Date:
February 6, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Niagara University Alumni Chapel
The concert will be held on Saturday, Feb. 6, at 7:00 p.m. in Alumni Chapel on the NU Campus. A variety of classical, spiritual and Broadway music will be featured along with poetry readings. There are no tickets for the event.
The concert will spotlight the musical talents of Niagara University department of theater and fine arts adjunct professors Bryan Eckenrode (cello), Cristen Gregory (soloist), Elenora Seib (accompanist), and a choir of several dozen theater studies students. Brother Augustine Towey, C.M., director emeritus of Niagara University Theatre, will serve as master of ceremonies. Dr. Sharon Watkinson, chair of the university's department of theater and fine arts, and Doug Zschiegner, associate director of Niagara University Theatre, will serve as readers. Brother Martin Schneider, C.M., administrative assistant in the department of theater and fine arts, is coordinating the concert.
Among the music that will be presented is "Hymn of a Grateful Heart," played by the hymn's composer, Roland E. Martin. This piece was written for Niagara University's 150th anniversary, celebrated in 2006-2007.
