THIEL CHOIR ANNOUNCES SPRING 2013 TOUR DATES

Jan. 9, 2013

GREENVILLE, PA – The Thiel Choir is hitting the road for its annual spring tour in March.

Each year, under the direction of Dr. Michael Bray, director of choral activities, and accompanied by pianist Kathryn A. Gray, the student choir performs a largely a cappella program in Lutheran churches throughout the eastern United States.

This year, the 42-voice choir will perform a variety of sacred works by Nystedt, Schütz, Petrich and Aguiar and works by Chatman, Gawthrop, Walker, Pinkston and Lutheran composers F. M. Christiansen and Robert Wetzler as well as spirituals, folk songs and hymns.

All performances begin at 7 p.m., unless otherwise noted. Tour dates and locations are:

• Friday, March 1:  Harrold Zion Lutheran Church, Greensburg, Pa.
• Saturday, March 2: St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, Hanover, Pa.
• Sunday, March 3: Immanuel Lutheran Church, Manchester, Md.
• Wednesday, March 6: Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Raleigh, N.C.
• Thursday, March 7: St. Luke Lutheran Church, Lexington, N.C.
• Friday, March 8: First Lutheran Church, Parkersburg, W.Va. (Performance at 7:30 p.m.)
• Saturday, March 9: Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Glenshaw, Pa.

For more information about any of these performances, please contact the respective church offices. There is no charge for admission, but a freewill offering will be taken.

About Thiel College

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 1,100 students. For more information about Thiel College, visit www.thiel.edu or call 800-24-THIEL.

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