DANBURY - The Western Connecticut State University Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will perform a concert entitled "Images of War" at 3 pm on Sunday, April 20, in Ives Concert Hall, within White Hall on the university's midtown campus, 181
DANBURY â The Western Connecticut State University Concert Choir and Chamber Singers will perform a concert entitled âImages of Warâ at 3 pm on Sunday, April 20, in Ives Concert Hall, within White Hall on the universityâs midtown campus, 181 White Street.
The âImages of Warâ concert, featuring choral performances by 120 WestConn student singers, will include nine compositions on the theme of war, augmented by a continuous slide show of images of war and military-related themes portrayed in photographs, paintings, poster art, newspapers and other media.
Professor of Music Dr Kevin Jay Isaacs, who will conduct the performance, personally chose the 275 images that will be projected during the concert. Dr Isaacs said that he sought to reflect the totality of the war experience through the images selected. The images will be projected from two computers onto two screens on either side of the stage, and the slide show will continue throughout the concert.
âThere is no political position being taken by the performers, conductor or the university,â Dr Isaacs explained. âI merely wanted to perform moving music that had been inspired by war. The music and images will tell the story; we will not.â
Admission to the concert will be free and the public is invited; donations to the Friends of Music Scholarship Fund will be accepted.
For more information, call Dr Isaacs at 837-8355 or the WCSU Office of University Relations at 837-8486.