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Messiah College Guitar Ensemble and guest performers from Mechanicsburg Middle School Guitar Ensemble present their annual December concert

November 23rd, 2011

 GRANTHAM, Pa. (Nov. 23, 2011)—Guitar ensembles from Messiah College and Mechanicsburg Middle School will present their fifth annual collaborative performance on Dec. 10.  The concert will take place at 3:30 p.m. in Hostetter Chapel on the college’s Grantham campus. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, contact the music department at 717-766-2511, ext. 3310.

The Christmas-themed concert will include performances on electric, acoustic, classical, 12-string and MIDI synthesizer guitars. The highlight of the event will feature a combined “jam session” in which soloists from both ensembles will demonstrate their ability to improvise. The Messiah College Guitar Ensemble will perform under the direction of Randall Zwally, director of guitar studies and senior lecturer in music. The Mechanicsburg Middle School Guitar Ensemble will be directed by Elizabeth Preston.

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 a master’s degree in conducting and undergraduate degrees in music education; music performance; Christian music; composition; commercial music; and music business. Students in all majors gain valuable experience through private study, junior and senior recitals, and a wide variety of ensemble performances, tours and recordings.

About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls more than 2,900 undergraduate and graduate students. 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.

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