FAYETTE– For the first time under the direction of Dr. Patrick Dill, the Central Methodist University Chorale singers will soon set off for a tour of Missouri churches and high schools. The Chorale will set out on Thursday, November 18 and travel to various towns to perform through Monday, November 22.
On the program for the tour are three sections: Lamentations and Exultations, Guiding Hope, and Illumination and Transformation, each including a number of songs.
Anna Geurkink, of Perryville, will be part of the tour as a member of the alto section of the Chorale. Geurkink is a music education major at Central Methodist.
The full schedule:
Thursday, November 18
7:00 p.m. – First United Methodist Church (Lebanon)
Saturday, November 20
7:00 p.m. – Stockton United Methodist Church (Stockton)
Sunday, November 21
10:45 a.m. – Open Hearts United Methodist Church (Bolivar)
7:00 p.m. – First United Methodist Church (Rolla)
Monday, November 22
7:00 p.m. – Court Street United Methodist Church (Fulton)
Since its founding in 1854, CMU has evolved into a university that confers master’s, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees through programming on its main campus in Fayette, Mo., and through extension sites and online.