The Lakeland Civic Flute Choir presents their first concert of the 2022-2023 season with “Holiday Delights” Friday, Dec. 9, 2022, at 7 p.m. in the Dr. Wayne L. Rodehorst Performing Arts Center. The center is located on the first floor of the D-Building on the campus of Lakeland Community College.

Concert tickets are available at the box office or online at lakelandcc.edu/arts. Ticket prices are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and veterans and $2 for students. Online purchasers should bring their order confirmation to show at the door.

Under the direction of Judith Elias, the Lakeland Civic Flute Choir will honor the holidays of Christmas, Hanukah and Kwanzaa in their fall concert. They will present such Christmas classics as “Wassail Song,” “Feliz Navidad” and “The Christmas Banquet – A Renaissance Collection.” The choir will also present “Festive Sounds of Hanukah,” “African Noel,” and “Wexford Carol” among others. As guest performer, Dr. Robert L. Brown, Professor Emeritus of Lakeland Community College, will join the choir on piano in the presentation of ““Une Tabati?re à Musique, Valse-Badinage,” Op. 32 and “Lux Beata Trinitas” with Alex Ulle accompanying on oboe.

ABOUT THE CIVIC FLUTE CHOIR

The Lakeland Civic Flute Choir consists of many members of the previous Lake Erie College Flute Choir, The Hildegarden Flute Choir, and were most recently known as The Lake Flute Choir. In the spring of 2020, they were invited by Dr. Matthew Saunders, Lakeland music department chair, to be in residence at Lakeland Community College. The Lakeland Civic Flute Choir is open to new members by audition, including students and community members with some previous performance experience. Interested musicians can contact Judith Elias at jelias1@lakelandcc.edu.

ABOUT THE CIVIC MUSIC ENSEMBLES

Lakeland Community College provides community members the opportunity to express and advance their talents by performing in five music groups: the Lakeland Civic Band, the Lakeland Civic Chorus, the Lakeland Civic Flute Choir, the Lakeland Civic Jazz Orchestra and the Lakeland Civic Orchestra.?Additionally, the college offers talented high school students Jazz Impact, an all-star high school music group.

For more information about the civic music groups and auditions, contact Jeri Lynn Pilarczyk in the Arts and Sciences Division at 440.525.7261 or email jpilarczyk5@lakelandcc.edu.

Lakeland Community College is located atthe I-90 East/ Route 306 exit. Free parking is available.

ABOUT LAKELAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE

For more than 50 years, Lakeland Community College has impacted thousands of lives through learning. Founded in 1967, Lakeland was the first college in Ohio created by a vote of the people. True to its mission, the college provides quality learning opportunities to more than 8,000 credit students to meet the needs of the community at its campus in Kirtland and online.

Accredited by The Higher Learning Commission, Lakeland offers more than 140 associate degree and certificate programs that may lead to high-demand careers or transfer to four-year institutions. The college also provides access to bachelor’s, graduate and doctorate degrees along with certificates and endorsements, as well as lifelong learning opportunities, on campus through the Holden University Center of Lakeland, in partnership with 11 four-year institutions.

By: Jeri Pilarczyk