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Winfield, Kan., March 26, 2002 — The Southwestern College A Cappella Choir and Southwestern Singers will perform a concert at Larned United Methodist Church, 701 Main, Thursday, April 4, at 7:30 p.m. The concert is open to the public without charge.

Under the direction of James Schuppener, the 49-voice choir will perform selections by Randall Thompson, Giuseppe Pitoni, Joseph Flummerfelt, F. M. Christiansen, Andre J. Thomas, and others. Southwestern Singers, a small ensemble chosen from among A Cappella members, will perform selections by Kirby Shaw as well as an American folk arrangement by Margaret Vance.

Schuppener is associate professor of music at Southwestern and has led the A Cappella Choir and other ensembles since 1983. He holds a doctor of musical arts degree from the University of Arizona.

Both choirs are accompanied by Timothy Shook, Southwestern’s associate professor of music, who holds a Ph.D. in music education/piano pedagogy from the University of Oklahoma.

The A Cappella Choir and Southwestern Singers are on a Kansas spring tour and will perform at numerous schools and other Kansas venues. For more information, call Southwestern’s performing arts office at (620) 229-6272.