WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. — The Northeast Arkansas Chorale will present its annual Christmas concert at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 16, at Manley Chapel on the Williams Baptist University campus.
General admission is $10 per person, with a family rate capped at $20. Williams Baptist students may attend free of charge, while faculty and staff admission is capped at $10, according to university officials.
The concert, titled “The Arrival,” will include two works being performed for the first time in Arkansas. Christian Fortner’s “The Arrival” will be accompanied by piano and cello, while Patrick Coyle’s arrangement of “No Wind at the Window” features piano and oboe accompaniment.
The evening’s program will also include holiday classics such as “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” “The First Noel,” “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” and Handel’s beloved “Hallelujah” chorus. Attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a Christmas carol sing-along as part of the event.
Additionally, the Northeast Arkansas Male Chorus is scheduled to perform Robert H. Young’s “Who Is He in Yonder Stall?” alongside Dan Forrest’s arrangement of “See Amid the Winter’s Snow.”
The Northeast Arkansas Chorale, a community ensemble of singers from across the region, is directed by Trent Broussard.
Manley Chapel is located on the campus of Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge.