BENTON HARBOR — Four area choirs will unite to perform two free, public events in April.

The first “Choral Showcase” will be hosted by Lake Michigan College at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 15, at The Mendel Center Mainstage, 1100 Yore Ave. in Benton Harbor. Visit TheMendelCenter.com for more information. 

The “Choral Showcase” will feature voices from Lake Michigan College, Southwestern Michigan College, The Southwest Michigan Symphony Chorus and Chorllenium, a new choir collaborative of area teachers and professional vocalists.

A second “Spring Choral Concert” will be hosted by Southwestern Michigan College at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 20, at the Dale A. Lyons Building at 58900 Cherry Grove Road in Dowagiac. Visit swmich.edu/boxoffice for more information. 

Performances will include Jake Runestad’s “Nyon Nyon;” Z. Randall Stroope’s “Odysseus and the Sirens;” John Rutter’s “Requiem;” and Mendelssohn’s “Verleih Uns Frieden,” or “Grant Us Thy Peace.”

“It’s wonderful when these choirs from different parts of our community come together,” said James Kraus, Lake Michigan College’s choir director. “Last year’s choral showcase concert with the School Choirs and Symphony Chorus was a great success and we have high hopes for this year, too.”

Contact the Lake Michigan College performing arts department at (269) 927-8876 or visit lakemichigancollege.edu/arts to learn more about the college’s performing and visual
arts programs.