DUNMORE, PA – Penn State Scranton will present a very special annual holiday concert as a gift to the community of Scranton at 4 p.m. on Sunday, December 5th. at the Peoples Security Bank Theater at Lackawanna College in downtown Scranton.

This year’s holiday concert will feature three musical groups. The Penn State Scranton Choir is a mixed choir of 25 singers made up of students, faculty and staff, the Rocktet is a small mixed group of singers who perform music in a choral style, and the Campus Jazz Band consists of ‘a variety of instruments and will entertain the audience by playing holiday music, Broadway, jazz, Latin American, etc. These musical groups are under the direction of Sharon Ann Toman, associate professor of music and arts and humanities education, program coordinator, who is also the musical director of the three groups. .

“The students are very excited to be able to bring this performance to the community and this holiday concert is sure to put everyone in the holiday mood,” said Toman. “So get out there and enjoy the holiday spirit and music! ”

Penn State Scranton Chancellor Marwan Wafa thanked Lackawanna College for allowing Penn State Scranton to use its facilities for this event.

“We would like to thank Lackawanna College and President Jill Murray, for allowing our campus music groups to use the beautiful Peoples Security Bank Theater for our annual vacation concert, and its Vice President for College Advancement Brian Costanzo for his help with all the arrangements. necessary for this concert to take place, ”Wafa said.

Wafa also thanked Leslie Memolo Collins, President and CEO of Scranton Tomorrow, for helping bring the musical groups from Penn State Scranton to a downtown location for the first time in their history. The idea for the bands to perform at a downtown venue arose after a conversation Wafa had with Collins after a Scranton Tomorrow board meeting.

The students, faculty and staff performing are:

Penn State Scranton Choir

• Soprano: Rona Covalesky, Deymeliz Desarden-Ruperto, Sarah Hankee, Karli Kozel, Fagr Mahana, Zoe Montagna, Laura Nathans, Danitza Pula Acosta, Taylor Saltkill-Mcrew
• Viola: Victoria Dalrymple, Sue Harper, Meg Hatch, Giana Krehel, Megan Schmidt, Deb Smarkusky, Madison Tricarico
• Tenors: Paul Frisch, Raj Gandhi, Matthew Howard, Skyler Santiago, Doyle Tate
• Low: Jason Daloul, Raymond Ondrako

Penn State Scranton Campus Jazz Band

• Flute: Christine Bahk, Sharon Ebert
• Violin: Alexander Hamilton, Randall Kasorek, Solei Lasanta
• Alto: Delaney kaeb
• Clarinet: Thomas hufford
• Alto saxophone: Robert Bishop, Jack Mead
• Tenor saxophone: Samantha Shygelski, John Martin
• Baritone saxophone: Jonathan yocum
• Trumpet: Ella Bruford, Milton Evans, Melina Petrini, Steve Semonich
• Guitar: Gary Caolo, John Martin
• Low: Ray petren
• Drums: Bryan Lantzy, Carl Mignano, Edward Sledzinski
• Auxiliary percussion: Aerik Gustavson, Deb Smarkusky
• Keyboard: Sharon toman

Penn State Scranton Roc[k]tet

• Deymeliz Desarden-Ruperto, Jason Daloul, Raj Gandhi, Taylor Saltkill-Mcrew, Zoe Montagna, Raymond Ondrako, Skyler Santiago, Megan Schmidt and Madison Tricarico

Lackawanna College is located at 501 Vine Street, Scranton. Admission is free and open to the public and was made possible by the Schwartz Mack Foundation, Lackawanna College and Scranton Tomorrow. For parking, there is parking at the college, on-street parking, and a Scranton Parking Authority parking garage located at 101 Adams Avenue, Scranton, one block from the college. For more information, call 570-963-2696.

Holiday concert

In addition to the downtown concert, the Penn State Scranton Bands will also be performing their Holiday Concert for the Penn State Scranton Campus Community on Wednesday, December 8 at noon at the View Cafe at the Study Learning Center on campus, sponsored by the Penn State Scranton Music Club, with free snacks for those who attend.