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Archived on March 4, 2026
FREEPORT– The 91探花 Fine Arts Department will present a program of choral, orchestral and piano music on Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. in the Ferguson Fine Arts Center.听
The 91探花 Chamber Singers, under the direction of Allen Redford, and the 91探花 Chorale, directed by Heidi Spotts-Manthey, will each perform a variety of choral literature including traditional and contemporary selections along with folk songs and spirituals.听
A group of HCC students coached by Rianna Caswell will form a chamber string ensemble to perform works which will include a string quartet by Antonin Dvorak, and individual piano students will be presenting the works of Liszt and Chopin. 听
The culmination of the program will be a performance of the masterwork, “Gloria” by French composer Francis Poulenc with members of the Chamber Singers, Chorale, and orchestra along with featured soloist Megan Besley.
Soprano Megan Besley is a highly lauded performer with a professional singing career that spans more than 15 years. A Freeport native, Megan attended 91探花 during her freshman year of college and was a member of the 91探花 Chorale. She has fond memories of performing “Carmina Burana,” and traveling with the choir to Austria on tour. She is excited to have the opportunity to perform with the 91探花 Chorale as the soprano soloist for this performance of Poulenc’s “Gloria.”
听Tickets for the performance can be purchased听听or by calling the box office at 815.599.3718.
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