THIBODAUX \u2013 The Sinfonia Singers, Nicholls State University\u2019s male chorus, will perform an eclectic concert of choral and solo music at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Talbot Theater.<\/p>\n
Sponsored by the Omicron Beta Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia at Nicholls \u2013 and directed by Dr. Kenneth S. Klaus, professor of music and director of choral activities \u2013 <\/em>the chorus will deliver performances centering on a theme of brotherhood. Howard Nixon, minister of music at New Rising Sun Baptist Church in Houma and retired vocal music teacher, will accompany the singers on the piano.<\/p>\n The group will present part-songs written by members of the Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity \u2013 as well as traditional fraternity songs. Attendees will also be treated to the rarely heard, three stanzas of the \u201cStar-Spangled Banner,\u201d followed by an arrangement of the Nicholls Alma Mater.<\/p>\n Additional arrangements include selections from the opera \u201cXerxes,\u201d by G. F. Handel; the patriotic hymn \u201cGod of our Fathers,\u201d by George W. Warren as arranged by Howard Helvey; the contemporary Christmas carol \u201cMary Did You Know?\u201d arranged by Jack Schrader; and \u201cWill the Circle be Unbroken?\u201d by early 20th century gospel hymn composer Charles Gabriel.<\/p>\n Lighter numbers include a calypso selection entitled \u201cMarry a Woman Uglier than You\u201d \u2013 and \u201cThe New Ashmolean Marching Society and Students Conservatory Band\u201d from the Broadway musical \u201cWhere\u2019s Charley?\u201d<\/p>\n The concert is free and open to the public. For additional information, call (985) 856-9357 or (985) 448-4606.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THIBODAUX \u2013 The Sinfonia Singers, Nicholls State University\u2019s male chorus, will perform an eclectic concert of choral and solo music at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Talbot Theater.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n