UA-EACC will host a free performance by the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's Vesper Choir on Thursday, February 5th at 12:30 p.m. in the UA-EACC Fine Arts Center. 

The UAPB Vesper Choir, under the direction of Jerron A. Liddell, UAPB Vesper Choir alumnus, is nationally recognized among historically Black colleges and universities for its diverse repertoire and excellent performances. The choir, founded in the 1940s by Professor Ariel Lovelace and conducted for more than 40 years by Professor Shelton J. McGee, has a rich choral tradition that includes numerous performances on radio and television, as well as performances across the United States and online. 

The UAPB Vesper Choir has a mission that is educational, artistic, and cultural. As a service organization, the choir performs during significant campus, community and state events. They have performed in numerous churches, schools, and other performance venues in more than twenty states, including major cities of Los Angeles, Detroit, Atlanta, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Dallas, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, San Antonio, Memphis and others. 

Throughout the past few years, the Vesper Choir performed at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., the historic Seventh Day Adventist Church in Greenwich Village and the Cathedral of St. John Divine in New York City, and international tours in Italy and Spain.

The UAPB Vesper Choir will offer a free performance in the UA-EACC Fine Arts Center at 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 5th. For more information about the performance, call 870-633-4480 ext. 352.