Community Chorus Holiday Cheer Concerts, Dec. 1 & 3

The Community Chorus of Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) will spread peace, love and holiday cheer to area residents during its annual winter concert tour with two performances – one on Sunday, Dec. 1 at 4 p.m. at the Zion Lutheran Church in Bristol, Pennsylvania, and the second on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Pitman United Methodist Church in Pitman.

Conductor Lawrence De Pasquale and accompanist Teresa Savage return to lead an array of yuletide carols showcasing the 50-voice choir’s repertoire of “Somewhere In My Memory,” “When Christmas Comes To Town,” “Deck The Hall,” and “Sleigh Ride” along with “The Spirit of Hanukkah.” The choir’s Holiday Cheer Concert also treats audiences to James Whitbourn’s “Missa Carolae” (soloist Erica Rose Smith / piccolo Kimberly Zullo) and Charles Villiers Stanford’s “Magnificat in G Major” (soloist Dawn Jurkewicz).

Both performances are open to the public and not ticketed. There is a suggested goodwill offering of $7 per person to support the John V. Chard Memorial Scholarship Fund. The choral scholarship is awarded annually to selected applicants who are pursuing studies in higher education either at RCSJ or other local schools. For more information, call Erika Gardner at 856-464-5214 or email egardner@rcsj.edu.

The Dec. 1 concert will be held at the Zion Lutheran Church, 301 Jefferson Ave. in Bristol, Pennsylvania, and the Dec. 3 performance at the Pitman United Methodist Church, 758 North Broadway in Pitman, New Jersey.