Briar Cliff University Media Announcement

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University (BCU) and Western Iowa Tech Community College (WITCC) will perform a Fall Choral Concert entitled “Untraveled Worlds” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11 at the First Presbyterian Church, 608 Nebraska Street, Downtown Sioux City.

The event will feature performances by Briar Cliff University Singers and Chamber Choir, under the direction of Dr. Sean Burton, assistant professor of music and director of choral activities at BCU, and the Western Iowa Tech Singers, directed by Jean Busker, choral director and head of performing arts at WITCC.

The choirs will perform separately and together, offering a diverse program of sacred and secular music intended to positively evoke the human spirit. The event will feature joint-performances of Jeffery Ames’ stirring “In Remembrance” and Paul Halley’s invigorating “Untraveled Worlds.”

“This event exemplifies the relationship of collaboration between students and faculty at Briar Cliff and WITCC,” said Dr. Burton. “Our now annual collaboration is significant in that it fosters an overall sense of community engagement and a commitment to fine choral singing throughout Siouxland.” The concert is free and open to the public. A free-will offering will be accepted.

With an established tradition spanning eight decades, the Briar Cliff University Singers and Chamber Choir have been lauded at public performances in local, regional, national and international venues including multiple engagements with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra. Further, over the years, Briar Cliff’s choirs have been selected for performance at professional association conferences and concertized on tour throughout the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Europe. The Western Iowa Tech Singers are rapidly becoming a fixture on the Siouxland choral horizon through their frequent performances at college and community events. Recent highlights include a tour to Greece and performances with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,100 students from 28 states. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care and compassion. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.