Salem College to Present Mathias Concert on April 26, 2025

Salem College will present a Mathias choral concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26. The performance will take place in the Shirley Auditorium inside the Salem Academy and College Elberson Fine Arts Center and is free and open to the public.

Performers for the concert include several highly talented performers, including the Salem Academy A Capella group, the Salem College Chorale, and faculty from Salem Academy & College. This year we have special guests, “Forecast,” an award-winning barbershop quartet. It is sure to be an inspiring and uplifting evening.

“Our Mathias choral concert will be a wonderful concert celebrating all types of vocal music. The concert will also give a window into the thriving musical program at Salem Academy and College,” said Salem College Choral Director Patrick Schell. “I encourage the public to join Salem for this free event on April 26.”

The barbershop quartet, “Forecast,” includes Mike Fitch, Music Director at Salem Academy. The group has a repertoire of songs that spans from traditional early American vocal standards in the barbershop style all the way to four-part harmony versions of contemporary hits by Michael Buble, Big Bad VooDoo Daddy, and the Jive Aces. 

The concert is generously funded by Ginger Mathias Bowman through an endowed fund at Salem College in memory of her parents, William H. and Helen O. Mathias for their love of Moravian music. 

About Salem College

Salem College provides women a liberal arts education with a distinctive focus on health and leadership ensuring our graduates understand the power, importance, and complexity of health in our society. Salem College prepares students for a range of career paths to lead in making the world a better, healthier, more equitable place. Salem College is the only national liberal arts college exclusively focused on developing the health leaders of tomorrow. To learn more, visit Salem.edu.

About Salem Academy 

Salem Academy is the nation’s oldest educational institution for girls in the United States exclusive to girls grades 9 -12. Educating girls since 1772, Salem Academy fosters compassionate and creative leaders, prepared for college and life, who chart their paths with character, curiosity, and courage. Nationally recognized for success with a distinctive STEAM focus, NICHE ranked Salem Academy as the No. 1 Best Boarding High School in North Carolina and as the No. 1 Best High School for STEM Education in Forsyth County. To learn more, visit SalemAcademy.com.

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