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CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State University choral program will present the Orange & Black Choral and Vocal Scholarship Benefit Concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, at the First United Methodist Church, 1165 N.W. Monroe Ave., Corvallis.

 The Orange & Black Concert is an annual tradition featuring the OSU Chamber Choir, Bella Voce and the OSU Meistersingers. All proceeds from the performance benefit the OSU Choral and Vocal Scholarship Fund.

The fund was established to provide financial support for students demonstrating outstanding professional potential in vocal and choral music. Contributions to the fund help support students' educational costs and help bring top musical talent to study at Oregon State University.

 The OSU Meistersingers, under the baton of Russell Christensen, will open the program with five popular works: "Sound the Trumpet" by Henry Purcell; Johannes Brahms' "Mainacht;" "Echoes (I am Hope)" by Daniel Elder; Gaetano Donizetti's rousing "Song of the Regiment;" and Gary Ruschman's arrangement of "Run On!"

Sandra Babb will lead OSU's women's choir, Bella Voce, in a set of original and arranged songs: "Spirit of Life" by Chris Aspaas; Kim Andre Arneson's "Love's Onward Journey;" "On a Rock" by Michele Kaschub; "Nigra Sun" by the internationally-renowned cellist Pablos Casals; and "Voice in the Wind" by Sarah Quartel.

The OSU Chamber Choir, directed by Steven Zielke, will close the performance. The Chamber Choir is the premier choral ensemble on campus, consisting of 40 to 45 selected students who perform the finest in choral music repertoire.

The Chamber Choir set includes: "Indonana," a traditional South African work arranged for choir; Hugo Distler's "Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied;" Eric Whitacre's "Sainte-Chapelle," a work composed in celebration of the famed Tallis Scholars; an arrangement of Dolly Parton's "Light of a Clear Blue Morning;" and A.R. Rahman's tongue-twisting "Balleilakka."

General admission seating is $10. OSU students with identification and K-12 youth will be admitted free. Corvallis Arts for All discounts apply. Advance tickets are available online at http://bit.ly/2lymoja. For accommodations relating to a disability, call 541-737-4671.