MUSICAL ENSEMBLES TO PERFORM SPIRITUAL TRIBUTE

     The Jazz, Classical Ensemble, and Gospel Choir of Ferrum College will present their winter concert on Saturday December 4, at 7:30 in Sale Theatre (Schoolfield Hall). Admission is free but donations of non-perishable food to benefit the St. James Community Center Food Bank are welcome.

     The Jazz Ensemble performs a variety of music including swing, big band, blues, jazz, rock ballads, Latin and contemporary. Performances are given both on and off campus. Scholarship funding may be available for qualified students.

      The Classical Ensemble is open to experienced instrumentalists who wish to play music of the classical genre. Audition required. Scholarship funding may be available for qualified students.

      The Gospel Choir sings traditional and contemporary gospel music.  Open to all students and community members. Public performance is required.  No audition required. Scholarship funding may be available for qualified students.  

     This uplifting concert will feature the instrumentalists performing classics as well as contemporary (Santana) numbers, and the Gospel choir will dazzle the audience with traditional African melodies as well as contemporary and urban gospel music. The groups will join together for a Motown classic and the evening will close with festive music. For more information, contact Susan Spataro at (540) 365-4351 or sspataro@ferrum.edu

     Ferrum College is a four-year, private, co-educational, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Ferrum offers a choice of nationally recognized bachelor’s degree programs at a cost well below the national average for private colleges. For more information on Ferrum, visit www.ferrum.edu.