SVC to continue tradition with annual Candlelight Christmas performance
SUNBURY — One of the region’s most cherished holiday traditions, the Susquehanna Valley Chorale’s Candlelight Christmas, under the direction of William Payn, will take place at 3 p.m. Dec. 14 at Zion Lutheran Church, according to a press release. The SVC ensemble includes over 80 members. The performance will be accompanied by orchestra and organ, as well as a traditional candlelighting to conclude the performance. SVC Limited will perform a piece as part of the program, and three soloists will be featured – Brian Crane, Josh Dearing and Rob Speece. The concert will include ...
UMC to celebrate 25 years at CAC
The Uptown Music Collective will present “The 25th Anniversary Celebration” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 and 22 at the Journey Bank Community Arts Center, a press release said. This “no-repeat” milestone weekend celebrates the nonprofit school of music’s 25th year with more than 80 alumni ...
Jazz saxophonist BIRCKHEAD to perform in Weis Center atrium
LEWISBURG — The Weis Center for the Performing Arts at Bucknell University will welcome saxophonist BIRCKHEAD at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Weis Center atrium, a press release said. “Brent Birckhead is an award-winning artist, whose aesthetic is an intersectional amalgam of traditional and popular styles,” the press release said. “Unbound by genre, Birckhead’s approach to woodwind artistry is driven by his compulsion for creative risk and deep respect for legacy. “His place in the continuum of a storied lineage begins with his surname, Birckhead, and extends to his ...
Charly Lowry, Eric Ian Farmer to perform at Weis Center
LEWISBURG — According to a press release, Bucknell University’s Weis Center for the Performing Arts will welcome folk/Americana artist Charly Lowry at 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 13. There will be a pre-show artist talk with Lowry from 6:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m., facilitated by Eric Ian Farmer in the Weis Center atrium. At 7:30 p.m. Eric Ian Farmer will open the engagement, followed by Lowry, both in the concert hall. This engagement is part of the Weis Center’s year-long Trees Series. Lowry, a musical powerhouse from North Carolina, is proud to be an Indigenous woman belonging to the ...
Members of SVC to perform with Foreigner at CAC
Members of the Susquehanna Valley Chorale will perform with Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Foreigner on Dec. 13 at the Journey Bank Community Arts Center, a press release said. Foreigner was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2024. Luis Maldonado (lead vocals/guitar), Jeff Pilson (bass), Michael Bluestein (keyboards), Bruce Watson (guitars), Chris Frazier (drums) are celebrating half a century of music with a new round of headlining tour dates which will include original lead singer Lou Gramm guesting on some of the songs he helped create almost 45years ago. SVC members will perform ...