Muskingum News

The Muskingum University Concert Choir and Wind Ensemble will present their 2018 touring program An American Portrait in Parkersburg, West Virginia; Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Cambridge, Ohio.

The program features music by Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and Randall Thompson; a selection of African-American spirituals; and musical tributes to John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr.  At the conclusion of the concert, the musicians will join forces to lead the audience in "Battle Hymn of the Republic" and "America, The Beautiful."

The Concert Choir, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Dr. Zebulon M. Highben, and the Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Associate Professor of Music Dr. David A. Turrill, are the University's primary undergraduate ensembles.  

On Monday, March 5, an alumni reception will be held at 5 p.m. before the Charlotte, North Carolina concert. To R.S.V.P., email alumni@muskingum.edu.

The full tour itinerary includes the following concerts:

Wednesday, February 28, 7:30 p.m.
Brown Chapel, Muskingum University
163 Stormont Street | New Concord, OH 43762
(740) 826-8095

Thursday, March 1, 7 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
1341 Juliana Street | Parkersburg, WV 26101
(304) 422-5426

Friday, March 2, 7 p.m.
Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian Church
314 Great Ridge Parkway | Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 960-0616

Sunday, March 4, 3 p.m.
Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church
302 Hibben Street | Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464
(843) 884-4612

Monday, March 5, 7 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
200 West Trade Street | Charlotte, NC 28202
(704) 332-5123

Tuesday, March 6, 7 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
725 Steubenville Avenue | Cambridge, OH 43725
(740) 432-7604