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Messiah College to present Christmas concert in Harrisburg and Grantham

	The Messiah College Concert Choir Click on image to download print-quality version
	A Messiah College student performs with the Brass Ensemble. Click on image to download print-quality version
	The Messiah College Handbell Choir Click on image to download print-quality version

GRANTHAM, Pa. (Nov. 12, 2004) — For the first time, the Messiah College Department of Music will present its annual Christmas concert in Harrisburg this year as well as continue the traditional performance on the college’s Grantham campus. The first performance will be held Sunday, Dec. 5, at 4 p.m. in St. Lawrence Chapel, 110 State St., Harrisburg. Admission to the concert is free, but a $10 donation is suggested. A second performance will be held the same day at 8 p.m. in Hostetter Chapel, located on the college’s Grantham campus. For the campus concert, all tickets are unreserved seating and cost $6 for adults and $3 for students, children and senior citizens. To purchase tickets or for more information, contact the Messiah College ticket office at (717) 691-6036.

The Christmas concert will feature performances of sacred and secular holiday music favorites by the Messiah College Concert Choir, Brass Choir, Women’s Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble, Chamber Singers and Handbell Choir (campus concert only), as well as an audience sing-a-long. Program selections include “Bogorodyste Devo” by Sergei Rachmaninoff, “Choral Fanfare” by Felix Mendelssohn and selections from “A Ceremony of Carols” by Benjamin Britten.

About Messiah College

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.

ARTICLE DATE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2004
ARTICLE NUMBER: MC-148-04

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