Published on March 12, 2008 at 7 p.m. by Mary Wimberley  

More than 1,000 middle school and high school choir members are participating in the Alabama Vocal Association's All-State Choral Festival at Â鶹¹û¶³ March 13-15.

Visiting clinicians will work with the singers during the annual spring event, which includes outstanding school choirs and soloists from throughout the state.

The All-State middle school choir and the show choir will present a concert Friday at 7 p.m. The All-State high school choir will perform Saturday at 2 p.m. Both concerts will be in Wright Center Concert Hall. The public is invited.

 
Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.