The Liberty University Chambers Singers will present a concert on Tuesday, March 14 at 7 p.m. at the Grace Baptist Church in Tyrone.
Admission for this event is free but a love offering will be taken.
Among the members of the Liberty University group is 2003 Tyrone Area High School graduate Melody Garthwaite.
Many area residents may recognize her from her leading roles in the Tyrone High School productions of “The Music Man” and “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”.
In “The Music Man” Garthwaite played the local librarian and piano teacher, Marian Paroo.
As the narrator in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”, she told the story of a young man named Joseph and his family living in the land of Canaan.
Currently a junior at Liberty University, Garthwaite is majoring in music education.
She will return to once again perform in Tyrone next Tuesday with her university choir.
Under the direction of Dr. Wayne Kompelien, the Liberty University Chamber Singers have been recognized as one of the premier collegiate choral ensembles in the state of Virginia. They are a group of twenty-four singers, most of them pursuing degrees in vocal performance, music education or sacred music. Specializing in advanced choral literature and performing diverse styles of music, the Chamber Singers offer audiences a wonderful program with something that everyone will enjoy. Each year the Chamber Singers enjoy a spring tour of ministry and cultivating the talents that God has given them.
Dr. Kompelien received his Doctor of Musical arts degree in vocal performance from the University of Kansas in 1987 and has been directing the Chamber Singers since 1988 and remains an active performer, singing numerous occasions with Opera Roanoke.
Last year the Chamber Singers enjoyed a tour through North and South Carolina, and Florida. God has richly blessed, and surely this year’s tour will be no exception.
Everyone is invited to come and enjoy this free concert.
