LHU choirs will perform in concert: “Hallelujah! It’s Almost Spring!”

Feb. 27, 2012

The Lock Haven University vocal ensembles will perform a special concert on Sunday, March 4. The concert, “Hallelujah! It’s Almost Spring!” will begin at 3:00 p.m. in Price Performance Center. The public is invited to attend this free event.

LHU senior James Vesey will direct the Women’s Ensemble and Associate Professor Ronald E. Miller, director of choral activities, will direct the University Choir, the Men’s Ensemble, the Vocal Jazz Ensemble and Cantori. The choral groups will perform songs in a variety of styles.

The song titles for the program include “Adoramus Te,” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, sung by Cantori; “Someone To Watch Over Me,” by George and Ira Gershwin, sung by the Vocal Jazz Ensemble, “Hallelujah,” by Leonard Cohen, sung by the Men’s Ensemble; “Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye,” by Alice Parker, sung by the University Choir; and “Forget About the Boy,” by Jeanine Tesori, sung by the Women’s Ensemble.

Kathleen Malenke is the accompanist.

On behalf of all the LHU choirs, Professor Miller extended a warm invitation to the public. “As always, we look forward to sharing our talents with the community. We hope that this concert provides ‘touch of spring’ for everyone in the audience.”

Lock Haven University is a member of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), the largest provider of higher education in the commonwealth.  Its 14 universities offer more than 250 degree and certificate programs in more than 120 areas of study.  Nearly 405,000 system alumni live and work in Pennsylvania.