GRANTHAM, Pa. (March 15, 2007) — The Messiah College Jazz Combo will perform on April 5 at 8 p.m. in Poorman Recital Hall, located in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center on the college’s Grantham campus. The Jazz Combo is a 9-member ensemble directed by Kirk Reese, adjunct professor in music at Messiah College. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call (717) 766-2511, extension 3310.

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 2,800 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.