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Free concert is part of college’s Family Weekend festivities
MILLIGAN COLLEGE, Tenn. (Feb. 3, 2012) — Milligan College’s choral ensembles will join forces to offer a delightful and diverse concert with songs of love and romance on Saturday, Feb. 11, at 1 p.m. in Milligan’s Mary B. Martin Auditorium in Seeger Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public.
The “Songs from the Heart” concert is part of Milligan’s Family Weekend, Feb. 10-12. The annual Family Weekend is an opportunity for parents and siblings to see what college life is like at Milligan, as well as explore the Tri-Cities area. On-campus events are planned throughout the weekend, but families are encouraged to do some sightseeing in the local area as well.
“We invite the members of the campus and local community, as well as the families who are visiting us for Family Weekend, to come and be serenaded by many of Milligan College’s finest singers,” said Noah DeLong, assistant professor of music at Milligan. “We are excited to join all of Milligan’s vocal ensembles to offer this program of love songs in anticipation of Valentine’s Day.”
The concert features the Milligan Concert Choir and Women’s Chorale, as well as the college’s two a cappella ensembles, Heritage and Heard Mentality.
The concert will open with the concert choir, conducted by DeLong, singing “If Music Be the Food of Love” and “Nelly Bly.” Next, the eight-voice a cappella ensemble Heritage will perform “Build Me Up Buttercup” and “Seasons of Love” from the musical “Rent.”
Heard Mentality, Milligan’s men’s quartet directed by Charlotte Anderson, will sing “Under the Boardwalk” and “Moonlight Serenade.” Anne Elliott will conduct the Milligan Women’s Chorale in arrangements of “How Do I Love Thee?” and “Strangers in the Night.” Finally, the program will close with the combined groups singing an energetic arrangement of “Buffalo Gals” by Bob Chilcott.
Many other special events are taking place on campus throughout Family Weekend, including performances of the Milligan theater department’s production of “Alice in Wonderland” in the Gregory Center for the Liberal Arts. Shows are Feb. 9-11 at 7:30 p.m., and Feb. 11-12 at 2:30 p.m. All tickets are $5.
Visitors who will be on campus for Family Weekend are not required to pre-register, but a registration table hosted by the Student Government Association and the Milligan Parent Council will be open in Milligan’s McMahan Student Center to welcome families on Friday, Feb. 10, from 3-6 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 11, from 9-10 a.m. At registration, parents will receive a packet, including a gift from their host, a Friday night meal voucher, tickets to Saturday’s basketball games and coupons for area attractions and restaurants.
On Friday, dinner in Milligan’s McCormick Dining Center begins at 5 p.m., followed by an all-dorm open house from 7 p.m. to midnight.
Saturday begins with a Dean’s List Ceremony at 10 a.m. in the Mary B. Martin Auditorium of Seeger Memorial Chapel for families of all students named to the Academic Dean’s List. This event is followed by a brunch from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in McCormick Dining Center.
The women’s basketball team will play Tennessee Wesleyan at 2 p.m. in Milligan’s Steve Lacy Fieldhouse. The men’s basketball team follows with a game against Tennessee Wesleyan at 4 p.m. Dinner will be served in McCormick Dining Center from 4:45-5:45 p.m., followed by a second all-hall open house from 7 p.m. to midnight.
On Sunday, families are encouraged to worship at a local church with their students.
For more information about accommodations and a complete schedule of events, visit www.milligan.edu/familyweekend or call 423.461.8335.