Area students sing at IHCC

OTTUMWA ? The Indian Hills Community College Fall Vocal Concert is at 3 p.m. Nov. 6 in St. John Auditorium, Ottumwa.

The concert is free and open to the public.

Michael Philipsen will direct the Concert Choir and the Camerata Singers.

Diana Upton-Hill will lead the Bridge City Explosion.

Area students participating in the performance include: Tiffani Brush and Derek Fishel of Fairfield; Sarah Bennett of Agency; Raymond Booth of Batavia; Ashley Roate of Brighton; Sara Connor and Gwen Crist of Douds; Ryan Heckart of Farson; and Mitch Anderson of Lockridge.

The Concert Choir will perform ?Awake the Trumpet?s Lofty Sound? by G.F. Handel, ?O occhi manza mia? by Orlando di Lasso, ?En une seule fleur? by Morton Lauridsen, ?April Is in My Mistress? Face? by Philipsen, two folk songs by Johannes Brahms; ?Ain?a that Good News,? an African-American Spiritual, and ?The Battle Hymn of the Republic? arranged by Willhousky.

The Camerata Singers will sing ?Simple Gifts? arranged by Chilcott, ?False Sir John? by Daniel Burton, ?Der Abend? by Brahms, ?I Am the Rose of Sharon? by William Billings, ?Matona mia cara? by Di Lasso and ?Lament? by Sven Lekberg.

Bridge City Explosion will present ?Smile? by Charlie Chaplin; ?It Don?t Mean a Thing (If It Ain?t Got that Swing)? by Duke Ellington and ?That Old Black Magic? by Harold Arlen.