MVNU Music Ensembles to present final concert of the year
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April 23, 2026
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HEADLINE: MVNU Music Ensembles to present final concert of the year
CUTLINE: MVNU_Ensembles.jpg — The MVNU Music Department ensembles combine to perform during a concert during Homecoming in November. All of the ensembles will join together for a school year-ending concert on Saturday, May 2, in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium. (Photo courtesy of Mount Vernon Nazarene University)
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — The MVNU Music Department ensembles will complete the year with a final concert on Saturday, May 2, at 3 p.m. in the R.R. Hodges Chapel/Auditorium. The concert is free and open to the public.
The concert will feature the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, String Ensemble, Flute Choir, Collegians Chorale, Una Voce Chamber Choir, and Treble Singers Women’s Choir.
A variety of music will be presented, and the concert will conclude with the combined groups featuring two pieces: “Hope for Resolution” by Paul Caldwell and Sean Ivory and “Lamb of God” by Twila Paris. “Hope for Resolution” was written to honor Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk and combines the hymn chant “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” with a South African freedom song “Thula Sizwe.” The choirs reach back in time to perform one of the most inspirational songs by Twila Paris – “Lamb of God.” With our Easter celebrations still fresh on our minds and hearts, the stylings of renown composer/arranger Jay Rouse provide poignant interpretations of the moving lyrics culminating with “O wash me in His precious blood, My Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God.”
Instrumental ensemble directors are Dr. John Packard, Chuck Dettmar, Chris Japikse, and Jennifer Packard. Choral directors are Dr. Robert Tocheff, Dirk Eachus, and Sabina Anderson.
For more information on this or other musical events, please contact Tressa Daley at (740) 397-9000, ext. 3000, or visit mvnu.edu/music.
Mount Vernon Nazarene University is a private, four-year, intentionally Christian teaching university for traditional age students, graduate students, and working adults. With a 327-acre main campus in Mount Vernon, Ohio, MVNU emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and service to community and church. MVNU offers an affordable education both in-seat and online to nearly 2,300 students from 36 states, one U.S. commonwealth and 41 foreign countries.
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