SEARCY — Kristen Flesner, Alan Herrera and Mattie Hutcheson, of Gentry, were among more than 50 high school students from 11 different states participating in Harding University’s Honor Choir, a summer program designed for young performers seeking to expand their vocal skills while earning an hour of college credit.

This year’s program wasJuly 15-20 and closed with a free concert on campus.

Concert selections included: “Baba Yetu,” by Christopher Tin; “Lord, Make Me Thine Instrument,” by David Stanley York; “Sure On This Shining Night,” by Samuel Barber; “America the Beautiful,” arranged by Carmen Dragon; “Salvation is Created,” by Pavel Chesnokov; “Wade in the Water,” arranged by Moses Hogan; “Lullabye,” by Billy Joel; and a choreographed medley of tunes from Mary Poppins.

The Honor Choir activities included classes led by Harding faculty on voice, improvisation, sight-reading, music appreciation, poetry, movement and harmonizing. The students were able to experience college life as they stay in dorms on campus, eat in the cafeteria and enjoy devotional and recreational activities.

For more information,contact the Harding Department of Music at 501-279-4343.

With an enrollment of more than 7,100 students, Harding is the largest private university in Arkansas and attracts more National Merit Scholars than any other private university in the state. Harding also maintains campuses in Australia, Chile, England, France, Greece, Italy and Zambia. For more information, visit www.harding.edu.

Community, Pages 12 on 07/25/2012