PHOTO OF THE DAY: CLASSIC CLICK

This photo from 1915 was reprinted in the Freeman Courier 50 years ago in advance of the Swiss Choral Society’s 1973 performance of the classic Handel work, “Messiah.” The Swiss Choral Society, which has been part of the Freeman community’s musical heritage since 1932, will present its traditional Thanksgiving-season concert Friday, Nov. 24 at the Salem Mennonite Church at 7:30 p.m. Brahms’ “A German Requiem” will be performed under the direction of Daniel Graber and accompanist Anne Waltner.

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PHOTO OF THE DAY: CLASSIC CLICK

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