Student from Bonner Springs featured at USM concert

A student from Bonner Springs will participate in the annual Founders’ Day Concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Annunciation Chapel, University of Saint Mary, 4100 S. 4th St., Leavenworth.

This year’s program will feature senior contralto, Emma Vavricek, of Bonner Springs, and three student ensembles, The Bell Quartet, String Ensemble and Concert Chorale.

The repertoire for the concert includes works by Bach, Handel and Mozart as well as an assortment of religious and patriotic selections by 20th century American composers.

The Founders’ Day Concert commemorates the 1858 landing of the Sisters of Charity in Leavenworth.

The concert is free and open to the public.