EAU CLAIRE — The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire’s Women’s Concert Chorale will perform in concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3, in Gantner Concert Hall of the Haas Fine Arts Center.
          The chorale, under the direction of Stephen Rosolack, will open with “Come Let us Start a Joyful Song” by Hans Leo Hassler. The first half of the program will continue with works including “Pater Noster” by Francois Gevaert, “The Echoing Green“ by William Mathais and four songs by Johannes Brahms, which also will feature community members Andrew Park and Deb Ruckwardt on French horn.
          After a brief intermission, the second portion of the concert will start with a prelude of Sergei Rachmaninoff played by chorale pianist Ondra Williams, a senior from Clinton.
          Next, in honor of his 100th birthday this year, the chorale will include a segment of Aaron Copland’s works, including “At the River,” “I Bought Me a Cat,” “Younger Generation” and “An Immorality.”
          The concert will conclude with “Rock-a-Bye Baby,” a vocal jazz arrangement by Michele Weir, and “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” by Ken Darby, arranged by Harry Simeone.
          Tickets, available at the University Service Center, (715) 836-3727, are $4.75 for adults; $3.75 for those age 62 and older, children 17 and younger, and faculty or staff with a university ID; or $1.25 for students with a university ID.
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Updated: Nov. 20, 2000