NATCHITOCHES – The NSU Choirs will present their spring concert on Tuesday April 15 at 7:30 p.m. in Magale Recital Hall. Admission is free and open to the public. A livestream will be available at capa.nsula.edu/livestream.
The concert is titled “Measure Me Sky” and will feature Lyrica, Orpheus, the newly formed Northwestern Choral Artists and the NSU Chamber Choir. Lyrica and Orpheus are under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music and Associate Director of Choral Activities Adam Philley and the Northwestern Choral Artists and Chamber Choir are under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities Dr. Shane Thomas.
The performance will also celebrate the official naming of the Burt Allen Choral Rehearsal Room with Allen conducting the final two numbers on the program. All alumni are welcome to join in the singing of Halloran’s “Witness.”
Allen served as director of choral activities and professor of music at NSU for 32 years. Allen was named to the CAPA Hall of Fame in 2019.
Allen built a strong and responsive choral area that grew from 40 students to more than 150. He served as coordinator and head of the Department of Music, leading the department through National Association of Schools of Music re-accreditation. Allen’s work with the choral program was an important part of the overall growth in the School of Creative and Performing Arts as it achieved a national reputation.
