The Department of Music at Lander University invites the community to join the Lander Chamber Orchestra and University Singers for a concert Tuesday, Dec. 2, at 7 p.m., in the Abney Cultural Center Auditorium on the Lander campus. This event is free and open to the public.

The Chamber Orchestra is under the direction of Prof. Amy Blackwood, who holds a Master of Music degree in accompanying and chamber music from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In the fall of 2011, Blackwood became a full-time accompanist at Lander, where she works with singers, instrumentalists and choral ensembles.

Meanwhile, the University Singers carry on a longstanding tradition of choral singing at Lander. The ensemble is under the direction of Prof. Keith Jameson, director of choral activities at Lander. Over a 30-year performing career, Jameson sang over 14 seasons with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, opportunities and roles that opened to him after two summers in the Santa Fe Opera Apprentice Program and six seasons at New York City Opera.

Please visit www.lander.edu/events for updates and to confirm event times and venues. For questions, please contact the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at 864-388-8323 or [email protected].