Ouachita Stories

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will present Ashley Bundy and Victoria Mantooth in their sophomore vocal performance recitals Friday, April 13, at 11 a.m. The recitals, which are free and open to the public, will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus.

Bundy, a native of Justin, Texas, has been named a finalist in the regional National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) auditions. She has participated in Ouachita Opera Theatre productions as Spirit No. 2 in The Magic Flute and as a chorus member in Don Giovanni; she will also play Trix the Aviatrix in Ouachita’s upcoming production of The Drowsy Chaperone.

For Bundy’s portion of the recital, she will begin with G.F. Handel’s “Lascia ch’io pianga” from Rinaldo, followed by Claude Debussy’s “Nuit d’étoiles,” Hugo Wolf’s “Der Gärtner” and Roger Quilter’s “Weep You No More.” She will conclude with John Kander’s “When You’re Good to Mama” from Chicago. Bundy will be accompanied on the piano by John Briggs.

Mantooth, a native of Sherwood, Ark., has been named a finalist and semi-finalist in the state and regional NATS auditions and has been named to Ouachita’s President’s and Dean’s Lists. She has participated in Ouachita Opera Theatre productions as the First Lady in The Magic Flute and as a chorus member in Don Giovanni. Mantooth has served as editor and historian of Ouachita’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota women’s international music fraternity and has been a member of OBU’s women’s golf team and EEE women’s social club.

For Mantooth’s portion of the recital, she will begin with “Toccata (Ride on King Jesus),” the fourth movement from John Carter’s “Cantata”; followed by Richard Strauss’ “Morgen!”; Giacomo Puccini’s “Quando men vo” from La Bohème; and Claude Debussy’s “Beau soir.” She will continue with Giuseppe Verdi’s “Saper vorreste” from Un ballo in maschera and conclude with John Du Prez “Whatever Happened to My Part?” from Monty Python’s Spamalot. Mantooth will be accompanied on the piano by Phyllis Walker.

Bekah Anthony, a junior vocal performance major from Roanoke, Texas, will also perform a recital at this time. For more information, contact the School of Fine Arts at (870) 245-5129.