Ouachita to host Arkansas State Federation of Music Clubs May 3-4
April 26, 2013 - Garet West
Ouachita Baptist University will host the Arkansas Federation of Music Clubs state
convention on Friday and Saturday, May 3-4, on the Ouachita campus. The state organization
is affiliated with the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Club members from across the state will attend the two-day event. Barbara Baugh will
be installed as the organization’s new president, succeeding current president Bill
Yick.
Several Ouachita faculty members will help provide leadership for the annual convention.
Dr. Ouida Keck, OBU’s Addie Mae Cox Professor of Music, and her husband, Dr. George
Keck, professor emeritus of music, are serving as local arrangement chairs.
“Since we are featuring several Ouachita faculty members and students, this is a wonderful
opportunity for people throughout the state to see the many things Ouachita has to
offer,” Dr. Ouida Keck noted.
The convention’s opening dinner is set for Friday at 5:30 p.m. Tressa Tiner, winner
of the state Wendell Irish Viola Award, will perform at the dinner.
David Stanley, an OBU instructor of music and countertenor, will present a concert
at 7:30 p.m. Stanley, the 2013 Marie Smallwood Thomas Award recipient, will be accompanied
by Ouachita faculty members Dr. Cai Lei on harpsichord and piano and Kristen Grant
on flute.
Saturday’s schedule will begin with district meetings at 8:30 a.m. The 9 a.m. state
convention business meeting will include performances by Arkansas Student/Collegiate
Audition winners and Ouachita students T.J. Bailey, a senior worship arts major from
Fort Smith, Ark., and Caitlin Secrest, a senior vocal performance major from Arkadelphia,
Ark.
Saturday morning sessions will include an honors recital featuring Jr. Festival Superior
winners and a workshop on “World Music through Percussion” by Dr. Ryan Lewis, OBU
assistant professor of music.
The convention will conclude with a 12:30 p.m. luncheon at the Elrod Center for Family
& Community, hosted by members of the Arkadelphia Philharmonic Club.
For more information, contact Dr. Ouida Keck at [email protected].
By Garet West
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