There will be a spring vocal and piano recital April 16 at North Platte Community College. The event is free and open to the public.

It will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the McDonald-Belton Theater on the NPCC South Campus and will be followed by a reception in the fireplace area.

“Students taking applied lessons in some form or another must perform in a recital for their final project,” said Elizabeth Peters, NPCC music instructor. “The recital is different from our concerts, which are all about blend and working together, in that the emphasis is on the individual and blossoming as a solo artist.”

Students will primarily perform solos from musicals, operas and art songs. Selections include: “Getting To Know You” from “The King And I,” “Music Of The Night” from “The Phantom of the Opera” and pieces from the musical “Chicago.”

A range of emotions will be expressed throughout the show.

“Some songs are funny, others are romantic or sad or sung in a foreign language,” said Peters. “It’s going to be a fun night. The audience can definitely expect to be entertained.”

Performers will include those enrolled in the group vocal, applied piano, piano technology and applied voice for music majors and non-majors classes.

The students are: Alleyah Evans, Jade Higgens, Ester Micheva, Kylie Wroot, Walker Baird, Andrew Parish, Bailey Rickertsen, Steven Keltz, Kim Carter, Nikki Schmidt, Autumn Bickel, Katie Roessler and Ryan Carey.

Peters is the organizer for the recital and Donna Pucket is the collaborative accompanist.