The campus

of Clayton College and State University will be alive

with the sound of music this weekend, as three very

different acts will perform at Spivey Hall.

The Berry

Singers from Berry College will perform Friday, classical

guitarist Scott Tennant will perform Saturday and pianist

Leif Ove Andsnes will perform Sunday. All three have

performed in some of the most hallowed venues and with

some of the most respected groups in the world.

The Berry

Singers, conducted by Harry Musselwhite, director of

choral activities at Berry College, will perform a

program of works by French composer Gabriel Faure. They

also will present the world premier of "Fanfare on a

Theme" by Berry music faculty member Stan Pethel.

The piece, written specifically for the group's Spivey

Hall debut, also will include Ken Moyers accompanying the

group.

The Berry

Singers have performed a variety of music on their

campus, as well as performing with the Chattanooga Opera

and the Chattanooga Symphony.

Three

performers from Fayette and Coweta counties are in the

group. Bethany Sherrill, a sophomore music education

major from Peachtree City, is an alto, as is Emily

Barfield, a junior music education major from Newnan. The

third member is Jason Pyron, a sophomore music

performance major from Newnan. Pyron sings bass for the

Berry Singers. Their performance will begin at 8:15

Friday evening.

Saturday,

Spivey Hall gets a taste of the West. Scott Tennant, a

member of the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, will perform

works by John Dowland, Leo Brouwer, Andrew York and

Miroslav Tadic, among others. He also will play a handful

of traditional Celtic songs, reflecting the tone of his

debut album, "Wild Mountain Thyme."

Tennant,

one of the leading American guitarists, earned his world

class reputation by taking first prize in the Tokyo

International Guitar Competiton in 1989. He is a founding

member of LAGQ and tours extensively with them, as well

as on his own. He is the author of "Pumping

Nylon," a best selling book on guitar technique. He

is a faculty member at the University of Southern

California and is working on two more volumes of his

book.

The show

begins at 8:15 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $25.

The weekend

will close with Gilmore Award winning pianist Leif Ove

Andsnes. Andsnes, a Norwegian, will turn 30 years old

later this year. He made his debut in 1992, performing at

the BBC Promenade Concerts. In 1998, Andsnes won the

Gilmore Award, which gave him $50,000 in prize money and

$250,000 to develop projects. One such project was

"The Long, Long Winter Night," a collection of

works by Norwegian composers. His most recent recording

is "Haydn Piano Sonatas."

Andsnes

will perform selections from Robert Schumann and Franz

Schubert, as well as selections from Gyorgy Kurtag's

"Jatekok." The show will begin at 3 p.m.

Sunday. Tickets are $35. Phone 770-961-3683.

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