DETROIT, MI (October 10, 2006) – The Wayne State University Concert Chorale, directed by Norah Duncan IV, will be performing at St. Jude’s Church in Detroit at 7 p.m. on Friday, October 20, 2006 in celebration of the church’s 65th anniversary. St. Jude’s Church is located at 15865 East 7 Mile, Detroit. Tickets are $5 for students and seniors and $8 for general and can be purchased at-the-door. For additional information call (313) 577-1795 or visit www.music.wayne.edu on October 28, the choir will be performing as one of the featured ensembles at the 2006 ACDA Michigan State Convention in Grand Rapids. For additional information on the convention visit www.acdami.org

The October 20 performance opens the WSU Concert Chorale’s 2006-7 season. To celebrate St. Jude’s 65th anniversary, the ensemble will perform works ranging from traditional choral music, such as Vierne’s Kyrie Elesion and Mozart’s Laudate Dominum, to African Folk songs and gospel works such as William Dawson’s Ezekiel Saw the Wheel.

The Concert Chorale’s second performance of the year also occurs this month on Saturday, October 28. This past summer, Norah Duncan IV and the Concert Chorale proudly accepted the invitation to perform as a featured ensemble at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Michigan Convention. At 10:15 a.m. on October 28, the WSU Concert Chorale will perform Samuel Adler’s A Prophecy of Peace and Morten Lauridsen’s Nocturnes, as well as the South African Folk song Oh, Yini? (Where are You?) and William Dawson’s Ezekiel Saw the Wheel. The performance will take place at the Fine Arts Center at Calvin College.

A mixed ensemble of twenty plus voices, the WSU Concert Chorale is a highly selective choral ensemble performing literature of the 16th through 20th-centuries, including compositions with orchestra and works in contemporary formats. The Concert Chorale has performed and recorded internationally, including featured performances at festivals in Central and Eastern Europe.