Wichita State University will present “Choral Glimpses” from the College of Fine Arts School of Music at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 3, in Wiedemann Recital Hall.

Tickets are $6 general admission and $2 for students, with other discounts available.

The A Cappella Choir is preparing two very different Mass settings. The first is the Mass in G by Franz Schubert.

“This beautiful extended work will feature the fabulous Marcussen organ with WSU professor of organ Lynne Davis providing the accompaniment for this grand composition,” said Wine.

The performance also features solos by three Wichita area teachers: Gretchen Bixler, soprano, from Stuckey Middle School; Brian Stranghoner, tenor, from Douglass High School; and Steve Bixler, bass, from Collegiate High School.

The concert will close with a preview of the David N. Childs’ Requiem, which will have its world premiere in Carnegie Hall on June 2, performed by WSU student and faculty artists.

The Requiem Mass is dedicated to Childs’ stepfather, who passed away in 1999. It is an eight-movement work for choir, soloists and orchestra. The WSU choir will preview the first four movements of the Requiem.

In addition to Gretchen and Steve Bixler as soloists on this work, the performance will also feature professor of French horn Nicholas Smith on several movements.

Sandwiched between these two large choral works, Wine said, the Women’s Ensemble is “preparing a light aperitif to cleanse the listening palate.”

They will perform a variety of lighter pieces including “Summertime” from “Porgy and Bess,” an American folk song arrangement of “Hello Girls,” and the haunting ballad “Unforgettable” made popular by Nat King Cole.

“Join these choirs for a glimpse of a world premiere, a sample of the Marcussen organ and a taste of dessert from the ladies,” said Wine.

For information, contact Wine at (316) 978-3103 or call the WSU College of Fine Arts Box Office at (316) 978-3233.