— THIS Sunday, November 20 —
Recital Hall of the Coulter Building on the WCU Campus
Following a three-year shut-down due to Covid 19, the Western Carolina Community Chorus has been preparing one of the greatest choral orchestral works of all times. THIS Sunday, November 20, they will perform MESSIAH at 3 p.m., in the Recital Hall of the Coulter Building on the WCU campus. The ensemble is under the direction of Bob Holquist, and Lorie Meservey has served as the rehearsal accompanist for the project.
The concert will combine the efforts of sixty-five singers and orchestra. Soloists were selected from the membership of the chorus, and include Emily Kepley Moss, Kim Shuler, Tiffany Bircham, Marty Marshall, Steve Baxley, and John Hermance. The performers come from Jackson, Macon, Swain, Graham, Cherokee, Haywood, Buncombe, Yancey, and Henderson Counties. It is truly a "western North Carolina" project. Participants from our church are Tom Graham, Marina Hunley-Graham, Lance Culpepper, Mike Taylor, and Jay Coward, in addition to Bob and Lorie.
Admission for the concert is $10 for Adults, and $5 for Students of any age, with a limit of $25 for any family. Tickets are available ONLY AT THE DOOR, and cards can not be used for payment (cash or check, please). Audience members will be in close proximity, so plan accordingly. Doors will open at 2:30 pm, and the concert will end at about 4:10.
The Western Carolina Community Chorus was founded in 1970, by Dr. James Dooley, in order to perform MESSIAH on Western's campus and at the First United Methodist Church in Waynesville. Barbara Dooley served as accompanist for fifty years, playing the last concert we performed, in November of 2019. Since that time, both James and Barbara have joined the "heavenly choir," as well as Michael Nichols, and it is most appropriate that we perform this work as a remembrance of their significant contributions to our region.
Patrons are reminded that this concert is in the Coulter Building (and not the Bardo Center). It is near the University Center on the campus. We hope to see many of you there.