Music club to host choir festival
CONNELLSVILLE – The Connellsville Thanksgiving Festival of Choirs sponsored annually by the Mozart Music Club will be held at 6:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at Wesley United Methodist Church on South Pittsburgh Street, Connellsville. Spiritual and gospel music will be the main emphasis in this year’s music. The year 2002 is the “Year of the Spiritual,” according to the American Choral Director’s Association.
Merle Stutzman, choral director head at Connellsville Area Senior High School, will once again direct the combined choir. Chairperson for the event is Joanna Ball.
Christ Hornick, band director at Connellsville Junior High East, will direct an instrumental ensemble. Guest soloists will be soprano Sheryl Nagy and trumpet performer Jim Henigen. Nagy teachers private piano, voice and organ locally. Henigen is the band director at Connellsville High School.