<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/magazine/spring-2022/michael-shasberger-takes-bow.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>Michael Shasberger Takes a Bow</title><excerpt>In 2005, Michael Shasberger stepped into the newly created Adams Chair for Music and Worship at Westmont and brought a whirlwind of energy, enthusiasm and excellent music to lift the community to greater joy and deeper expressions of faith in God. That year, he staged the first of 17 extraordinary Christmas Festivals. He began humbly in Murchison Gym, overcoming the obstacles of directing a concert amidst the bleachers and scoreboards.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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