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Neumann, Swarthmore Groups to Perform in Concert

The Neumann College Concert Chorale and the Swarthmore Chorale will perform Beethoven's Mass in C Major together on Friday, April 28, at 8 p.m. in Neumann's Meagher Theatre. The joint performance is a special event to mark the 30th anniversary of both groups, which were founded in 1976.

The Delaware County Symphony will accompany the chorales in the performance of the piece, which Beethoven composed in 1807 on a commission from an Austrian prince. By this point in his career, Beethoven's status as a composer was assured, but he had never before set the words of the Mass to music. The Mass in C Major, however, is known for an intensely personal and vividly dramatic response to the liturgical texts.

For 30 years, the Neumann College Concert Chorale and Swarthmore Chorale have celebrated the joy of music by providing opportunities for students and community members to gain experience in group and ensemble singing. Under the direction of Dr. Yukiko Ishida, the Neumann Concert Chorale performs an annual holiday concert of traditional songs and a spring concert of seasonal music, as well as other performances upon request.

General admission to the joint 30th anniversary concert is $8, with students and senior citizens paying $5 each. For more information and to reserve tickets, call 610-558-5626.

The Chorale is one of seven groups that comprise the Arts Guild at Neumann College. Other organizations are Center Stage Productions, the Cultural Arts Forum, the Delaware County Symphony, the College Jazz Band, the College Theater Ensemble, and Stages of Imagination Children's Theater. Together, these groups draw almost 15,000 people to campus each year.

4/10/06