Choral Events
SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING CHORAL EVENTS
AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DAYTON
Stivers School for the Arts
SYMPHONIC & CHAMBER CHOIRS IN CONCERT
Sunday, January 21 @ 4:00pm
The Stivers Symphonic and Chamber Choirs, directed by Paula Powell, will perform at First Baptist
Church on Sunday, Jan. 21 at 4:00pm. Some selections prepared are: “Somewhere” from West Side
Story, O Magnum Mysterium (Lauridsen), some Spirituals: “Selma 1965: Let My People Go” (Dilworth);
Ride on, King Jesus (Helvey) and Ride the Chariot (Smith), as well as Randall Thompson’s “Alleluia”
and “Arise, Beloved” by Rosephayne Powell. The public is cordially invited to attend this concert event.
Free-will offering and free parking available.
Dunbar Early College High School
DUNBAR CHOIR IN CONCERT
Sunday, February 11 @ 4:00pm
In 2017 the Choir attended and participated in the OMEA District 12 Solo and Ensemble Festival and
received a rating of “Superior”. In that same year they competed in the Music in the Park Festival at
King’s Island and received 1st place in the mixed ensemble, men’s ensemble, and women’s ensemble
categories. They also received the Sprit de Corp trophy for outstanding character. They perform a
varied repertoire from classical to pop music. Justen V. Seay is the Choral Director for Dunbar Early
College High School. Mr. Seay is an excellent conductor, musician and performer and has traveled
throughout the United States and abroad.
Alma College
ALMA CHOIR IN CONCERT
Saturday, February 24 @ 5:00pm
(In Worship on Sunday, February 25 @ 10:00am)
Alma College, located in Alma, Michigan has become one of the premier liberal arts colleges in the
United States. Bright, highly motivated students and an expert faculty are drawn together by the mission
“to prepare graduates who think critically, serve generously, lead purposefully and live responsibly as
stewards of the world we bequeath to future generations. THE ALMA CHOIR is the primary touring choir
in the Alma choral program. The Choir’s reputation for excellence, its many traditions and its ambitious
performing, touring and recording schedule attract a group of talented students for whom choral singing
is an important part of their lives. Concert tours take the Alma Choir across the United States every
winter, and overseas every other May. In 2016 the Choir won three prestigious awards at the Navan
Choral Festival in Ireland. The Choir’s next overseas tour is scheduled for May 2018 when the Choir will
travel and sing through Scotland.
