News from MacMurray College

Choir to showcase tour

Ensemble to perform a variety of songs.

JACKSONVILLE, IL – The MacMurray College Choir will preview its upcoming spring tour with a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at the Annie Merner Chapel on campus.

The choir will perform an eclectic selection of songs, from Brahms and Purcell to Springsteen and Bon Jovi. Among the highlights will be an encore rendition of Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” (pictured – please credit: Tiffany Warmowski ’98/Warmowski Photo).

The performance is a warm-up for the choir’s annual spring tour, which this year will travel to venues throughout Illinois and will culminate in an alumni gathering in St. Louis.

The performance is free and open to the public, but donations will be accepted for the choir fund. Annie Merner Chapel is at the northeast corner of College Avenue and Clay Street on the MacMurray College campus.

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About MacMurray College—Founded in 1846, MacMurray College’s mission is to transform the lives of students by providing an exceptional, liberal arts general education and courses of study that prepare graduates for professional careers, for graduate education, and for facing the challenges of the 21st century. Located in historic Jacksonville, Illinois, MacMurray’s open and informal academic environment stresses academic excellence and professional preparation fostered through hands-on experience and personal attention to the well-rounded development of all students. MacMurray is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

For more information, contact:

Ted Roth, Director of Public Relations
Work: 217-479-7027 • Cell: 217-883-3340
ted.roth@mac.edu

February 14, 2013