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GRANTHAM, Pa. (March 19, 2007) — Guitarist Randall Zwally will present a recital of sacred and secular music featuring works by prominent guitarists Francisco Tárrega, Agustín Barrios and Jorge Morel on April 15 at 2:30 p.m. in Poorman Recital Hall in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on the college's Grantham campus.  The performance is free and open to the public.  For more information, call the department of music at (717) 766-2511, extension 3310.

Zwally, director of guitar studies and a senior lecturer at Messiah College, holds master's degrees in guitar performance and music librarianship.  He has also done post-graduate guitar studies with Richard Provost (University of Hartford) and Julian Gray (Johns Hopkins University).  Cellist Stephen Lavender, director of the string program at Holy Name of Jesus School in Harrisburg, will join Zwally for several duets during the program. Rob Zwally, brother of the recitalist and a stringed instrument repair specialist, will help conclude the event with duets using steel string and electric guitars accompanied by Dwight Thomas, director of the college's Christian music program, on bass.

The department of music at Messiah College is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music. The department offers several music degree programs, including Christian music, performance, music education and composition. 

Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls nearly 2,800 undergraduate students in 60 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.