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St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict Choirs present sacred concert at St. Francis of Assisi Parish on Friday March 5th, 2010.

THE CHAMBER CHOIR
THE COLLEGE OF SAINT BENEDICT/SAINT JOHN’S UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC
COLLEGEVILLE, MINNESOTA
Axel Theimer, Director

IN CONCERT – SPRING 2010

IOWA – KANSAS - MINNESOTA – OKLAHOMA - TEXAS

The Chamber Choir of St. John's University/College of St. Benedict, will appear in concert in:

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma
Friday, March 5, 2010
7:30 p.m.
Saint Francis of Assisi Church
19010 NW, 18th Street
For information contact: Mr. Bob Metivier, Music/Parish Life
405-528-0485 Ext.: 25 bob@psalms.ws

The concert is part of the choir’s 2009 - 2010 Concert Season. Under the direction of Dr. Axel Theimer, a native of Austria and a former member of the Vienna Boy's Choir, who has been on the music faculty at Saint John's University and the College of Saint Benedict since 1969, the 50 member choir will perform in select cities in MINNESOTA (Richmond, Mankato, Owatonna), IOWA (Urbandale), OKLAHOMA (Oklahoma City), KANSAS (Leavenworth, Wichita) and TEXAS (Arlington, New Braunfels, San Antonio, Wichita Falls).

Traditionally the program features a wide variety of sacred and secular music, ranging from polyphony of the Renaissance to masterworks of the 20th century. This year's performance will, amongst others, include compositions by Benjamin Britten, J.P Sweelinck, Sergej Rachmaninoff, Eric Whitacre, Pablo Casals, Edwin Fissinger, Moses Hogan and Eric Barnum.

Admission: the concert is free but donations are suggested and welcome to help defray travel costs.

Host families: Are you interested in housing 2 or more of the choir members for one night?

Axel Theimer, Director
Chamber Choir
320/363-3374
atheimer@csbsju.edu
www.csbsju.edu/music