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The concert will feature nearly 600 students from 17 high schools across Idaho who will participate in a two-day workshop followed by the final concert on Oct. 21. The final concert will feature the ISU Chamber and Concert Choirs, individual high school choir performances, and the choir of 600 singers performing four pieces selected by guest conductor Eph Ehly.

Guest conductor Ehly will direct student workshops and the final concert. He is professor emeritus at the

Conservatory of Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City. He served as interim professor of choral music at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Texas Christian University, University of Oklahoma and taught graduate studies at Kansas University. More than 90 doctoral and 100 master鈥檚 degree students have graduated under his supervision, and hold choral positions around the world.

Ehly is the author of two books published by Heritage Press. He has been honored by Colorado University with the School of Music鈥檚 鈥淥utstanding Alumni Award.鈥� He is the past recipient of the 鈥淢rs. Ewing M. Kauffman Excellence in Teaching Award鈥� and the UMKC Trustees鈥� 鈥淭eaching Award for Excellence.鈥� He has been twice presented with the AMOCO Foundation 鈥淥utstanding Teaching Award.鈥� The University of Nebraska-Kearney presented him with their 鈥淔irst Outstanding Alumni Award鈥� and the 鈥淕ary Thomas Distinguished Alumni Award.鈥� He is also a past recipient of the Missouri Choral Directors Association 鈥淟uther Spade Choral Director of the Year Award.鈥� One of the most respected choral conductors in the world, Ehly has conducted all-state choirs in all 50 of the United States.

Scott Anderson, ISU director of choral activities, will lead the ISU Chamber Choir in performance of Handel鈥檚 鈥淥 Come, let us Sing unto the Lord,鈥� Claudio Monteverdi鈥檚 Kyrie from 鈥淢issa In illo tempore,鈥� Arvo P盲rt鈥檚 setting of 鈥淐antate Domino,鈥� American pop music singer/composer Billy Joel鈥檚 鈥淎nd So it Goes鈥� (arranged for the King鈥檚 Singers by Bob Chilcott), featuring Bradley Irvine, soloist, and 鈥淪o帽aba鈥� by Stephen Paulus, with Jacob Knievel, vibraphone and marimba.  Natalia Lauk, ISU adjunct faculty member, serves as the pianist for the ISU Chamber Choir.

Anderson will conduct the ISU Concert Choir in performance of the opening chorus of J.S. Bach鈥檚 cantata 鈥淓rschallet, ihr Lieder,鈥� Stephen Paulus鈥� chorus 鈥淧ilgrim鈥檚 Hymn,鈥� taken from his opera 鈥淭he Three Hermits,鈥� Paul Basler鈥檚 setting of Gloria (in Latin) from 鈥淢issa Kenya,鈥� featuring Nicholas Cravens, tenor, Taylor Schultz, soprano, and Jared Vincent, baritone.  The Concert Choir will also present Eric Whitacre鈥檚 excerpt taken from Rudyard Kipling鈥檚 鈥淭he Seal Lullaby,鈥� and Mack Wilberg鈥檚 arrangement of 鈥淏ile Them Cabbage Down,鈥� featuring Natalia Lauk, piano, Shelbie Russell, fiddle, Trey Croft, tenor, Autumn Harris, soprano, and Matt Spaletta, tenor.

Tickets for the final concert are $8 for adults, $6 for faculty/staff, $4 for pre-college students and free for ISU students. They can be purchased at the ISU Box Office at (208) 282-3595 or .

For more information, contact the ISU Department of Music at (208) 282-2699 or andescot@isu.edu.