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Messiah College's Cultural Series to present
April Verch

	April Verch Click on image to download print-quality version

GRANTHAM, Pa. (October 15, 2004) — The Messiah College Cultural Series will present April Verch on Friday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. in Hostetter Chapel, located on the college’s Grantham campus. Tickets cost $20 and can be purchased by calling the Messiah College ticket office at (717) 691-6036.

April Verch, three-time Canadian fiddling champion, is a breath of fresh air – combining fiddling, step dancing and vocals reflective of her deep roots in her native Ottawa Valley. Her broad repertoire features traditional and contemporary tunes ranging in source and inspiration from Quebec to the Appalachians , from Eastern Europe to Brazil – not to mention her own colorful compositions.

“April’s strings burn with energy, whether she’s playing waltzes, airs, reels, or polkas. This is the hottest old time music of the year,” says En Route magazine.

The Cultural Series is a public five-part annual performance series sponsored by Messiah College . In addition to April Verch, the remaining performances are: the Aspen Ensemble chamber musicians on Feb. 18, 2005 , and the Tim Warfield jazz sextet on March 18, 2005 . Tickets for individual performances cost $20 each; call (717) 691-6036.

Messiah College , a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls more than 2,900 undergraduate students in 50 majors. Established in 1909, the primary campus is located in Grantham , Pa. , near the state capital of Harrisburg . A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia .

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ARTICLE DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2004
ARTICLE NUMBER: MC-129-04

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