April concerts at Messiah College showcase jazz and vocal ensembles
March 18th, 2009
GRANTHAM, Pa. (March 18, 2009) — The Messiah College School of the Arts will present numerous concerts in April, showcasing various jazz and vocal ensembles. All concerts are free and open to the public. For more information, contact the music department at (717) 766-2511, extension 3310.
Concert highlights
April 5, 3 p.m.
The Messiah College Concert Choir will present a concert in Hostetter Chapel.
April 8, 8 p.m.
The Messiah College Small Ensembles will present a concert in Poorman Recital Hall, located in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center.
April 15, 8 p.m.
The Messiah College Jazz Combo will present a concert in Poorman Recital Hall, located in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center.
April 18, 7:30 p.m.
The United Voices of Praise will present a concert in Hostetter Chapel.
April 19, 8 p.m.
The Messiah College music department will present An Evening of Percussion in Hostetter Chapel.
April 22, 8 p.m.
The Messiah College music department will present Jazz Fusion, a concert in Poorman Recital Hall, located in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center. Jazz Fusion, a mid-size improvisational jazz combo made up of Messiah College students, and under the direction of Kirk Reese, adjunct instructor in music, will present a concert of original jazz, jazz-rock fusion and jazz standards. The group’s instrumentation includes saxophones, trumpets, trombones, vibraphone and guitar backed by the traditional piano bass and drums rhythm section. A jazz/blues vocalist will be featured as well.
April 25, 4 p.m.
The Messiah College Jazz Singers will present a concert in Poorman Recital Hall, located in the Climenhaga Fine Arts Center. The Singers, a 12-member group under the direction of Elaine Henderson, senior lecturer in music, will perform songs in a wide range of styles from jazz to pop to Broadway. Duke Ellington, Billy Joel, Frank Wildhorn, Marc Shaiman and Freddy Mercury are some of the more familiar composers featured in the program.
April 29, 8 p.m.
The Messiah College Women’s Ensemble, Men’s Ensemble and Chamber Singers will present a concert in Hostetter Chapel.
About Messiah College’s music department
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 with concentrations in church music, performance, composition, commercial music and arts management. Through a variety of junior and senior recitals and choral and instrumental ensembles, students gain performing experience both on- and off-campus.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls 2,800 undergraduate students in 55 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.