The Penn State Mont Alto Chorale will perform two holiday concerts, titled "Comfort and Joy," featuring songs of the season under the direction of Fred Davison, Penn State Mont Alto instructor in music, on Dec. 8 and 10. The concerts are open to the public and free of charge.
The Penn State Mont Alto Chorale will host its fifth annual Choral Festival on May 4 in the Multipurpose Activities Center during a grand evening of choral musical performances. The Chorale will be joined by five other local schools, totaling about 185 student voices.
Members of the Penn State Mont Alto Chorale perform "Let the River Run" under the direction of Music Instructor J. Frederick Davison during Mont Alto's Renaissance Dinner in April. They are (front row, l-r) Elizabeth Parsons, Kim Herrmann ’02, ’08g; (middle row) Marissa Bubbenmoyer ’18, Tamara Quispe ’22 (hidden), Taryn Sloat ’17; (back row) Randall Ackerman ’83, Justin Conn ’22, and Faith Tenneh ’20.
The Penn State Mont Alto Chorale will perform “Music from the Stage and Screen, Take Three,” from 7 to 8 p.m. on April 28 in the General Studies Auditorium. The performance will feature songs from award-winning musicals and a couple classic pop songs. The Chorale will also acknowledge the 80th anniversary of "The Wizard of Oz" with a beautiful arrangement of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow."
On April 3, the Evening Talk Series at Penn State Mont Alto will feature “The True Story of How and Why Handel Wrote ‘Messiah.’” The talk will be presented by William (Bill) Rolar, lecturer in music, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the General Studies Auditorium on the Mont Alto campus. If weather permits, a Star Party will follow.
The Penn State Mont Alto Chorale will perform three holiday concerts, titled “Heavenly Peace,” featuring songs of the season under the direction of Fred Davison, Penn State Mont Alto instructor in music, on Dec. 2, 4 and 9.
The Penn State Mont Alto Student Chorale hosted 140 students from four other area schools in a grand evening of choral performances during Penn State Mont Alto’s Third Annual Choral Festival on the evening of May 6 in the Multipurpose Activities Center (MAC).