Guest Artist Lecture: Dr. Hunter Hensley - Chants and Songs: A Window into the Middle Ages
Venue: Squires Recital Salon, Blacksburg
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Date: Friday, April 20, 2012
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Event Types: Music, Speaking Engagements
Cost: Free
Description:
Guest artist, Dr. Hunter Hensley presents a lecture demonstration entitled, "Chants and Songs: A Window into the Middle Ages".
Dr. Hunter Hensley is Associate Professor of Voice at Eastern Kentucky University, where he currently conducts the Concert Choir. He previously conducted the concert choir at Lincoln Memorial University (Tenn.), where he served on the faculty from 1993-2000. There he also directed the Tri-State Community Chorus, a group he founded. Hunter has been the director of church choirs at First Presbyterian in Raleigh, North Carolina, and at Lexington’s Central Baptist (positions which he modestly describes as “church musician”).
He has also served as chorusmaster for productions with the Knoxville Symphony and Lexington Philharmonic. Hunter is an exceptional vocal soloist, too, with special interests ranging from music of the 17th Century to chant of the 8th.
The lecture is free and open to the public.
For more information, visit: http://www.music.vt.edu/department/calendar/index.php