Joyful sounds echoed from the halls of First United Methodist Church in Monroe on Tuesday night.

The sounds were the voices of the ULM Chamber Singer’s and the ULM Concert Choir during their spring concert.

Charleszett Tyson, a sophomore vocal performance major said the concert was a night well spent.

“This performance left me speechless.It was just amazing,” Tyson said.

The Chamber Singers started the concert off with Johann Sebastian Bach’s Contata BWV 150: Nach dir, Herr, verlanget mich, or, For Thee O Lord, I long. The cantata had seven movements and the third movement featured Soprano Amy Matherne.

The singers were accompanied by an orchestra made up of instrumental band students. As the night progressed, teachers and teaching assistants joined the orchestra. In total, the orchestra changed members three times.

Debra Chandler, an Associate Professor in the School of Visual & Performing Arts and director said Tuesday’s concert is rather unique. Instead of having the standard two songs, usually sang, Chandler chose to do three.

Chandler also said the composers chosen also made for a unique concert. Bach was one of the composers chosen.

“This is only the second time I have let one of my groups perform Bach,” Chandler said.

Orlandzeo Hennings, a junior vocal performance major, said even though the pieces were difficult to learn, performing them was worth the work.

“While it was definitely harder doing three pieces of music, compared to just one or two, it was definitely worth it because I really liked it,” Hennings said.

After a short break, to allow the singers to blend with the concert choir, the choir performed Antonio Vivaldi’s Gloria.  The composition Gloria had 12 movements and four featured movements.

The features occurred in movements three, six, eight and ten. The feature in movement three, Laudamaus te, featured a soprano duet sung by Audrey Ducote and Betsey Lowe. Movement six, Domine Deus, featured a soprano solo sung by Claire Givens.

After Vivaldi’s Gloria, the choir paused to give recognition to their graduating seniors and to give a brief about the upcoming musical.  At the end of the brief, the choir sang the schools alma mater song.

The last song of the night was a newer arrangement of Gloria by John Rutter. Rutter’s Gloria only had three movements but lasted 15 minutes. After the concert ended, the choir as a whole received a standing ovation from the audience.