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The Thiel Choir is the main performing choir of the College. It tours annually during spring break to all regions of the eastern United States and Canada. Once every four years, the choir makes an international tour. The choir performs at Thiel convocations, at area churches, sings at the Thiel Christmas Festival and joins with area community singers each spring to perform oratorios, cantatas or other larger choral works.

Membership is open to Thiel College students and selected Thiel High School Scholars through an audition process at the beginning of each semester. Contact Dr. Michael Bray for more information.

Thiel Choir 2004 International Tour to Scandinavia:  The Thiel Choir under the direction of Dr. Michael Bray completed a tour of Scandinavia and St. Petersburg, Russia May 10-21, 2004.  The tour included the following cities:  Stockholm, Sweden, Tallinn, Estonia, St. Petersburg, Russia and Helsinki, Finland.  The choir performed five full concerts and impromptu performances in breathtaking venues and cathedrals.

Thiel Choir 2008 International Tour to Austria and northern Italy:  The Thiel Choir, under the direction of Dr. Michael Bray, will embark on a tour of Austria and northern Italy May 5-17, 2008.  The tour includes the following cities and concert venues:  Saltzburg (Saltzburg Cathedral) and Vienna (St. Stephen’s Cathedral), Austria; Venice (Joint concert with local men’s choir), Spoleto, Assisi (Basilica of San Francesco), Norcia (Basilica of San Benedetto), Rome and Tivoli (Cathedral) Italy. 


We invite you to attend the following concerts for the 2008 Spring Thiel Choir Tour! 

Wednesday, March 5  7:30 p.m. Concert    
Friedens Lutheran Church
131 South Main Street      
Friedens, PA 15541       

Thursday, March 6   7:30 p.m. Concert
St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church
7834 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224-2115 

Friday, March 7, 2008   7:30  Concert  
Christ Lutheran Church      
29 S. George Street     
York, PA  17401      

Saturday, March 8, 2008   7:00 p.m. Concert
St. John Lutheran Church
2216 Peach Street
Erie, PA 16509 

Friday, March 14, 2008  7:30 p.m. Home Concert
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Penn and Clinton Streets
Greenville, PA 16125