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The Thiel Choir Announces Spring Tour Schedule

Jan. 28, 2010

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GREENVILLE, PA—The Thiel Choir is hitting the road for its annual spring tour this month.

Each year, under the direction of Dr. Michael Bray, director of choral activities, and accompanied by pianist Kathryn A. Gray, the 44-voice student choir performs a largely a cappella program in Lutheran churches throughout the eastern United States. Every four years, the choir travels for an international tour.

This year, the choir will perform works by Giovanni Palestrina, William Byrd, Hans Leo Hassler, Paul Tschesnokoff, and Lutheran composers Robert Wetzler ’54 and F. Melius Christiansen as well as arrangements of spirituals, folk songs and hymns. Percussionists are featured on “Sifuni Mungu” and “Ah, el novio no quere dinero!,” a Mediterranean wedding celebration.

Tour dates and locations are:

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• Thursday, Feb. 25:  7 p.m., Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, McMurray, Pa.
• Friday, Feb. 26: 7:30 p.m., Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Epiphany, Winston-Salem, N.C.
• Saturday, Feb. 27: 7:30 p.m., Shepherd of the Woods Lutheran Church, Jacksonville, Fla.
• Sunday, Feb. 28: 7 p.m., St. Mark by the Sea Lutheran Church, Palm Coast, Fla.
• Wednesday, March 3: 7 p.m., St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, Savannah, Ga.
• Thursday, March 4: 7 p.m., Shepherd of the Sea Lutheran Church, Garden City, S.C.
• Friday, March 5: 7 p.m., Epiphany Lutheran Church, Richmond, Va.
• Saturday, March 6: 7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Frederick, Md.
• Friday, March 12: 7:30 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Greenville, Pa

For more information about any of these performances, please contact Dr. Michael Bray at 724-589-2149 or mbray@thiel.edu.

A Thiel College admissions representative will be traveling with the choir and is available to meet with prospective students and alumni for one hour prior to every concert. Visit www.thiel.edu or contact Vicki Poe at vpoe@thiel.edu for more information.

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About Thiel College

Founded in 1866, Thiel College is a liberal arts, sciences and professional studies institution located in Greenville, Pa., that provides a great balance of academic challenge, personal and social involvement, and exceptional value to its 1,000 students. For more information about Thiel College, which is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, visit www.thiel.edu or call 800-24-THIEL.

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