Reading, Pa.- The Albright College Choral Ensembles, under the direction of Adlai Binger, will present their annual holiday concert, Sounds of the Season, on Saturday, December 11, 2010, at 7:30 p.m. in Albright College’s Memorial Chapel. The concert is free and open to the public.
A candlelight holiday dinner is being offered before the concert at 5:30 p.m. in the Campus Center South Lounge. Dinner tickets are $25 and can be purchased by calling the Alumni Relations Office at 610-921-7510 prior to December 3.
Featuring a variety of sacred and secular works for the holiday season, the evening will include performances by the Women’s Chorale, Concert Choir, Albright Angels and Mane Men. Musical selections include “The Shepherds Pipe Carol” by John Rutter, “Little Lamb” by Joel Phillips, “Lux Aurumque” by Eric Whitacre and “A Hymn to the Virgin” by Benjamin Britten. Also featured will be an array of familiar holiday favorites such as “The Sussex Carol,” “I Saw Three Ships,” “Wassail!,” and “Do You Hear What I Hear?.” The choral ensembles will combine to perform “Still, Still, Still.” Audience members will have the opportunity to participate in the concert by singing two familiar carols with the choral ensembles during the evening’s performance.
Memorial Chapel is located on the Albright College campus at 13th and Union Streets, Reading. For additional information or disabled assistance contact the Music Department at 610-921-7872.
Founded in 1856, Albright College is a nationally ranked, private college with a rigorous liberal arts curriculum with an interdisciplinary focus. The College’s hallmarks are connecting fields of learning, collaborative teaching and learning, and a flexible curriculum that allows students to create an individualized education. Two-thirds of students graduate with dual/individualized majors in more than 200 different combinations. Albright enrolls about 1,660 undergraduates in traditional programs, another 500 adult students in accelerated degree programs, and 100 students in the master’s program in education. Albright College is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, about 60 miles west of Philadelphia.
