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The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Madrigal Singers will perform music spanning six centuries at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS - The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Madrigal Singers, an elite group of 16 vocalists, will present a concert of chamber music at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Cole Concert Hall on the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ campus.

The program reflects the group's commitment to perform music from six centuries, explained Dr. Tim King, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ director of choral activities and the group's director. "The audience will get a sense of that six hundred-year span as the ensemble performs Jackson Berkey's 'Arma Lucis.' The a cappella (unaccompanied) work explores and combines vocal writing techniques from Gregorian chant to the 20th century."

Also included on the program are three Italian Madrigals by the 17th-century composer Henry Schütz, a repertoire King says is seldom performed because of its vocal difficulty.

The Madrigal Singers will also present Jaakko Mäntyjärvi's "Four Shakespeare Songs," a work that blends Renaissance poetry with varied and demanding contemporary music, according to King.

The concert is a joint presentation of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ College of Fine Arts and School of Music. Cole Concert Hall is located at 2210 Alumni Dr.

Tickets for the concert are $5 for adults, $4 for seniors and $2 for students. For tickets or more information, please visit or call (936) 468-6407 or (888) 240-ARTS.