{"id":1166,"date":"2009-04-01T11:59:52","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T16:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=1166"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:41:09","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:41:09","slug":"fordmessiah040109","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/fordmessiah040109\/","title":{"rendered":"Concert Singers to Perform &#8216;Messiah&#8217; April 6 at Ford Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border: 1px solid #000000; margin: 8px; padding: 8px; width: 630px; float: left; background-color: #ffffff\" class=\"jce?caption\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/stories\/0409\/concert-singers-sp09.jpg\" alt=\"concert-singers-sp09.jpg\" style=\"margin: 0pt; float: left; width: 630px; height: 635px\" title=\"concert-singers-sp09.jpg\" height=\"635\" width=\"630\" \/><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 4px; color: #000000; text-align: center; clear: both\" class=\"jce?caption?text\">\nOle Miss Concert Singers\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>\nOXFORD,<br \/>\nMiss. &#8211; The University of Mississippi Concert Singers, under the<br \/>\ndirection of guest conductor Dennis Shrock, presents a performance of<br \/>\n&#8220;Messiah&#8221; Monday (April 6) at the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the<br \/>\nPerforming Arts.<\/p>\n<p>The 8 p.m. concert is part of the university&#8217;s Artist Series, in its 71st season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Messiah&#8221;<br \/>\nis one of the most well-known and adored choral works and is performed<br \/>\nfrequently throughout the world, said Norm Easterbrook, Ford Center<br \/>\ndirector.<\/p>\n<p>Shrock, professor emeritus of music at the University<br \/>\nof Oklahoma, is an acclaimed choral scholar, author and lecturer. The<br \/>\nConcert Singers comprises Ole Miss students from a variety of academic<br \/>\ndisciplines.<\/p>\n<p>Concert tickets, priced at $20 to $28 for various<br \/>\nseating, are available by calling 662-915-7411 or by visiting the UM<br \/>\nBox Office in the Ole Miss Student Union from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or the<br \/>\nFord Center Box Office from noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The<br \/>\nConcert Singers choir has performed at national and regional<br \/>\nconventions. Over the years, the group has toured Europe and Mexico,<br \/>\nand competed in choral events in England, France and Bulgaria.<\/p>\n<p>Shrock<br \/>\ndirected choral activities and was head of the graduate choral program<br \/>\nat Oklahoma. His extensive conducting career includes performances with<br \/>\nthe New York Philharmonic, Santa Fe Desert Chorale and Canterbury<br \/>\nChoral Society in Oklahoma City.<\/p>\n<p>For a complete list of events at the Ford Center, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/fordcenter\/\" target=\"?self\">http:\/\/www.olemiss.edu\/fordcenter\/<\/a> . 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