Tour participants will visit the major sights of Beijing, the Great Wall, and the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, where Southwestern’s own Professor of Music, Dr. Kenny Sheppard, will conduct a combined choral performance of Joseph Haydn’s Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse). Southwestern alumni singers have the opportunity to join in the choir, which will be comprised of musicians from around the world. Visit the tour Web site and download the tour brochure for details. A registration form is also available online. The first deposit for the tour is due April 1, 2009 to the tour operator, Kingsway International, LLC.

If would like a printed copy of the brochure and registration form mailed to you, please send an e-mail to JoAnn Lucero at luceroj@southwestern.edu. For questions about the tour, please contact Kingsway International at 719-260-0200.