The Lakeland Civic Chorus will present “Merry Everything and Happy Always!” as their holiday concert this year. The concert is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 10, at 4 p.m. in the Dr. Wayne L. Rodehorst Performing Arts Center in the D-Building of the main campus at 7700 Clocktower Drive, Kirtland, 44094.

Tickets are available at the door, or by calling the Lakeland Box Office at 440.525.7134. Tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and $2 for students. Tickets are also available online by visiting lakelandcc.edu/arts.

The civic chorus will perform an eclectic arrangement of songs that will include selections from the movie “Ben Hur” composed by Miklos Rozsa; French, Spanish and Italian carols; and many American holiday favorites. Part of the evening festivities will include the conducting debut of Lakeland Community College student Meghan Sweeney. Two new ensembles will also join the chorus: the Lakeland Women’s Choir and the Lakeland Chorale. The women’s choir will celebrate the music of noted classical composers with pieces from Pyotr Tchaikovsky and Benjamin Britten, and the chorale will round out the program with heartwarming traditional Christmas songs.

About the civic music programs

Lakeland Community College provides community members the opportunity to express and advance their talents by performing in four music groups: the Lakeland Civic Band, the Lakeland Civic Chorus, 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 at the I-90 East/ Route 306 exit. Free parking is available.

By: Jeri Pilarczyk