2005 Saviour Tour -  July 2 - July 18, 2005 - Russia & Poland.  Performances in St. Petersburg, Novgorod, and Moscow, Russia; Warsaw and Krakow, Poland.

Messiah Chamber Choir and Chorale - Contact Messiah Project or Sharon Wilkins to audition for the new Messiah Chamber Choir or to participate in the Messiah Project Chorale

Spring 2005   

International Christian Arts Festival in Chisinau, Moldova. We are raising support to sponsor pianist Nathanael Filippelli and Jody Killingsworth in a duet to participate and represent Messiah Project in this festival April 21-25th.

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2004 Events

December 2004

Forte Saxophone Ensemble Tour - December 20, 2004 - January 5, 2005. In partnership with the US - China Cultural and Educational Foundation, the group performed concerts and ministered to university students in Dalian, Chengdu, Guiyang, Hauhnzhou, Ningbo, Kunming, Dali and Beijing, China.

Nativity Scenes - We continue to provide Nativity Scenes for this community and provide assistance to Cornerstone Church in their “Christmas Lighting Project”

Amahl and the Night Visitors - Juanita K. Hammons Hall was alive with an evening of wonderful Christmas music.

Summer 2004

Greek Tours — Olympic Year 2004:

Evangel University Concert Tour
May 9 through May 27 touring Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, & Greece.  Featuring Evangel University Concert Choir and alumni, will start in the Balkan states and end up in Greece.  We plan to minister in Budapest, Hungary; Cluj Napoka and Bucharest, Romania; Sofia, Bulgaria; and Phillipi, Thesoliniki, Athens, and Corinth, Greece.  We encourage all current students and Concert Choir alumni to consider this wonderful opportunity.  Contact Sharon if you're interested.  417-865-2815.   

Pauline Biblical Studies Tour
Join pastors Jess and Paula Gibson as they tour Greece and the Mediterranean traveling in the footsteps of Paul. The New Testament will come alive as you have the opportunity to see and witness places mentioned in the Bible. May 27 - June 9, 2004

2004 Saviour Tour to Greece & Bulgaria
June 7 through June 24 touring Bulgaria and Greece.  After a very successful tour in Japan 2003 and the opportunity to bring Saviour to the Midwest in February, this tour promises to be excellent, spiritually and musically.  PLEASE contact us and get your deposits in ASAP, as the tour agents and hotels in Greece and Bulgaria need to know NOW how many rooms to reserve.  First deposit dates have been bumped up to FEBRUARY 15th! 

Winter 2004

Vivaldi Concert Series - February 24 -29 Featuring Sinfonia Chamber Orchestra from Krakow Poland performing Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and The Gloria

Annual Fund Raising Dinner - February 23: Highland Springs Country Club – The evening will feature a Chamber Orchestra from Krakow, PL performing selections from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”

Saviour Tour - Central USA

• February 19: Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts February 20:  Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, St. Joseph, MO
• February 21: White Concert Hall on the Washburn University, Topeka, KS
• February 22: Colonial Presbyterian, Kansas City, MO

Dance Workshop - Springfield, Missouri, February 14 & 15: Dance workshop with Randall Flinn

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2003 Events

December 2003

Amahl and the Night Visitors with Springfield Regional Opera -  December 19 & 20, 2003 at Juanita K Hammonds Hall for the Performing Arts. Messiah Project together with the Springfield Regional Opera  brought Amahl and the Night Visitors to the stage at “The Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts” December 19 and 20, 2003.  This joint venture was a wonderful opportunity for us to help produce a classic American opera which supports our mission to proclaim our Judeo-Christian heritage, and gives us an event to share with area school children. Over 2000 area students were able to attend a sold-out performance. We are considering making this an annual event.

A Glorious Christmas to Remember - December 10 & 11, 2003 at The Grand Palace Theater, Branson, Missouri. Steinway artist Larry Dalton, Sinfonia Orchestra from Krakow Poland, Grand Old Gospel Choir, Messiah Chorale, Sonshine Dancers, plus many other professional singers and entertainers came together at the Grand Palace for “A Glorious Christmas to Remember.”  Messiah Project was pleased and honored to partner with the Grand Old Gospel Hour to bring this inspirational evening to Branson.

Nativity Scenes and Singing Christmas Tree - Messiah Project again brought nativity scenes all over Springfield, Missouri: South National Ave, area McDonalds, Redeemed Bookstore (across from CPO), James River Expressway (Highway 60), and other locations.  A special group of "international" nativity scenes featuring views of the Nativity from other cultural perspectives was part of Cornerstone Church's Christmas lights display.  In addition to the displays, a "singing" Christmas tree with different choirs from around the area sang carols Saturday evenings during December, complete with a firework display.

Fall 2003

Steve Rooks: Masters Dance Workshop - October 25, 2003, Springfield, Missouri Messiah Project presented our first dance workshop, featuring Mr. Stephen Rooks from Vassar College in New York.  Mr. Rooks is one of this nations most noted dancers and educators in dance.  Currently Resident Choreographer and Assistant Professor of Dance at Vassar College.  One of the found faculty members for the Dance Degree Program at Howard University.  Guest Instructor at the Alvin Ailey and Martha Graham Schools of Dance.  Mr. Rooks was also a principle dancer for Martha Graham Company from 1981 through 1991. 

Summer 2003

The Psalms of Ascents Concert featuring the Humours - August 31, St. Agnes Cathedral, &  Sept 1, 2003,  Evangel University. Messiah Project had a wonderful opportunity to help an international chamber orchestra. The director is Jody Killingsworth, a local professional violinist who organized players from all over the USA and abroad to come to the Ozarks for a wonderful night of Psalms set to music. The previous summer this unique experience thrilled the audiences at a Westminister Presbyterian church in Springfield, Missouri. Quality is certainly central to the group's ministry, along with their vision to create new views of scripture through the arts.

2003 Saviour Tour to Japan - 11 - 25, 2003 Kurume Bible Fellowship, Tokyo; "Jesus to Japan Music School" in Ueno, Tokyo; Buddhist University in Shizuoka; Megumi Christian Chalet, Karuizawa; Calvary Chapel, Yamoto; Monotani Nazarene Church, Osaka; Christian Glory Church, Kobe

Winter 2003

Classical Music Concert Tour - February 20 - March 2, 2003. Evangel University Concert Choir, the Messiah Chorale, the Crescendo Chamber Orchestra from Riga, Latvia under the direction of Guntars Pranis, and additional local musicians toured the Midwest performing Beethoven's Mass in C along with original compositions by Rihards Dubra. Renowned pianist Larry Dalton also joined the group for series of concerts entitled "Praise Him Among the Nations."

Tour Schedule: Evangel University; Winona, Missouri; College of the Ozarks, Branson, Missouri; Evangel Temple, Springfield, Missouri; Highland Springs Country Club--Benefit Concert; Northwest Family Church, Bentonville, Arkansas; Messiah Lutheran Church; Concord Baptist, Jefferson City, Missouri.

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