LINSDBORG, KAN. —Singers of all voice ranges are invited to join the chorus for Bethany College’s Messiah Festival of the Arts beginning in March. Singers should be 16 years old by April 1 to be eligible to join. New singers should arrive on Sunday, February 13, at 2 p.m. in Presser Hall for vocal placement. No prepared song is necessary. The first rehearsal will proceed at 3 p.m. Regular rehearsals will be Tuesdays from 7 – 9 p.m. and Sundays from 3 – 5 p.m.

The Bethany Oratorio Society chorus will perform Handel’s “Messiah” on Palm and Easter Sundays, April 17 and April 24, at 3 p.m. Bach’s “St. Matthew’s Passion” will be performed on Good Friday, April 22, at 7:30 p.m.
For more information on joining the chorus or to purchase tickets for the performances, contact the Bethany College Department of Music at (785) 227-3311, ext. 8137, or e-mail bunningb@bethanylb.edu.

Tickets can also be purchased online or in person at Presser Hall Box Office on Bethany’s campus, open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. High school tickets are free. Tickets for college students and immediate family members of high school student attendees are $5. Senior citizens and groups may receive discounts by calling in their ticket orders.

For a full listing of special events and exhibits during the Messiah Festival of the Arts, visit www.bethanylb.edu/messiah.

Every year since 1882, the Bethany Oratorio Society has presented “Messiah” at the college. The society has performed “Messiah” across the plains, in Carnegie Hall and on national television. For more information about the Messiah Festival, call (785) 227-3380, ext. 8132.