In recognition of Black History Month, a number of African-American spirituals will be featured in Indian Hills Community College’s Winter Vocal Concert on Sunday, Feb. 19.  Under the direction of Micahel Philipsen, the Indian Hills Concert Choir and the Camerata Singers will perform during the 3 p.m. concert.  Admission to the performance is free and open to the public.

      Among the selections on the concert program will be the spirituals “Ain’a that Good News,” “Poor Man Lazrus,” “Sit Down Servant, Soon Ah Will Be Done” and “Ride on, King Jesus.”  Other selections will include Eugene Butler’s “I Never Saw a Moor,” Emma Lou Diemer’s “Three Madrigals,” John Rutter’s “Distant Land” and Mozart’s “Ave verum corpus.”

      Students involved in the concert are:

Agency: Jennifer Bennett

Albia: Sara Beary

Batavia: Raymond Booth

Birmingham: Devon Ryan

Brighton: Ashley Roate

Centerville: Bryson Dinwiddie and Kylee Martin

Chariton: Kitt Linville

Douds: Sara Connor and Parker Crist

Fairfield: Derek Fishel

Farson: Ryan Heckart 

Holstein: Sarah Galvin

Lockridge: Mitch Anderson

Maquoketa: Ashley Lane

Marion: Lauren Reilly

Marshalltown: Zach Leeper

Milton: Jay Stookesberry

Monroe: Kari Huff

Moravia: Julia Beal

Oskaloosa: Dana Korell

Ottumwa: Michael Anderson, Roy Belzer, Jesse Breckenridge, Michael Davies, Jeffrey Fenton, Aven Helgerson, Caleb Herman, Lindsey Leege, Chloe Ramelot, Mark Requena and Jules Ruremesha

Prairie City: Chelsey Pierce

Pulaski: Hannah Altheide

St. Anthony: Nichole Fredregill

Seymour: Skyler Shipp

State Center: Trent Potter

Wayland: Mason Ferguson

What Cheer: Heather Wilkening

Williamsburg: Tyler Janssen