The Lee University Choral Union, Chorale and Symphony Orchestra will present a concert of masterworks on Tuesday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Conn Center. The performance will be conducted by Dr. Jonathan Rodgers, Dr. William Green, and Maestro Robert Bernhardt.

The program will feature “The Last Words of David” by Randall Thompson, “Requiem” by Maurice Duruflé, and “Shicksalslied (Song of Destiny)” by Johannes Brahms.

“We are looking forward to a wonderful evening of music by our very talented students, including a choir of over 100, an orchestra of more than 50, and wonderful works by Brahms and Duruflé,” said Rodgers. “It has been several years since they have been programmed on a Masterworks concert at Lee, and we are excited to feature their work on the Conn Center stage this year.”

The evening will also include the announcement of Lee University’s recipient of the annual Presser Scholarship, an award given to students who demonstrate outstanding accomplishments in music performance at accredited colleges and universities across the country.

Choral Union is a blend of both music majors and non-music majors, and it specializes in choral music and major masterworks.

Lee’s Chorale is an ensemble of vocalists who are selected by audition. An emphasis is placed on the diversity and breadth of traditional choral literature.

The Symphony Orchestra is an ensemble of select instrumentalists who perform operatic, choral, and other major symphonic works.

Rodgers, assistant professor of music at Lee, directs Choral Union and Ladies of Lee. He joined Lee’s faculty in 2013. He currently teaches choral conducting and literature classes, oversees the choral conducting curriculum, and supervises choral conductors in the graduate program.

Green, dean of the School of Music at Lee, oversees a broad program of undergraduate and graduate music degrees. In addition to conducting the Lee University Chorale and Festival Choir, he also teaches graduate and undergraduate conducting.

Bernhardt serves as an artist-in-residence at Lee and conductor of the Lee University Symphony Orchestra. He was recently named Principal Pops Conductor of the Grand Rapids Symphony in Michigan and is a frequent guest conductor for the Boston Pops and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.

This is a free, non-ticketed event, and members of the community are invited to attend.

For more information, please contact the Lee University School of Music at 423-614-8240 or email [email protected].