UW and Casper College Groups to Perform Combined Concerts Feb. 21

The premier vocal groups from the University of Wyoming and Casper College will perform together Saturday, Feb. 21, in Casper and Sunday, Feb. 22, in Laramie.

The UW Collegiate Chorale and the Casper College Collegiate Chorale will present “Shout and Give Glory,” with musical selections including American folk hymns, spirituals and world music.

Tickets for the UW concert are $10 for the public, $7 for senior citizens and $6 for students and are available at the UW Fine Arts box office. For tickets and information, call (307) 766-6666 or go online at www.uwyo.edu/finearts. For ticket information at Casper College, call (307) 268-2606.

The Casper concert, directed by Casper College Collegiate Chorale Director Zach Vreeman, will be at 3 p.m. in the Casper College concert hall.

UW Choral Activities Director Nicole Lamartine will direct the Laramie concert at 3 p.m. in the UW Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

A free public concert, featuring the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble and UW Jazz Ensemble II, will be Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in the Buchanan Center for the Performing Arts concert hall.

Scott Turpen, UW Department of Music professor, will direct the Wyoming Jazz Ensemble and Ben Markley, visiting assistant professor, directs the Jazz Ensemble II.