FREE CONCERT! 🎶🎻👏

Award-winning American choir Ouachita Singers join us in Galway for an evening of beautiful choral music spanning spirituals, sacred masterworks, and contemporary American repertoire. Hailing from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas, USA, this acclaimed touring ensemble has performed internationally across Europe and Asia, and brings a rich, expressive programme to the stunning surroundings of St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church.

📍 St. Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway
📅 Sunday 21 June 2026
🕔 5.00 PM
🎟 FREE ENTRY

Conductor: Dr. Alex T. Favazza, Jr.
Piano: Kristen LaMadrid

Repertoire includes:

Sing Out, My Soul – Marques L. A. Garrett
Domine, ad adjuvandum me festina – Martini
Cantique de Jean Racine – Fauré
Ave Maria – R. Nathaniel Dett
Be Thou My Vision – arr. Paul Robinson
Tu es Petrus – Palestrina
My Spirit Sang All Day – Gerald Finzi
Followers of the Lamb – arr. Philip Dietterich
O Mary Don’t You Weep – harm. R. Nathaniel Dett

Ouachita Singers is the premiere auditioned touring mixed chorus of Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The ensemble has performed extensively across the United States and internationally, including tours to Italy, Germany, and China, as well as appearances at regional conferences of the American Choral Directors Association. Under the direction of Dr. Alex T. Favazza, Jr., the choir is dedicated to sharing high-quality choral music with warmth, artistry, and musical integrity.

Dr. Alex T. Favazza, Jr. is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at Ouachita Baptist University, where he conducts the university choirs and teaches conducting and choral music. A respected conductor, composer, and church musician, his choral works are published internationally and performed widely throughout the United States.