PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Vesper Choir will set sail on its 2012 Spring tour March 17 – 25. Dr. Michael Bates, director of the Choir and interim chair of the Department of Music noted that the Spring Tour has been done intermittently since 1945 and annually since he assumed the position in 2000.
Organized in 1945 by Ariel M. Lovelace, the Vesper Choir serves as one of the main fundraisers for the campus and was given its name because it presented music for the mandatory Sunday evening “Vesper” services on the AM&N campus. The choir is a service organization that has performed for significant campus and community events, schools, churches, and community organizations around the state of Arkansas and internationally. With a mission that is cultural, artistic and educational, the group has produced a long line of distinguished singers, performers and professionals in other work fields and academic including Dr. H. Beecher Hicks, prominent theologian, pastor and author; Smokie Norful, noted contemporary gospel artist and pastor; and Mr. James McKissic, internationally renowned concert pianist.
Hosted by the respective UAPB/AM&N Alumni Association chapter at each destination, the multi-state tour is scheduled as follows:
March 17 | 6 pm
Touch of Grace Ministries
Grandview, MO
March 18 | 9:00 am
Zion Travelers MBC
Rev. Gerald Ballew, Pastor
Kansas City, Kansas
Concert | 4:00 pm
Friendship Baptist Church
Rev. James A. Terrance Jr., Senior Pastor-Teacher
Kansas, City, MO
March 22 | 9:00 am
Concert at Cheyenne High School
Concert | 7:30pm
The Great Commission Interdenominational Church
North Las Vegas, NV
March 23
Concert | 11:00 am
Compton High School
Compton, CA
Concert | 1:00 pm
Dominguez High School
Compton, CA
March 25 | 8:00 am
Bethel A.M.E.
Los Angeles, CA
Rev. Dr. Kelvin T. Calloway, Senior Pastor
11:15 am | Bryant Temple A.M.E.
Los Angeles, CA
Rev. Dr. Clyde W. Oden, Jr., Senior Pastor
4:00 pm | Grant A.M.E. Church
Los Angeles, CA
Rev. Vernon S. Burroughs, Senior Pastor
For more information, call Dr. Michael Bates at (870) 575-8907.
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March 17 | 6 pm
Touch of Grace Ministries
Grandview, MO
March 18 | 9:00 am
Zion Travelers MBC
Rev. Gerald Ballew, Pastor
Kansas City, Kansas
Concert | 4:00 pm
Friendship Baptist Church
Rev. James A. Terrance Jr., Senior Pastor-Teacher
Kansas, City, MO
March 22 | 9:00 am
Concert at Cheyenne High School
Concert | 7:30pm
The Great Commission Interdenominational Church
North Las Vegas, NV
March 23
Concert | 11:00 am
Compton High School
Compton, CA
Concert | 1:00 pm
Dominguez High School
Compton, CA
March 25 | 8:00 am
Bethel A.M.E.
Los Angeles, CA
Rev. Dr. Kelvin T. Calloway, Senior Pastor
11:15 am | Bryant Temple A.M.E.
Los Angeles, CA
Rev. Dr. Clyde W. Oden, Jr., Senior Pastor
4:00 pm | Grant A.M.E. Church
Los Angeles, CA
Rev. Vernon S. Burroughs, Senior Pastor
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