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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/19/04
Greenville
Choral Union and Orchestra to Perform Handel's Messiah and Bach's
Magnificat in 74th Season Concert on Sunday, December 5
GREENVILLE,
ILL. – The Greenville Choral Union and Orchestra will begin their 74th
season with a performance of selections from George Frideric Handel's
oratorio Messiah and Hohann Sebastian Bach's Magnificat in D Major on Sunday, December 5, at 4 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Greenville, Ill. , Free Methodist Church .
Performers
The 124-voice Choral Union and 33-piece Orchestra include members of
the Greenville College communtiy. Vocal soloists from the Choral Union
will be featured. Elizabeth Goodenough, a Piano Performance music major
at Greenville College, is the accompanist for the Choral Union.
Greenville resident Pam Goodenough, a music teacher in the Bond County
Unit #2 School District, will serve as organist. Dr. Jeff Wilson,
director of Choral Activities at Greenville College , will direct the
concert.
Program Overview
The concert begins with Magnificat in D Major composed by Johann
Sebastian Bach which details Mary's song of praise from Luke 1:46-55.
During the second half of the program, the concert celebrates the music
of the popular Baroque composer George Frideric Handel (1685-1750) and
will feature selections from his most famous sacred work entitled,
Messiah: An Oratorio. The first part of this masterpiece – “The
Prophecy and Promise of the Redeeming Messiah” – and the ever-popular
“Hallelujah Chorus” will be performed.
Seating
for the concert will begin at 3:30 p.m. An offering will be taken to
help defray the costs of the concert. Nursery care will be provided for
children ages 5 and under. For those who are not able to attend the
performance, the concert will be broadcast live on WGRN, 89.5 FM.
More
information on the performance may be requested by contacting the
Greenville College Department of Music at (618) 664-6560.
Greenville
College is a four-year accredited Christian liberal arts school with
more than 1300 traditional undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree
completion students. Founded in 1892 and affiliated with the Free
Methodist Church , the college is located in Greenville , Illinois , 45
miles east of St. Louis .
CONTACT:
Jeffrey Wilson
Associate Professor of Music
Greenville College
(618) 664-6561
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