Chanticleer, the world-renowned 12-person male a cappella vocal ensemble, will perform for one-night only at Reynolds Performance Hall, Tuesday, March 8 at 7:30 pm.
Tickets for the Tuesday night concert are available by calling 450-3265. Tickets are $15 for UCA faculty and staff and $10 for non-UCA students. UCA students may receive one free ticket with valid UCA I.D. Advance ticket reservations are recommended.
Hailed by the New Yorker magazine as “the world’s reigning male chorus,” and praised by the Los Angeles Times for its “luxurious perfection,” the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer, in its 2004-05 tour, performs over 75 concerts in 28 states across the United States. With its seamless blend of twelve male voices, ranging from countertenor to bass, the ensemble has earned international renown as “an orchestra of voices.”
Women, Saintly and Otherwise, a tribute to woman as ruler, composer, muse and creator, serves as the program which will be performed Tuesday night.
Named for the “clear-singing” rooster in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, Chanticleer was founded in 1978 by tenor Louis Botto, who sang with the group until 1989 and served as Artistic Director until his death in 1997. Music Director Joseph Jennings joined the ensemble as a countertenor in 1983, and shortly thereafter assumed his current title. A prolific composer and arranger, Jennings has provided the group with some of its most popular repertoire, most notably spirituals, gospel music, and jazz standards.
More information for Chanticleer can be found at www.chanticleer.org
The Chanticleer concert and master class are supported by the Heartland Arts Fund, a program of Mid-America Arts Alliance funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Arkansas Arts Council.
Chanticleer appears at the University of Central Arkansas under the auspices of the College of Fine Arts & Communication’s Artist-In-Residence program and UCA Public Appearances. Dr. John Erwin directs the Music Department’s Choir Program. Dr. Rollin Potter is the Dean of the College.
