Marietta College airing annual spring concert on YouTube this Friday
Marietta, Ohio (04/28/2021) — Marietta College's Edward E. MacTaggart Department of Music is pleased to air the final Choir Concert of the 2020-21 academic year at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 30th. The pre-recorded concert will air on the department's YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/watch?v=fX-wMNeLwiY.
The concert, which is under the direction of Dr. Jay Dougherty, features the Concert Choir and Women's Choir, with a combined number at the end.
"This year, with all our COVID restrictions, has been unique, to say the least," said Dougherty, Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Activities. "However, our students have stepped up to the plate and knocked it out of the park. Despite needing to mask and social distance, we've had some of the best sounding choirs since I've been here as director."
Dougherty also added that he challenged his performers with tougher music.
"The result was amazing," he said. "They learned this tough music quickly and put it all on stage. I'm excited for our community to hear the excellent performance the choirs put on."
Located in Marietta, Ohio, at the confluence of the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, Marietta College is a four-year liberal arts college. Tracing its roots to the Muskingum Academy back in 1797, the College was officially chartered in 1835. Today Marietta College serves a body of 1,200 full-time students. The College offers more than 50 majors and is consistently ranked as one of the top regional comprehensive colleges by U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, as well as one of the nation's best by Forbes.com. Marietta was selected seventh in the nation according to the Brookings Institution's rankings of colleges by their highest value added, regardless of major. Marietta College has also been named a Great College to Work For three consecutive years (2018-2020).
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