The Messiah College Concert Choir will bring their sacred and secular music to McKeesport Alliance Church, 938 Summit Street, March 17 at 6:30 pm.
The choir’s repertoire includes both sacred and secular selections in a variety of musical styles. Selections include Tallis’s “If Ye Love Me,” Handel’s “Hallelujah, Amen,” and Rutter’s “Forthe Beauty of the Earth,”. The secondportion of the concert includes a collection of secular pieces including Johannes Brahms’s “O Schone Nacht,” and the South African Xhoshan Folk Song “Dubula.”The concert concludes with several African American Spirituals, including “I’veBeen ‘Bucked’ Children!” arranged by Rollo Dilworth, and the title track fromthe choir’s recent album, “True Light.”
About the Messiah College Concert Choir
The Messiah College Concert Choir is the premier vocal ensemble of the Departmentof Music at Messiah College. Under the direction of Linda L.Tedford, the fifth conductor in the group’s history, the Concert Choir has enjoyed critical acclaim as a result of their performances and recordings. Student participants are chosen annually through competitive auditions from various academic majors and represent across-section of the Messiah College community. The choir has toured extensively in the United States, as well as Ireland, Austria, and the Czech Republic. In addition to campus and community concerts, the Messiah College Concert Choir frequently performs with the Harrisburg Symphony Orchestra as part of their Masterworks Series. The Concert Choir maintains an active recording schedule, producing a new album every year. They have been the featured choir for Kalmus Publications and Mark Foster Publications on their internationally distributedCompact discs.
About Messiah College
Messiah College, a private Christian college of the liberal and applied arts and sciences, enrolls 2,900 undergraduate and graduate students. Established in 1909,the primary campus is located in Grantham, PA, near the state in Harrisburg. A satellite campus affiliated with Temple University is located in Philadelphia.
