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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, November 28, 2007
TICKETS ON SALE DEC. 1 FOR “MESSIAH” PERFORMANCES
LIINDSBORG, Kan.—Tickets for Bethany College’s performances of Handel’s “Messiah” and Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” will go on sale Dec. 1.
Handel’s “Messiah” will be presented on Palm and Easter Sundays, March 16 and 23, at 3 p.m. “St. Matthew Passion” will be presented on Good Friday, March 21, at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets to the “Messiah” performances are $20, $14 and $9; tickets to “St. Matthew Passion” are $12, $9 and $5.
Special rates are available for students, seniors, churches and tour groups by calling Bethany College’s Messiah Manager at (785) 227-3380, ext. 8132. Ticket prices for these categories will be offered at the lowest price regardless of location in the auditorium.
Purchase tickets in person at Presser Hall Box Office on Bethany’s campus, open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
This year, a number of special events will be added to the program of the Messiah Festival of Music and Art. Visit www.bethanylb.edu/messiah for a full listing of special events and exhibits throughout the week.
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.
Bethany College, established by Swedish Lutheran immigrants in 1881, is a college of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The mission of Bethany College is to nurture and challenge individuals in their search for truth and meaning as they live lives of faith, learning and service. Bethany College is on the Web at www.bethanylb.edu.
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