Music Department to present Homecoming Concert

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio — The Mount Vernon Nazarene University Music Department will present its annual Homecoming Concert on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 1 p.m. in the R.R. Hodges Chapel-Auditorium and Fine Arts Center. The concert is free and open to the public.

The concert will feature performances by the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, Una Voce Chamber Choir, Treble Singers Women’s Choir, Jazz Band, Flute Choir, String Ensemble and Collegians Chorale.

This year’s featured alumni guest performers are Wesley Ridenour ’05 and Heidi Ridenour ’05, both of whom earned music education degrees from MVNU. Wesley later earned a Master of Music from Bowling Green State University, while Heidi earned a Master of Music Education from Capital University. After completing their master’s degrees, the Ridenours moved to Bruceton Mills, West Virginia, where they continue to perform, create, teach and worship through music. They own and operate Jubilee Academy, where they teach music. Heidi also serves as minister of music at Little Sandy Church of the Nazarene and is pursuing ordination through Nazarene Bible College.

The concert will conclude with a performance of “The Lord’s Prayer” by the combined choirs and Wind Ensemble. Written by Albert Hay Malotte, the piece is one of the most enduring and widely performed musical settings of Scripture. This choral and instrumental arrangement by composer and arranger Bradley Knight showcases a wide range of dynamic expression.

For more information, visit mvnu.edu/music or contact Tressa Daley at 740-397-9000, ext. 3000.