{"id":22010,"date":"2016-02-16T14:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T20:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=22010"},"modified":"2016-02-16T11:10:13","modified_gmt":"2016-02-16T17:10:13","slug":"apsu-chamber-singers-to-embark-on-march-tour-of-tennessee-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2016\/02\/16\/apsu-chamber-singers-to-embark-on-march-tour-of-tennessee-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU Chamber Singers to embark on March tour of Tennessee, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – This March, Austin Peay State University\u2019s premiere choral ensemble \u2013 the Chamber Singers \u2013 will showcase their talents in Tennessee and Illinois during their 2016 tour. The group will visit local high schools during the day, and they will perform free concerts for members of these local communities.<\/p>\n

\"APSU<\/a>

APSU Chamber Singers<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWe are headed to both Memphis and Chicago, and we always try to get to as many high schools as possible to show them our program at Austin Peay,\u201d Dr. Korre Foster, director of choral activities at APSU, said. \u201cThe tour is an opportunity to up our recruiting efforts and, besides performing for them, the high schoolers will get to interact with our students, asking them questions about Clarksville, our campus and college life.\u201d<\/p>\n

A number of pieces will be performed at each concert, including a selection of sacred music in multiple languages, music from the American spiritual tradition, French compositions and music of Nashville-based composer Daniel Elder.<\/p>\n

Those concerts, which are free and open to the public, will take place at the following locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n