Redeemer Lutheran Church, 500 Pearl St., Lancaster, will host a recital at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 19, by soprano Emily Riggs and her husband, pianist David Ballena. Featuring music by a diverse group of composers, the program will include several hymns and spirituals in addition to art songs by Amy Beach, H. Leslie Adams, Florence Price, and Jake Heggie.

Riggs is a native of Lancaster and a graduate of Hempfield High School. She earned a Doctor of Music Arts in voice performance from the University of Maryland and a Master of Music in vocal performance/pedagogy from Westminster Choir College. Active as a soloist, Riggs has collaborated with the Grammy Award-winning ensemble Eighth Blackbird and the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra. Riggs is a founding member of the trio Ensamble Arte, and she studies with Marvin Keenze.

A native of Peru, Ballena completed a Doctor of Music Arts and Master of Music in collaborative piano from the University of Maryland - College Park and a Bachelor of Music in piano performance from the University of Louisville. Before accepting his current position as a lecturer at Eastern Connecticut State University, he held positions at the University of Maryland - College Park and the University of Connecticut. Ballena has performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Carnegie Hall, as well as at the Aspen Summer Music Festival.

The public is invited to attend the program at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Parking will be available in the Wheatland Middle School athletic parking lot at the end of Fifth Street, and there will be a shuttle bus to the church.