GREENVILLE, Pa.—The Thiel College Department of Music presents its 69th Annual Thiel Christmas Festival Concert at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.
This year, the festivities will be separated into two sessions. The first section, “Carols and Cocoa” will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Lutheran Heritage Room of the Howard Miller Student Center. This session will feature the Thiel Wind Ensemble, the Thiel Choir, and the Campus Ministry, and attendees will be able to enjoy hot chocolate and Christmas cookies while being submersed in the joyful sounds of the holiday season. The second session will take place in the David Johnson Memorial Chapel at 8 p.m. and will feature the Thiel Choir performing selections from Handel’s “Messiah.”
Both sessions are free and open to the public.
For the past 69 years, the Thiel Choir, which was founded by Dr. Marlowe W. Johnson H’02 in 1953, has held the festival in the William A. Passavant Memorial Center. Throughout the years the Thiel Choir has performed in the mid-western, eastern and southern regions of the United States and Canada, and has performed on nine European tours most recently to Austria, northern Italy, and Ireland.
About Thiel College
Thiel College is an independent college founded in the Lutheran tradition. Located in Greenville, Pa., the College offers 60 majors and minors, 24 varsity sports, and an 11:1 student-faculty ratio. The College is also home to a new Master of Science in speech-language pathology and 2Master of Business Administration. Both master’s degree programs offer innovative and accelerated five-year paths which allow students to earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree in five years. The speech-language pathology program also has an accelerated 15-month graduate-level program. The M.B.A. program also has a 12-month post-graduate program.A dedicated faculty paired with dynamic research and internship opportunities produce numerous graduate school and job placements. Coeducational from its beginnings, the College remains committed to combining tradition with innovation as it celebrates 150 years.
