On Sunday, October 21, 2018, Luke McGinnis will perform a set at the Christopher Patterson Memorial Music Festival that will include multiple instrumental and vocal special guests. Starting promptly at 2:00 p.m., the festival will take place in the Valparaiso University Harre Union Ballrooms and will include performances by Clearing Tides, Thanks Again, stop.drop.rewind, and many more. Tickets are $5 and will available at the door. All proceeds will go to the Chris Patterson Memorial Scholarship.
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The Chris Patterson Memorial Music Festival is a concert held in honor of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia brother Chris Patterson. Chris was tragically killed in action in Afghanistan in January 2012 and the brothers of Phi Mu Alpha have held this music festival in his name for the past five years.
Funded by the Kappa Sigma chapter and established through Brother Kevin Goebbert, the Chris Patterson Memorial Scholarship honors the memory of Brother Christopher Patterson. Christopher was initiated in October 2010 into the Kappa Sigma Chapter at Valparaiso University, where he was studying music education. Coming from a strong military family, Christopher enlisted with the Indiana National Guard and served as a 12B Combat Engineer with the 713th Engineering Company based out of the Valparaiso Armory. When his unit was activated, he did not have to go, but he chose to serve his country. Unfortunately, he lost his life in January of 2012 while on active duty in the Kandahar Province of Afghanistan. Brother Patterson designed a special challenge coin honoring his two passions: Sinfonia and military service. The Patterson family produced the coin following Christopher’s death, and today the Sinfonia Veteran Challenge Coin is offered to any Sinfonia who serves, or has served, in the armed forces of the United States. The Patterson Memorial Scholarship pays tribute to the enduring legacy of Brother Patterson’s selfless devotion to his Fraternity brothers, his brothers-in-arms, and the country he loved and served with honor.
You can donate at https://www.gofundme.com/chris-patterson-memorial-festival