The Wesley Concert Series will present "British Rarities," a program of songs by English composers, at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 21, at the First United Methodist Church of Bella Vista, 20 Boyce Drive.
The concert will feature David White, tenor, who is a native of Massillon, Ohio. White, whose passion is the performance and interpretation of English art song and German lieder, holds a bachelor of arts degree from Kent State University, where he studied voice with Margaret Palmieri. He especially appreciates the works of Brahms, Beethoven, Wolf, Vaughan Williams and Britten.
White recently appeared in the ensemble of Mendelssohn's "Elijah: with Dr. William Baker's Choral Foundation and the Summer Singers of Kansas City.
Broc Hite, who currently serves as organist and associate director of music at Bella Vista First United Methodist, will accompany White on piano. Hite, a native of Hudson River Valley, N.Y., earned his bachelor of fine arts degree in piano performance from Purchase College in Purchase, N.Y., and a master of music in piano accompanying from The Juilliard School in New York City. He performed as accompanist to many opera singers and instrumentalists and on radio stations WNCN and WQXR in New York City.
Since its inception in 1995, the Wesley Series, which began with a piano recital, has expanded to include events as diverse as voice and organ recitals, string quartet concerts, jazz and bluegrass performances and an occasional lecture by a theologian or politician.
Sunday's concert will be performed in the church's comfortable, air-conditioned sanctuary, which features a concert grand piano and 30-rank Casavant Freres/Temple pipe organ.
The concert is free and the public is invited to attend. For more information, call 479-855-1158 or visit http://wesleybv.wordpress.com.
Community on 09/17/2014