MANSFIELD,
Pa. – The Mansfield University Music Department will present the annual Holiday
Choral Concerts in Steadman Theatre on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday,
Dec. 5 at 2:30 p.m.
More
than 110 singers and instrumentalists across the five university choirs: Grace
Notes, Steadman Singers, Festival Chorus, Chamber Singers, and the Concert
Choir will take part. Peggy Dettwiler, producer and director, has
programmed music from historical classics to popular favorites that celebrate
the seasons of Winter, Christmas, and Hanukkah. The audience will enjoy singing
familiar holiday carols with organ accompaniment by Father Edward Erb, Pastor
at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Wellsboro.
The
theme for the concerts, Sing for Joy, provides the opportunity
to present uplifting choral works. Arise, Your Light Has Come
by David Danner will close the concert with singers encircling the auditorium.
Tickets
will sell to adults for $10 and to seniors, students, and children for $5.
Faculty, Staff, and Students with MU ID are admitted free of charge. Tickets
can be ordered online by visiting Upcoming Events at music.mansfield.edu.
Singers
and audience members are required to wear face masks per the Mansfield University
Health and Safety Plan.