The University SingersThe University Singers present the Spring Choral Celebration concert, Wednesday in Assumption Hall.

Choral concert to celebrate sounds of spring

The sounds of the season will be manifest Wednesday, April 8, as the Spring Choral Celebration concert features the University Singers under the direction of UWindsor professor emeritus Richard Householder.

The program will open with Requiem in D minor, Op. 48 by Gabriel Fauré, with accompaniment by instructors David Palmer on organ and Lillian Scheirich on violin. The concert’s second half will include 20th century compositions by Healey Willian, Samuel Barber and Morten Lauridsen.

The event starts at 7:30 p.m. in Assumption Hall’s second floor Heritage Auditorium, the former Assumption University Chapel. Tickets are $10 general admission, $5 for students, and are available at the door or in advance by phone at 519-253-3000, ext. 4212, or online at www.uwindsor.ca/music.