Thiel Choir Announces Spring 2012 Tour Dates

GREENVILLE, PA (04/09/2012)(readMedia)-- The Thiel Choir is hitting the road for a 20-day tour across the northern United States in May.

Under the direction of Dr. Michael Bray, director of choral activities, the student choir performs a largely a cappella program in Lutheran churches throughout the eastern United States every year and tours internationally every four years. This year's "international" tour is across the United States, allowing the choir members to explore their own country, as many haven't been further west than Ohio.

This year, the choir will perform works by Palestrina, Hovland, Lauridsen, Ijames, Madiera, Tate, Raminsh and Lutheran composers F. Melius Christiansen and Robert Wetzler, as well as arrangements of spirituals by Howard Helvey, Moses Hogan and Paul Weber. The program will include sacred works that celebrate hope, love and works of the Native American culture and earth consciousness.

All concerts begin at 7 p.m. There is no charge for admission, but a freewill offering will be taken.

Tour dates and locations are:

  • May 7: Olivet Lutheran Church, Sylvania, Ohio
  • May 8: Bethany Lutheran Church, Crystal Lake, Ill.
  • May 11: First Lutheran Church, St. Peter, Minn.
  • May 12: St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Sioux Falls, S.D.
  • May 14: South Canyon Lutheran Church, Rapid City, S.D.
  • May 16: Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Greeley, Colo.
  • May 20: St. John's Lutheran Church, Helena, Mont.
  • May 22: St. Paul Lutheran Church, Missoula, Mont.
  • May 24: Augustana Lutheran Church, Portland, Ore.

For more information about any of these performances, please contact Dr. Michael Bray at 724-589-2149 or mbray@thiel.edu.

A Thiel College admissions representative will be traveling with the choir and is available to meet with prospective students and alumni for one hour prior to every concert.

About Thiel College

Thiel College is a liberal arts, sciences and professional studies institution located in Greenville, Pa., that provides a great balance of academic challenge, personal and social involvement, and exceptional value to its 1,100 students. For more information about Thiel College, visit www.thiel.edu or call 800-24-THIEL.