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The Messiah Festival of Music & Art will celebrate its 127th season in 2008.
Handel's Messiah will be presented on Palm Sunday, March 16, 2008 and Easter Sunday, March 23, 2008, at 3 p.m. Bach's St. Matthew Passion will be presented on Good Friday, March 21, 2008 at 7:30 p.m. All performances will take place in Presser Hall on the Bethany College campus.
Tickets are now on sale. For Messiah performances, they are $20, $14, and $9; tickets for St. Matthew's Passion are $12, $9, and $5. Tickets can be purchased:
1. in person at Presser Hall Box Office, open 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Monday though Friday
2. by phone, at (800) 585-3737 or (785) 227-3311
3. online at www.starticketsplus.com
Special rates are available for churches, tour groups and students. Prices will be offered at the lowest price regardless of location in the auditorium. The Bethany College Music Department invites music, art and theatre students - and their teachers - to attend performances free of charge; immediate family members may attend for $5. To make ticket reservations and receive your special rate, contact Bethany College Messiah Manager Richard Monson at (785) 227-3311 or monsonr@bethanylb.edu.
The 127th Messiah Festival of Music and Art
EXHIBITS
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March 5 - April 28
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110th Annual Midwest Art Exhibition
Sandzén Gallery
Hours: Palm and Easter Sundays 1 - 6 p.m.
Mon. - Thurs. and Saturday 1 - 5 p.m.
Friday 1 - 7 p.m.
Reception March 9, 2 - 4 p.m.
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| March 13 - March 25 |
Messiah Festival Juried Student Art Exhibition
Mingenback Art Center
Hours: Daily 9 a.m.- 6 p.m.
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EVENTS & PERFORMANCES
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March 16, Palm Sunday
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Messiah Festival Juried Student Art Exhibition Reception
Mingenback Art Center, 1 - 3 p.m.
Awards Ceremony, 1:30 p.m.
The Bethany Oratorio Society presents Handel’s Messiah
Presser Hall, 3 p.m.
Tickets required
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| March 17, Monday |
Bethany College Symphonic Band Concert
Presser Hall, 7:30 p.m.
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March 18, Tuesday
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Messiah Festival Soloists Recital
Presser Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Reception to follow in Sandzén Gallery
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| March 19, Wednesday |
Demonstration on Presser Hall's organ by Melody Steed
Presser Hall, 1 p.m.
Narrative Theatre workshop on creating a historical character
Burnett Center, 7:30 p.m.
Building from the principles of “character, commitment, credibility,” the cast and director of “Las Casas: Tears of the Indians,” describe the process of developing the piece, demonstrate scenes from the show, and lead the audience in a discussion of historical characters who might be brought to the stage. Professor Isaacson discusses the beginning stages of a piece on G. N. Malm.
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| March 20, Thursday |
Lecture on Handel and Bach: “Conversion and Conviction: Two Composers, Two Paths, Two Testimonies”
Given by Dr. Michael Shasberger
Lindquist Hall, 10:30 a.m.
Student Honors Recital
Presser Hall, 3:15 p.m.
Maundy Thursday service
Burnett Center, 7 p.m.
A meditative Taizé service with Holy Communion that commemorates Christ’s Last Supper with his disciples.
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March 21, Good Friday
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The Bethany Oratorio Society presents J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
Presser Hall, 7:30 p.m
Tickets required
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March 22, Saturday
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Messiah Festival Theatre Production
"Las Casas, Tears of the Indians"
Burnett Center, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
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March 23, Easter Sunday
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The Bethany Oratorio Society presents Handel’s Messiah
Presser Hall, 3 p.m.
Tickets required
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