By JAXYN CLOUD
Student Reporter
An upcoming NWOSU choir concert, titled “Musick’s Empire,” will show how music brings people together through destruction and chaos.
On Thursday, the NWOSU choir will be performing at First Baptist Church Alva. The concert starts at 7 p.m. and admission is free.
This concert will feature guest soloists, a percussion ensemble and a cello player.
Derrick Bready, instructor of music and director of choral studies, emphasized the incredible talent within the choir.
“We may be small, but we have big talent,” Bready said.
Bready is committed to continuing the legacy of Northwestern choirs and said he looks forward to building the singers’ skills and boosting their confidence in their vocal abilities.
Jadyn Hendrickson, a freshman theater student and member of the choir, said she is particularly excited about a politically charged piece in the concert.
“‘For the Sake of Our Children’ is a song written during a time of war,” Hendrickson said. “All of the adults creating chaos in our world affect children the most. We need to rally together and keep every country going through war in our prayers.”
Songs written decades ago still resonate today. Music is a powerful medium to express emotions, and people can be brought together by song, she said. She also enjoys this song because it is vocally challenging. Changing tempos and tonation throughout the song add to its difficulty, she pointed out.
The concert will feature around 10 soloists, one of them being Brooklyn Parker, a sophomore vocal performance major. She will showcase her talent with an a cappella solo to Dolly Parton’s “Light of a Clear Blue Morning.”
“I have a passion for music,” Parker said. “It brings multiple types of people from different backgrounds into one thing to share one common goal, and that is to create art.”
If you go:
7 p.m., Thursday
1st Baptist Church, three blocks north of campus on College Avenue
