UAB Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in concert Oct. 17

UAB singers will perform in concert; ticket sales will pay for the Concert Choir’s trip to Latvia for the July 2014 World Choir Games.

choir_sThe University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Music will present the UAB Concert Choir and Chamber Singers in a fall concert Thursday, Oct. 17.

The 7 p.m. concert will take place in Southside Baptist Church, 1016 19th St., South. Program highlights include works by J.S. Bach, Vaughan Williams, Gretchaninoff, Elberdin, Burchard, Hogan and others. The choirs are conducted by UAB Assistant Professor of Music Brian Kittredge, DMA. Tickets are $8, general admission, and $5 for students. Tickets are available at the door, or call 205-934-7376.

All proceeds from the concert will be used to help fund the Concert Choir’s participation in the July 2014 World Choir Games in Riga, Latvia. Visit the Department of Music at www.uab.edu/cas/music.