Published Tuesday, February 4th, 2025

The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. in Ley Theatre.
Wayne State College’s “An Evening of Choirs” concert will express abundant gratitude through repertoire, choral unity, and rich harmony at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, in Ley Theatre, located in the Brandenburg Building on campus. The concert is free and open to the public.
The concert will also be livestreamed. To view the livestream, visit www.wsc.edu/watch-live. The program will be accessible by selecting the event from the Music Events list at www.wsc.edu/music.
Aptly titled “My Heart – THANKFUL,” the concert features performances by the WSC Concert Choir, Chamber Choir, Lyrica, and Fortis. Music includes a trio of barbershop selections performed by Fortis and a rhythmic piece sung in Portuguese by Lyrica. The Chamber Choir performs a vocal jazz setting of the compelling “Wish You With Me” by Peter Eldridge with the Concert Choir featuring the jazz-infused gospel “Freedom Train” by Rollo Dilworth. “Thankful,” an inspirational ballad recorded by Josh Groban, concludes the concert with an all-choir collaboration.
Dr. Matthew Armstrong, director of choral activities at Wayne State, will conduct the concert, with piano accompaniment by Shelly Armstrong, staff accompanist at Wayne State. Tyler Baue, a student from Wausa, Neb., will serve as conductor and pianist on select repertoire for Fortis, with students Kora Keslin of McCook, Neb., and Hannah Essink of Beatrice, Neb., leading some selections for Lyrica.
For more information, contact the Wayne State Department of Music at 402-375-7359.