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Boys Choir of Harlem brings Christmas music
to Florida Southern

LAKELAND, Fla. (Nov. 30, 2001) - The critically acclaimed Boys Choir of Harlem performs at Florida Southern’s Branscomb Auditorium on Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. The Christmas performance includes selections from Handel and Vivaldi, spiritual tunes, and popular favorites.

Dr. Walter J. Turnbull founded the choir in 1968 as the Ephesus Church Boys Choir. It has since developed into the Boys Choir of Harlem, Inc., a major performing arts and educational institution serving over 500 boys and girls. The organization’s mission is to provide students with a broad-based program of education, counseling, and studies in the performing arts to prepare them to become confident, motivated, and successful adults.

Tickets are $25. FSC students are admitted free of charge. For ticket information, please contact the Branscomb Auditorium box office at (863) 680-4296.

About Florida Southern College
Florida Southern is a four-year, private, co-educational liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The college offers more than 40 undergraduate majors and a master of business administration degree accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Located in Lakeland, Fla., the college is home to the largest, single-site collection of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in the world.

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