Ouachita Stories

Ouachita Baptist University’s Division of Music will host Stephen Curry and Anna Moxley in their senior voice recitals Friday, March 20, at 11 a.m. A reception will be held in Hammons Gallery following the recitals. Later in the day, Vanja Bogetic will present her sophomore musical theatre recital at 2 p.m. The performances will be held in Mabee Fine Arts Center’s McBeth Recital Hall on Ouachita’s campus and are free and open to the public.

“Music has always been a huge part of my life, but I was always too shy to sing for others until my drama teacher in high school came alongside me and spoke truth into my life,” explained Curry, a choral education major from Little Rock, Ark. “Now I love to sing, act and dance, and just like my drama teacher, I want to help students find their own talents and see the person God has created them to be.”

“The songs I chose for my recital are pieces that I have grown to love over the past few years,” said Moxley, a senior worship arts major from Bluefield, Va. “The sacred pieces I chose express scriptural truth that has been important in my life. I believe that music has a way of expressing emotions and beliefs beyond words alone, and I hope that the audience can relate to that.”

Curry is president of Ouachita Singers, a recipient of the James Harrison Music Scholarship, the Ouachita Concert Choir student conductor and a 2012 Tiger Tunes host. Moxley is a member of Ouachita Singers, Ouachita Student Foundation, Pi Kappa Lamda national music honor sociaty, Alpha Chi national college honor society and Theta Alpha Kappa national honor society for religious studies and theology. She was also named a 2014 Presser Scholar.

Performing many musical theatre selections, Curry will sing Stephen Sondheim’s “Agony” from Into the Woods and “Marry Me a Little” from Company, Gabriel Faure’s “La Luna Blanche,” Giacomo Puccini’s “Vecchia Zimarra” from La Boheme and “Come O Thou Traveler Unknown,” arranged by K. Lee Scott. He also will perform “Im Wundershonen Monut Mai,” “Aus Maenen Tranen Spriesen” and “Die Rose, die Lilie, die Tanbe, die Sonne” from Robert Schumann’s Dichterliebe. Moxley’s selections will include “Bel Piacere” by George Frideric Handel, “Ridente la calma” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Lachen und Weinen” by Franz Schubert, “Crucifixus” by Jean-Baptiste Faure, “I Will Sing New Songs” by Antonin Dvorak, “Psalm XXIII” by Paul Creston, “Be Thou My Vision” by Craig Courtney and “Refuge and Strength” by Mark Hayes. John Alec Briggs and Phyllis Walker will accompany them on piano.

During her afternoon recital, Bogetic, a sophomore musical theatre major from Budva, Montenegro, will perform Jule Styne’s “It’s a Perfect Relationship” from Bells Are Ringing, Stephen Schwartz’s “What Is This Feeling?” from Wicked, “Gifted” by Dean Lundquist and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s “I’d Give My Life for You” from Miss Saigon. Lauren Hutcheson, a junior musical theatre and education double major from Bossier City, La., will assist her in the “Gifted” scene. Susan Monroe will serve as her piano accompanist.

For more information, contact Ouachita’s School of Fine Arts at (870) 245-5129.

 

By McKenzie Cranford