SUNY Fredonia holiday choral concert to be broadcast on PBS on Dec. 20, 22 and 24
Plan to watch the choral ensembles at the School of Music in their annual "Holiday Sounds of Fredonia" concert, which was recorded earlier in December in King Concert Hall.
The program will be broadcast on WNED PBS on Tuesday, Dec. 20 at 9 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 22 at 1 a.m., and Saturday, Dec. 24 at 5:05 p.m.
Ensembles featured include the Camerata, Chamber Choir and College Choir.
The concert has become a beloved seasonal tradition in the area. Traditional holiday seasonal tunes "Silent Night" and "Deck the Halls," and audience favorites including "Go Tell it on the Mountain" and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," are included along with newer classics such as Vince Guaraldi's "Christmas Time is Here" from the well-known television special, "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
Soloists and featured artists include Alyssa Santiago, a member of the Camerata and a junior Music Therapy major from Spring Glen, in "Coventry," by B.E. Boykin; Erin Alexander from North Kingstown, R.I., a teaching assistant and second-year Master of Music in choral conducting graduate student of Dr. Huff's, conducting the Camerata in "Hail Christmas Day;" and senior Music Education major Abigail "Abby" Brudz, a member of the Chamber Choir from Lancaster, N.Y., a soloist in "Go Tell It on the Mountain." Instrumental soloists include Dr. Wildy Zumwalt on saxophone and Dr. Andrew Seigel on clarinet, and the choral groups were conducted by Lecturer Brent Weber, Dr. Adam Luebke and Dr. Vernon Huff. They were accompanied on piano by Chia-Yu Yeh, rehearsal pianist; I-Fei Chen and Mikyung Kim.
