University of Alabama Singers to perform in Birmingham on November 7

November 4, 2024 – BIRMINGHAM, AL – the University of Alabama University Singers are performing in Birmingham for the first time in many years. Their return to Birmingham will be at t the Cathedral of Saint Paul on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 7:00pm CST.

The concert will begin in the Cathedral Church; however it will then progress to the Great Hall on the second floor of the Cathedral Life Center CLC).

The UA University Singers is the premier vocal ensemble in the University of Alabama School of Music. This auditioned touring ensemble has been invited to perform at prestigious events such as the Alabama Vocal Association All-State Choral Festival, multiple tours across the southeast, and UA presidential events. The ensemble frequently commissions and premieres works by living composers. University Singers consists of music majors as well as talented and driven choral singers from other academic disciplines across the university.

This ensemble is open to sophomore through graduate students only. Auditions for each academic year occur in April of the previous semester.

The group's conductor is Dr. Morgan Luttig.

Each month from September 2024 to May 2025 (except January), St. Paul's offers free concerts by musicians chosen from among the best local, national, and even international talent.

The Cathedral has recently completed the Anna Catharine Grace Memorial Pipe Organ.

All concerts are offered free of charge and are hosted inside the Cathedral church, located at 2120 3rd Ave N, Birmingham, AL 35203. Attendees are encouraged to dress in "smart casual" or better. Off-duty police security will be on site at the Cathedral during the concert.

Persons interested in sponsoring all or part of a concert or in becoming a Sustainer of the high-quality program of Sacred Music at Saint Paul's can contact Bruce E. Ludwick, Jr., Director of Music and Organist of the Cathedra at: Ludwick@stpaulsbhm.org.