A choral concert by the Clarion University Chamber Singers is scheduled for 7 p.m. March 28 at the First Presbyterian Church, 54 E. Corydon St., Bradford.

There will be free admission and the concert is open to the public.

Everyone is welcome to enjoy an evening of choral music that ranges from 16th century French madrigals, to traditional spirituals, contemporary choral music, popular music, and jazz.

For more than 50 years the Clarion University Chamber Singers have been the premier vocal ensemble at Clarion University. Membership into the group, by audition, is open to all Clarion University students.

In the summer of 2016, the Chamber Singers achieved a significant milestone in the ensemble’s history by taking third place at the International Choral Competition (Eisteddifod) in Llangollen, Wales and also performed community concerts in London, England, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, Denbigh, Wales, Killarney, Ireland, and Dublin, Ireland. In March 2017, the Chamber Singers were selected to perform at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. as one of four choirs to perform the Prelude during the Evensong Services during Lent.

In December of 2018, the Chamber Singers were again invited to the July 2019 Llangollen Eisteddfod in Llangollen, Wales. With more than 100 choirs auditioning, the competition for an invitation was the most rigorous in the 72-year history of the Eisteddfod. The Clarion University Chamber Singers were one of seven choirs selected to compete in the Youth Choir Competition.

For the 2019 spring tour, the Chamber Singers will be performing community concerts in Bradford, Erie, and Warren and school assemblies at Clarion High School, Tidioute Charter School, Bradford High School, and Warren High School.

The ensemble is in its fifth year under the direction of Dr. Stephen Johnson. The ensemble continues its’ long-standing musical tradition of performing renaissance motets and madrigals but the repertoire has been expanded to include works from a broad range of musical periods and genres including contemporary choral works, jazz, folk music, popular music, and spirituals. Each fall the Chamber Singers host a benefit dinner that raises funds for those in need in the Clarion community. The Chamber Singers has also expanded its performance schedule to include numerous special events on the Clarion University Campus, public school assemblies, and community concerts throughout Pennsylvania.

Over the past four years, the Chamber Singers have presented community concerts and school assemblies in 32 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties