Posted by Mary Wimberley on 2007-03-01

Samford University is hosting about 1,000 middle school and high school vocalists during the Alabama Vocal Association's All- State Choral Festival through Saturday (March 3).

Choirs and soloists from schools throughout the state are involved in the three-day event (March 1-3).

The Festival will include a middle school concert Friday at 7 p.m. and a high school concert Saturday at 2 p.m., both in Samford's Wright Center Concert Hall. The public is invited.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.