ELLISVILLE- Jones College’s select vocal ensemble, JC Voices will be performing for the first time at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel, on Thursday, November 9, at 6 p.m. The vocal performance entitled, “Original Design” is a concert filled with the message of hope in today’s worldly challenges. Choral Director, Dr. Imgyu Kang said many are still dealing with the impact of the Covid pandemic and music is a way to offer peace in the darkness.
“This world seems to be getting darker and darker with war and hunger. I believe that we were originally designed and created with blessings of joy and love to share with one another, and I hope that this concert can be a time for restoration. I hope this music will be a light in all the darkness in the world today and that it can unite us in the face of such division,” said Kang.
Some of the vocal selections performed by the 25-member ensemble include music from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, along with contemporary, hymnal and spiritual songs. Additionally, as a South Korean immigrant who has been living in the U.S. for 25 years, Dr. Kang will be sharing a Korean folk song he and his wife, Sungsil arranged called, “Arirang” which mixes the melody of the American religious hymn, “Amazing Grace” with the Korean folk song, “Arirang.”
Jones College JC Voices Fall 2023
Trinity Amason, Mize
Kimberly Arevalo, Pearl
Marvertrius Arrington, Waynesboro
Karoline Ayres, Heidelberg
Daniel Baldwin, Meridian
Hannah Byrd, State Line
Walker Dear, Florence
Jessie Deare, Sumrall
Silas Ensign, Laurel
Caleb Griffin, Meridian
Hope Houston, Laurel
Irish Horne, Petal
Anna Grace Jolly, Laurel
Samantha Jordan, Mobile, AL
Dwight McClendon, Hattiesburg
Micah McSwain, Laurel
Danielle Parker, Laurel
Morgan Prestage, Morton
Karina Ross, Slidell, LA
Madeline Russell, Columbia
Marcus Sims, Laurel
Kyllee Sumrall, Laurel
Zoe Vanderslice, Stringer
Skylar White, Laurel
Lillian Wilson, Laurel