BY KAREN BOSSICK

The Adelphian Concert Choir from the University of Puget Sound will give a free concert at 7:30 tonight—Sunday, March 12—at Wood River High School Performing Arts Theater in the community Campus. The choir will be joined in concert by Wood River High School choirs under the direction of Max Stimac.

The concert will feature a lively selection of music ranging from Reena Esmail’s “Even After All This Time” and “TaReKiTa” to Morten Lauridsen’s “Lux Aeterna.” It also will feature music by Quirino Gasparini, Florence Price and Craig Hella Johnson.

Founded in 1932, the Adelphian Concert Choir is recognized as one of the Northwest’s most acclaimed collegiate choral ensembles. For over 90 years, the choir has sustained a level of choral excellence that has brought accolades from audiences in Canada, Europe, and on the West Coast.

Since 2008, the choir has been led by Dr. Steven Zopfi. Zopfi has served on the faculties of Penn State University, the University of Washington, and Pacific Lutheran University, as well as serving as Artistic Director of the Portland Symphonic Choir from 2003 – 2018. Currently, he is the Artistic Director of the Tacoma Bach Festival.