The Blackburn College choir held its annual fall concert named “A Sense of Place” in Bothwell Auditorium on Oct. 22. Choir members included Blackburn students, faculty and staff as well as members of the community. The hour-long concert was followed by a meet and greet with the performers.
Several community members including former chair and professor of the English and communications department Roy Graham performed. Graham, who retired in 2014 after teaching at the college for 50 years, has been a member of the choir since 1972. He said it gives him something to do and that he loves being on the Blackburn campus in general.
The student section of the choir had several returning performers including juniors Jessica Cramer and Rob Wingerter as well as new faces like freshman Christopher Stahl. The concert was directed by chair of performing arts Dr. Elizabeth Zobel and was accompanied by performing arts adjunct Dr. See Tsai Chan.
The concert was split into three separate portions: “I Long To See You,” “Home is Where the Heart Is” and “Reaching Home.” The choir currently has 39 members with 12 singing soprano, 10 in the alto section, nine bass singers and eight members singing tenor.
Upcoming performing arts events include: “Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast” on November 3-5, the 45th Annual Madrigal Dinner on Nov. 18-19, Christmas at Blackburn on Dec. 11 and the college band winter concert on Dec. 12.