LMC performing arts ensembles unite for annual Holiday Collage
Event: Holiday Collage
When: 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2
Where: Lake Michigan College Mendel Center Grand Upton Hall
2755 E. Napier Avenue, Benton Harbor, MI 49022
Tickets: $5, available at www.TheMendelCenter.com/events
LMC performing arts ensembles unite for annual Holiday Collage
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.edu, or call 269-927-8876.
About the Lake Michigan College Music and Theater Programs
Lake Michigan College’s Music and Theater programs allow students to reach new levels of excellence through classroom instruction and public performance. The programs are based in the Lake Michigan College Mendel Center, the only performing arts center of its kind in Southwest Michigan. Here, students can study the performing arts in a venue that attracts thousands of patrons annually. Auditions are held for select ensembles that perform on the same stages as world-renowned touring acts. Students in any major can audition for musicals and plays and can join three vocal ensembles, a pop/rock ensemble, and the Red Hawk Jazz Collective. One of only two colleges in Michigan to carry the prestigious All-Steinway designation, LMC has a team of highly qualified faculty who bring real-world expertise to the classroom and the stage.
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The Lake Michigan College Mendel Center is 30 minutes from Niles and 40 minutes from Kalamazoo and South Bend. It is located on the Lake Michigan College campus at 2755 E. Napier Ave., Benton Harbor, Michigan, one mile east of I-94 (Exit 30) and one mile west of the U.S. 31 Bypass (Exit 24). Its GPS-mapped address is 1100 Yore Ave., Benton Harbor, Michigan.
