SHERMAN, TEXAS—The Austin College Department of Music will present its Spring Choral Concert on Sunday, May 6, at 3 p.m. in Wynne Chapel on the Austin College campus. The event is free and open to the public. 

This concert will feature the Austin College A Cappella Choir and Austin College Chorale as well as the Quartette and Consort. The concert will include a wide variety of music ranging from traditional classical music to spirituals and avant grade pieces. The choirs at Austin College are directed by, Dr. Wayne Crannell, associate professor of music, who is assisted by Nick Timmerman, a 2011 Austin College graduate currently involved in graduate study through the Austin Teacher Program.   

The Quartette and Consort will sing a selection of a cappella pop music, including music composed and arranged by Consort members senior Erin Slade and junior Evan Runyon. 

Austin College is a leading national independent liberal arts college located north of Dallas in Sherman, Texas. Founded in 1849, making it the oldest institution of higher education in Texas operating under original charter and name, the college is related by covenant to the Presbyterian Church (USA). Recognized nationally for academic excellence in the areas of international education, pre-professional training, and leadership studies, Austin College is one of 40 schools profiled in Loren Pope’s influential book Colleges That Change Lives.