The Wabash Valley College Community Choir will return to the Brubeck Theatre stage to open this year’s Christmas Concert Showcase at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 2. Gary Hargett, with Alison Dudley as accompanist, will direct this outstanding choral group which will present traditional seasonal favorites. Also to be featured will be a second-act variety show of talented artists and actors.
Members of the Choir include: Soprano: Nancy Atchison, Pat Cotsakis, Claudia Dant, Jessica Moore, Jeanne Thread, Mary Wonzik; Alto: Victoria Bayne, Diana Daniel, Sue Schmidt, Jeanne Tennis, Eudine Tyler, Jamey Walston; Tenor: Shirley Goodman, Brenda Marriott, Joe Thompson; Bass: George Beckerman, John Clancy, Dub Dallas. The audience will be entertained with a variety of Christmas favorites, including: We Need A Little Christmas, It’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year, It’s Wonderful, Christmas Is, Jingle-Bell Rock with Rockin Around the Christmas Tree, Masters In This Hall, Do You Hear What I Hear?, Let’s Go Caroling. The audience will be invited to join in on some verses of several carols, including: O Come, All Ye Faithful, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, O Little Town Of Bethlehem, In The Bleak Midwinter, I Wonder As I Wander, It Came Upon A Midnight Clear, How Great Our Joy, and Angels We Have Heard on High, followed by I’ll Be Home For Christmas.
Following an Intermission, a Variety Show featuring talented local artists and actors will continue to entertain the audience. Following a Welcome by Bill Easton, the talented Fowler Children String Ensemble, featuring Anna Fowler on Piano, Luke Fowler on Cello, and Emily Fowler on Violin, will present Silent Night, followed by Away In A Manger, featuring Emily Fowler on Harp and Anna Fowler on Harp. A Reading of “A Visit from St. Nicholas” will be presented by Bill Easton, followed by Gary Hargett with Piano Solo of Snow, Reindeer & Santa Medley and Hallelujah Joy Medley. Otis Jeffries, accompanied by Alison Dudley, will present Mary, Did You Know? and A Candle Song. Wrapping up the Christmas Gala will be the talented Dennis Stroughmatt, with his children Raegan and Arielle Stroughmatt.
This is a concert the entire family will want to attend. Tickets are $6 and are available at seatonc@iecc.edu, or by calling 618-263-5124. Tickets also will be available at the door. Patron Passes will be honored.
