The warmth and spirit of the season will fill the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Grand Upton Hall when the LMC Performing Arts programs present the annual Holiday Collage at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2.
The College’s full lineup of instrumental and vocal ensembles will share holiday music favorites and festive theatrical vignettes. The evening features performances by the LMC Concert Choir, LMC Vocal Chamber, and Vox LMC, directed by Rebecca Derbas-Selvidge; the Red Hawk Jazz Collective, directed by Danny Lopez; select solos and duets by students taking individual lessons; and holiday readings from theater students under the instruction of Shalico Sain.
Highlights include the Red Hawk Jazz Collective’s take on “You Better Sleigh” by JaRod Hall and Carl Strommen’s arrangement of “A Big Band Christmas II.” Vox LMC will perform seasonal favorites, including “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” and “Jingle Bell Rock.” The LMC Vocal Chamber will sing Benjamin Britten’s “This Little Babe” and Mykola Leontovych’s “Carol of the Bells,” and the LMC Concert Choir will present Conrad Susa’s “Carols and Lullabies.”
“The range of talent and wide variety of performances have made Holiday Collage a much-anticipated annual Lake Michigan College tradition. It’s a chance for our students and community ensemble members to share the joy of the season through song and stories,” said Dr. Robert Lunn, LMC Creative Arts and Humanities Department Chair and Director of Music.
Tickets are $5 and available at www.TheMendelCenter.com/events. Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available. Proceeds support the LMC Music and Theater programs.
For more information about the LMC Music and Theater programs and upcoming performances, visit lakemichigancollege.edu/arts, email mmcaffrey@lakemichigancollege.
