Lake Region Community Chorus concerts are Dec. 6, 8

Lake Region Community Chorus concerts are Dec. 6, 8
BRIDGTON — The Lake Region Community Chorus eventh annual Holiday Concert will take Dec. 6 and 8 in the Twitchell Chapel at the Bridgton Academy in North Bridgton.
The concerts will be at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 8. The choral group is made up of 55 singers from 14 area surrounding towns. They will present a program that is made up of songs of many different styles and genres.
The concert will be a celebration of pieces that express the promise and meaning of the season. Some singers will perform three songs from Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols and the CUKES (Church Ukulele Strummers) will accompany the song, Mele Kalikimaka on their ukuleles.The “Hallelujah Chorus” will be sung with audience participation. The program will include accompaniments by Rusty Wiltjer, percussion, Mark Priola, electric bass, Ginny Halligan, flute, Pam Ward, guitar/recorder, and Glen Jukkola, violin.
The LRCC is directed by Jan Jukkola, Susan Stockwell and Dan Allen and accompanied by Carolyn Stanhope and Sara-Sue Schreiber.
Performances are free, but donations to help cover music and operating costs will be accepted.