(Posted April 2, 2008)

The Juniata Concert Choir will perform a series of concerts in central Pennsylvania and New York, singing the sacred and popular music repertoire that proved to be a highlight of its recent spring break tour.

The Concert Choir is directed by Russell Shelley, Elma Stine Heckler Associate Professor of Music.

The concerts for the concert choir are as follows:

The choir will perform at 8 p.m., Friday, April 4 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, at 2000 Chestnut St. in Camp Hill, Pa.

The tour continues at 8 p.m., Saturday, April 5 at First Presbyterian Church at Main Road in Southold, N.Y.

There will be two concerts performed on Sunday, April 6, starting at 10 a.m. with a worship participation at the Southold Presbyterian Church. The choir will then perform a 2 p.m. concert at the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church in Shelter island, N.Y.

The Juniata Concert Choir is one of three choirs performing at the college. The 50-person choir tours every spring semester, focusing its program on historical sacred music. Juniata choirs have performed at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City, the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., and St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City.

Contact April Feagley at feaglea@juniata.edu or (814) 641-3131 for more information.