University Singers embark on annual spring tour

During spring break, the University Singers will embark on a four-stop tour, March 13–17, before returning to the University of Maine for two concerts at Minsky Recital Hall March 25–26.

The annual spring tour will include free concerts at the First Baptist Church of Bar Harbor, 7 p.m. Monday, March 13; Gray-New Gloucester High School in Gray, 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 14; Prospect Mountain High School in Alton, New Hampshire, 7 p.m. Thursday, March 16; and Messalonskee High School in Oakland, 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 17.

University Singers is the premier vocal ensemble in the School of Performing Arts at the University of Maine. Selected by audition, the 60-member group is comprised of both music majors and students studying other disciplines across campus. The group tours throughout New England every spring and to Europe every four years.

The ensemble will perform at Minsky Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25 and 2 p.m. Sunday, March 26. Tickets for the Minsky performances are $9, or free with a student MaineCard, and can be purchased by calling the box office, 581.1755.