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MATC
SHOW CHOIR AND MUNICIPAL BAND
PRESENT ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT
The Madison
Area Technical College (MATC) Community Show Choir and the MATC Municipal
Band will perform holiday song favorites at the MATC Annual Holiday Concert
on Sunday, December 5, at 2 pm.
The show
is held in the Mitby Theater, MATC-Truax, 3550 Anderson St. Tickets for
the concert are $5 for adults, $4 for children under 12 and seniors, and
are available at the Mitby Theater Box Office or by calling (608) 243-4000.
For additional information, call James Langkamp at (608) 243-4325.
Founded
in 1980, the MATC Community Show Choir presents concerts of popular music
in the fall and spring of each year. A volunteer organization open to
all who love to sing, the choir has performed at New York's Lincoln Center
as part of Irving Berlin's 100th birthday concert and for Pope John Paul
while on a tour of Italy and Poland. Regionally, the choir performed for
the opening of the Monona Terrace Convention Center in Madison and at
the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee.
The Madison
Municipal Band has performed year round for more than 50 years for audiences
all over the world, most recently toured France, Belgium and Luxemburg.
The band includes about 80 members and offers a free public summer concert
series. Experience is required for membership, but no audition is necessary.
MATC
is one of the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System's 16 colleges.
It provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts and
science, adult basic education and life enrichment studies and activities,
as well as customized employee training. MATC provides training in more
than 100 career programs. It awards associate degrees, vocational diplomas
and certificates, and offers non-degree courses. The college serves all
or parts of 12 counties located in south-central Wisconsin and offers
instruction through five campuses and various locations throughout the
district.
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Last
Modified:
November 22, 2004
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