FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/14/03

Greenville College Music Department to Present "A Spring Festival of Choral and Instrumental Music" on Sunday, April 27

CONTACT:
Jeff Wilson
Choral Director & Associate Professor of Music
Phone: (618) 664-6561

Ensembles of the Greenville College Music Department will present "A Spring Festival of Choral and Instrumental Music" on Sunday, April 27 at 4:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Greenville Free Methodist Church.

The concert will include instrumental and choral music from America, England, Scotland, Germany, Hungary and Russia written by such renowned composers as Aaron Copland, John Rutter, G. F. Handel, Ludwig van Beethoven, Béla Bartók and P.I. Tchaikovsky. Musical styles will range from popular baroque and classical selections to folk and gospel song arrangements.

More than 120 college and community musicians will be featured in a number of Greenville College musical ensembles -- including the College Choir, Chamber Singers, Chorale, Concert Band, String Ensemble and the Brass Ensemble. The performance will be directed by Professors Karen Gauen, Joe Noble, Chris Woods and Jeff Wilson. Professor Yeeseon Kwon and students Elizabeth Goodenough and Melody Chang will serve as accompanists.

No admission will be charged for the event. For more information about the performance, contact the Greenville College Department of Music at (618) 664-6560.