist Ashley Bobo and bass guitarist Brian Thomson.<\/p>\n
The three-day festival concludes with a performance by the Delta State University Chorale on Feb. 9 at 2:00 p.m. in the Delta and Pine Land Theatre at the Bologna Performing Arts Center on the campus of Delta State University. The concert is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n
For more information, please call 662-846-4115.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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