March 6, 2024
Story by Joe Vinduska
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Acclaimed poet, author, and composer Charles Anthony Silvestri will present sessions focusing on the lyrics in choral settings as well as the business of poetic writing for the choral arts at a pair of a two-day clinic at Barton Community College March 21-22, and the public is invited to attend these free sessions.
From 6-7:30 p.m. March 21 in the Cavanaugh Room in the Barton Library, Barton’s English Department and literary annual “Prairie Ink” staff members will sponsor this collaborative portion of the clinic with the Barton Music Department. The session will be titled “Words and Music; a Workshop in Writing Lyrical Poetry” and will focus on creative and poetry writing.
From 10:30-11:30 a.m. March 22 in the Fine Arts Auditorium, Silvestri will present “Words and Music: Creative Collaboration and the Choral Arts,” which will then transition into a performance of some of his literature by the Barton concert choir and select members of the Hoisington and Great Bend High School choirs at 12:30 p.m. This portion will allow a focused look at the background and writing process behind each work.
For more information, contact Director of Choral Activities Dr. Eric Foley at foleye@bartonccc.edu or (620) 792-9395.