GRANTHAM, Pa. (March 29, 2006) — Messiah College’s Piano Ensembles will perform a concert on April 19 at 7 p.m. in Poorman Recital Hall, located in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on the college’s Grantham campus. The concert is the premier event for department of music pianists. The concert is free and open to the public, and tickets are not required.  For more information, call (717) 766-2511, extension 3310.

The Piano Ensembles concert will feature five piano duets, each duet featuring different pianists. The program will also include two piano trios with trumpet and violin in one and violin and cello in the other. Performance pieces will include “Jeux d’Enfants, Opus 22” by George Bizet and “Preludes I, II and III” by George Gershwin.

The department of music at Messiah College is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. The department offers majors in music and music education. Through a variety of junior and senior recitals and choral and instrumental ensembles, students gain performing experience both on and off campus.

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