The University Singers have been invited to participate in a combined collegiate choir that will perform at the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) Conference in Spokane in March of 2022, according to David De Lyser, performing & fine arts. UP is one of seven college and university choirs chosen from the six-state Northwest region (AK, WA, OR, ID, MT, WY). Up to 20 UP singers will work with internationally-renowned composer and National Medal of Arts winner Morten Lauridsen, and conductor Edith Copley. The combined choir, along with professional orchestra, will perform Lauridsen’s masterwork “Lux Aeterna” on Wednesday, March 9, 2022 at the Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center.