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Annual WIU Holiday Festival of Choirs Saturday, Dec. 2
November 28, 2017
MACOMB, IL -- The 24th annual Western Illinois University Holiday Festival of Choirs will be held Saturday, Dec. 2 at St. Paul Catholic Church, 309 W. Jackson St., Macomb.
A matinee concert will begin at 2 p.m., and the evening concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.
The performances will feature choirs of WIU singers, madrigal singers and the concert choir. Special guests will include the 60-voice Holiday Festival Children's Chorus and the Macomb High School Concert Choir and Madrigal Singers.
Gayle Cooper will serve as the Holiday Festival organist. Audience members can join in on a carol sing, including the traditional singing of the "Hallelujah Chorus," from Handel's Messiah.
General admission tickets are $10 and can be purchased through the Hainline Theatre Box Office Monday-Friday from noon-5 p.m. or by calling (309) 298-2900. Tickets can also be purchased at the door, if they have not sold out before the performances.
WIU students can enter free with a valid student ID.
To see the complete concert program, visit wiu.edu/cofac/choirs.
Posted By: University Communications (U-Communications@wiu.edu)
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