Greenville College Announces Choir's 2014 Spring Concert Season
Published: April 13, 2021
Greenville College is pleased to announce the Greenville College Choirs concert itinerary for Spring 2014. Founded in 1927 by Dr. Robert W. Woods, the Greenville Choir has attained a widespread reputation for performing sacred choral music of the highest quality. During the current 87th Anniversary year, the Greenville College Choir will take an extended, 10-day spring tour in the Midwestern United States.
In the past two years the Greenville College Choir has been invited to perform with the Kingsbury Ensemble (one of the Midwests premier professional early music ensembles), as well as at the Illinois Music Educators Conference and the American Choral Directors Associations Central Division Convention. The Choir regularly joins with the Greenville Choral Union for concerts of larger choral-orchestral works such as Bachs Magnificat, Mozarts Requiem, and the annual Christmas performance of Handels Messiah.
The Greenville College Choir consists of 45 undergraduate students from various fields of liberal arts study, including the Colleges five music degree programs. As the flagship choral ensemble of Greenville College, the choir presents as many as twenty off-campus performances each year as part of its annual tour. Students dedication to the program is consistently made evident by the professional quality of their performances.
Conductor Jeffrey S. Wilson received a Bachelor of Music degree in piano from Augustana College (Rock Island, Illinois). He earned a Master of Music degree in choral music and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in choral conducting and literature from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Wilson has served as conductor of the GC Choir since 1996.
The Greenville Choirs tour program includes music from England, Ireland, France, Germany, Poland and America and may be viewed here. The Choirs spring concert schedule includes the following performances:
Sunday, March 2, 2014 10:00 a.m. Worship Service
Christ Church Cathedral
1210 Locust Street,St. Louis, Missouri 63103
Phone: (314) 231-3454 Website: www.christchurchcathedral.us
Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.
Emmanuel Free Methodist Church
3993 Fosterburg Road, Alton, Illinois 62002
Phone: (618) 258-7244 Website: www.efmc.org
Friday, March 7, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
Mattis Avenue Free Methodist Church
1913 South Mattis Avenue, Champaign, Illinois 61821
Phone: (217) 355-5947 Website: www.mattisave.org
Saturday, March 8, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.
Baker Memorial United Methodist Church
307 Cedar Avenue, St. Charles, Illinois 60174
Phone: (630) 584-6680 Website: http://bakermemorialchurch.org
Sunday, March 9, 2014 10:30 a.m. Worship Service
Concert at 3:00 p.m.
Christ Community Church
2500 Dowie Memorial Drive, Zion, Illinois 60099
Phone: (847) 746-1411 Website: www.ccczion.org
Monday, March 10, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Georgetown United Methodist Church
2766 Baldwin Street, Jenison, Michigan 49428
Phone: (616) 669-0730 Website: http://gumonline.org
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Marshall United Methodist Church
721 Old US 27 North, Marshall, Michigan 49068
Phone: (269) 781-5107 Website: www.umcmarshall.org
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
North United Methodist Church
3808 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
Phone: (317) 924-2612 Website: www.northchurchindy.com
Thursday, March 13, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.
Bedford Free Methodist Church
630 R Street, Bedford, Indiana 47421
Phone: (812) 275-5939 Website: www.bedfordfreemethodist.org
Friday, March 14, 2014 at 7:30 p.m.
St. Meinrad Archabbey
200 Hill Drive, St. Meinrad, Indiana 47577
Phone: (812) 357-6611 Website: www.saintmeinrad.org
Sunday, March 16, 2014 at 6:00 p.m.
Choir Home Concert - Greenville Free Methodist Church
1367 East State Route 140, Greenville, Illinois 62246
Phone: (618) 664-2584 Website: http://greenvillefmc.org/
Sunday, May 4, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
Greenville College Spring Choral Concert- Whitlock Music Center
315 E. College Avenue, Greenville, Illinois 62246
Phone: (618) 664-6560 Website: www.greenville.edu
Saturday, May 24, 2014 at 4:30 p.m.
Greenville College Commencement Concert - Whitlock Music Center
315 E. College Avenue, Greenville, Illinois 62246
Phone: (618) 664-6560 Website: www.greenville.edu