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The 2009 Lycoming College Tour Choir.
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Conducted
by Dr. Fred Thayer, the Lycoming College
Choir has been widely acclaimed as one of the finest
college musical groups in the East.
Since
its inception in 1947 by Walter McIver, the Choir has
presented concerts in every state east of the Mississippi
River, California, Canada, Puerto Rico, and Europe. Foreign
tours occur approximately every three years. A tour to
Argentina is being planned for May 2010.
The
Tour Choir is selected each year by competitive audition
from the 105-voice College Choir, which is comprised of
students from all academic fields. Forty students
are chosen annually to perform in two weekend tours and
a 10-day spring break tour. The Spring 2009 10-day tour
will begin in Canonsburg, PA, followed by concerts in New
Orleans, LA; Baton Rouge, LA; Spring, TX; Corpus Christi,
TX; San Antonio, TX; and Keller, TX.
In its
six decades of music, the Lycoming College Choir has performed
hundreds of concerts, including appearances at the National
Cathedral, the Washington Shrine, the Crystal Cathedral,
Coral Ridge, and New York City’s Saint John the Divine
and Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. The ensemble has
sung with the Gregg Smith Singers, the Chieftains, and
Barry Manilow. The choir has been featured twice in the
Holiday Celebrations at the White House. In spring 2009,
the choir is releasing its eighth CD, "O Gracious LIght."
You
are welcome to view our 2009
Choir Program, which is available as a PDF.
For
additional articles about the Lycoming College Choir, click
on the links below:
"Tour
Choir Returns From Spain", The Lycourier, 2004
Article
from Tribune-Democrat, 2002
"Choir
Takes On California", Lycoming Magazine, 2002
(pdf)
Review
of Tour Choir concert, 2002
Letter
from U.S. Congressman Sherwood regarding White House performance,
1999
"Tour
Choir Headed to Europe", The Lycourier, 1997
"Choir
Plans Homecoming Concert", The Williamsport Sun-Gazette,
1997
Also
see:
Director
Press Release
Lycoming
College Press Release
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