Ouachita Stories

Ouachita Baptist University’s String Ensemble will perform its fall concert at 7 p.m. on Nov. 1 in McBeth Recital Hall. The ensemble is directed by Dr. Jir Shin Boey, assistant professor of music.

The program will include J.S. Bach’s “Suite No. 1 in C, Overture,” W. A. Mozart’s “Divertimento in D, K. 136,” Samuel Barber’s “Adagio for Strings” and Gustav Holst’s “St. Paul’s Suite.”

Members of the ensemble include: Emily Anderson, a sophomore Christian missions major from Siloam Springs, Ark.; Michael Curtis, a junior performance major from Wylie, Texas; Annelise Henley, a sophomore psychology and history major from Arkadelphia, Ark.; Tyler Kemp, a senior music theory and composition major from Boliver, Mo.; Alex Nisbet, professor emeritus of chemistry, and his wife, Meredith; Samantha Street, a junior accounting major from Rogers, Ark.; Jacob Sturgeon, a sophomore choral music education major from Pine Bluff, Ark.; Will Thompson, worship minister at First Baptist Church of Arkadelphia; Jonathan Waddell, a sophomore psychology major from North Little Rock, Ark.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Dr. Jir Shin Boey at [email protected] or (870) 245-5272.

By Waylon Slabach