Emil Talen of Sioux Center, Iowa, to tour with Dordt College Concert Choir

2012 Dec 21

Emil Talen of Sioux Center, Iowa, will spend part of the winter break on a music tour with the Dordt College Concert Choir. Talen is a senior majoring in K-12 education and music with an emphasis in choral and instrumental education.

The concert is part of a tour through the heartland, with performances scheduled in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Iowa.

The 52-person choir will perform a variety of pieces under the direction of Dr. Benjamin Kornelis. Freewill donations received will help defray tour expenses.

Dordt College has approximately 300 U.S. and international students who participate in the music program, with opportunities to perform in four choral groups, two orchestras, and three bands. Music scholarships are available to qualified students.

Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa, is a comprehensive Christian college rooted in the Reformed tradition. U.S. News & World Report, Forbes.com, Washington Monthly, and Princeton Review all list Dordt on their best colleges lists. At Dordt, 98 percent of enrolled students receive financial aid, thanks in part to generous alumni committed to the mission of the college. Dordt offers more than 90 programs of study to a student body of approximately 1,400 annually. See www.dordt.edu for more information.