Helen Welch sang at the first Northwest Concert series of the 2024 season on Tuesday. The performance took place at the Alva High School Auditorium because Herod Hall Auditorium is still be renovated. Welch performed at NWOSU two years ago, singing the works of Karen Carpenter of The Carpenters duo famous in the 1970s. Tuesday, Welch sang all songs by women music artists such as Joni Mitchell, Dusty Springfield, Barbra Streisand and Bette Midler, among others. Welch lives in Ohio but was born and raised in Great Britain.
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