The Sterling College Highland Singers will tour March 10-19, making their first stop in Miltonvale, Kansas, for a Friday evening concert. The 20-voice mixed choir will sing a variety of selections including classical sacred, spirituals, hymns, contemporary choral anthems, and arrangements of current worship songs. The public is invited to attend the events along the tour route:

Friday, March 10

7 p.m. Concert at Miltonvale Wesleyan Church in Miltonvale, Kansas

Sunday, March 12

10:30 a.m. Worship Service at Central Presbyterian Church in Denver, Colorado

7 p.m. Concert at Redlands Community Church in Grand Junction, Colorado

Monday, March 13

7 p.m. Concert at Desert Spring United Methodist Church in Las Vegas, Nevada

Tuesday, March 14

7 p.m. Concert at Grace Baptist Church in Corona, California

Wednesday, March 15

7:15 a.m. Visit and Concerts at Norco High School in Norco, California

10:45 a.m. Visit and Concerts at Centennial High School in Corona, California

7 p.m. Concert at Palm Desert Community Presbyterian Church in Palm Desert, California

Thursday, March 16

10:05 a.m. Visit and Concerts at Great Oak High School in Temecula, California

Friday, March 17

Tonto Rim Christian Camp in Payson, AZ

Sunday, March 19

11:00 a.m. Worship Service at Datil Baptist Church in Datil, New Mexico

The Highland Singers are a select ensemble, representing Sterling College throughout the academic year by performing at schools, churches, and on-campus functions. The vocal group will connect with audiences from six different states during their tour, singing and ministering in churches and schools along the way to California and back. The group is under the direction of Marisa Callan, assistant professor of music at Sterling College, and accompanied on piano by staff member Joan Ehresman and on percussion by staff member Brett Callan.

The Highland Singers includes: Micah Black of McPherson, Kansas; Brett Callan of Sterling, Kansas; Alexis Engelken of St. George, Kansas; Keith Erichsen of Garden City, Kansas; Robert Foster of Sterling, Kansas; Emily Fuller of Miltonvale, Kansas; Christopher Hatch of Hughson, California; Alyssa Hershey of Wichita, Kansas; Jordan Himes of Eureka, Kansas; Kalie King of Corona, California; Rebecca Knauss of Abilene, Kansas; Mishelle Kulick of Lake Elsinore, California; Joannah Maxwell of Corona, California; Isaac Peña of Dodge City, Kansas; Abigail Pickering of Clearwater, Kansas; Cassidy Puderbaugh of Coldwater, Kansas; David Shenk of Hutchinson, Kansas; Micah Watney of Sterling, Kansas; Cassidy Woodard of Abilene, Kansas; and Claire Zerull of North Richland Hills, Texas.

The music program at Sterling College establishes a foundation for lifelong growth in music, and offers programs and degrees that are tradition-based and future-oriented. They are home to singers and instrumentalists who seek to demonstrate God’s love through music.

Sterling College is a Christ-centered, four-year college located in Sterling, Kan., with a mission to develop creative and thoughtful leaders who understand a maturing Christian faith. For more information, visit www.sterling.edu.