Country music superstar Roy Clark and his band will perform a benefit concert on Friday, Dec. 12

Country music superstar Roy Clark and his band will perform a benefit concert in Longwood University’s Jarman Auditorium on Friday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. This is the 16^th year that Clark has done at least one concert at Longwood, proceeds from which benefit the Department of Music. As in previous years, the Camerata Singers, Longwood’s flagship choral ensemble, will perform several numbers with Clark. Tickets, now on sale at Jarman Box Office, are $20 balcony, $25 side and $30 center. To charge tickets (MasterCard and VISA are accepted) or for more information, call the box office (open 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday) at (434) 395-2474. Clark, a native of Meherrin in Lunenburg County, is one of the world’s most popular entertainers. Described as “one pistol of a musician,” he is a virtuoso performer on 12-string and acoustic guitar, banjo and fiddle, and he can “get by” on five other instruments. He has recorded a string of vocal and instrumental hits over the years, including Yesterday When I Was Young and his own 12-string version of Malaguena. In 1995 Clark, who supports various philanthropic causes, established the Roy Clark Music Scholarship at Longwood in memory of his parents, Hester and Lillian Clark.