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Nov. 17, 2004

Christmas at Morningside Festival of Song slated for Dec. 3 and 4

Morningside College will host its ninth annual Christmas at Morningside Festival of Song on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 3 and 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Eppley Auditorium.

The Festival of Song will offer a variety of music to usher in the Christmas season. Featured choral and instrumental ensembles will include the Morningside College Choir, Singing Men of Morningside, Bel Canto Singers, the Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and the Morningside College String Quartet. Timothy Watson and Clifford Towner, assistant professors of music, will direct the choral and wind ensembles. Amy Joseph, member of the Euclid Quartet, will direct the string quartet. Dr. Gail Dooley, associate professor of music, will perform as vocal soloist. Matthew Geerlings, adjunct professor of organ, will perform as soloist and accompany the choir.

The theme of this year's festival is "Thy Light Is Come" and features such traditional and contemporary selections as "Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus," "Arise, Shine for Thy Light Has Come," "O Come, All Ye Faithful," "Arabian Dance" from the Nutcracker Suite, "In the Bleak Mid-Winter," and "Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers."          

Admission is $10 for adults and $7 for students and senior citizens. Family passes are available for $25. Guests are encouraged to come early to each performance to enjoy complimentary hot cider, punch, cookies, and music. Reservations may be made by calling the Morningside College music department at (712) 274-5210. Tickets will also be available at the door on both nights of the performances.