BELTON, Texas—The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor's (UMHB) College of Visual and Performing Arts has a robust calendar of events in October. All performances take place in the Baugh Performance Hall in the Sue & Frank Mayborn Performing Arts Center, and tickets are required to attend.
To kick off the month, guest artist Wendell Kimbrough performs on Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for children ages 6–18, and seniors 65 and older. Children five and under are free, and free tickets are available with a UMHB Cru Card.
Wendell Kimbrough is a songwriter and performer reimagining the Psalms for emotionally honest modern worship. His music makes space for the whole range of human experience, from lament, grief, and anger to playful, joyful celebration. With singable melodies steeped in the sounds of folk, gospel, and country music, Wendell's songs are sung at churches around the world.
A few weeks later, the community is invited to a spectacular time of romance and whimsy with Rodgers and Hammerstein's A Grand Night for Singing on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 19 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children 12 and under and seniors 65 and older. Free tickets are available with a UMHB Cru Card.
This delightful musical revue features beloved hits from classic Rodgers and Hammerstein shows, such as “The Sound of Music,” “Carousel,” and “South Pacific.” A Grand Night for Singing explores themes of young infatuation, the complexity and fulfillment of marriage, and the enduring power of love. It promises to be an opportunity to experience the nostalgia and delight of some of musical theatre's greatest songs performed live on stage.
On Tuesday, Oct. 22, at 7:00 p.m., the university welcomes Chanticleer to the stage. Tickets are $25 for adults, $10 for children ages 6–18, and seniors 65 and older. Children five and under are free, and free tickets are available with a UMHB Cru Card.
This Grammy-award-winning vocal ensemble is known worldwide as “an orchestra of voices” for its wide-ranging repertoire and dazzling virtuosity. Since its foundation in 1978, Chanticleer quickly became one of the world's most prolific recording and touring ensembles, selling over one million recordings and performing thousands of live concerts to audiences around the world.
To learn more about these musical performances, visit www.umhb.edu/pac. To purchase tickets, please call the Sue & Frank Mayborn Performing Arts Center at 254-295-5999 or email pac@umhb.edu. Box office hours are noon to 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday.
