Crane Candlelight Concerts to be Broadcast Nationally on Public TV Again this Holiday Season

WPBS TV Presents Four Taped Concerts from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music in the North Country this December

POTSDAM, NY (11/20/2013)(readMedia)-- Audiences across the U.S. and Canada will be able to enjoy traditional holiday concerts from The Crane School of Music stage, from the comfort of their homes again this year. WPBS Digital Television has syndicated three Crane Candlelight Concerts to present this holiday season.

Each year in early December, the Crane Chorus and the Crane Symphony Orchestra come together to present a very special holiday concert. Featuring more than 300 carolers and musicians from the renowned Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam, the concert includes traditional Christmas and seasonal hymns, along with popular favorites.

In the North Country, WPBS TV, which produces the broadcasts, will present past Crane Candlelight Concerts in four broadcasts between Dec. 10 and Dec. 23. The schedule is as follows:

  • "Shimmering Light," Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 9 p.m.
  • "December Wonderland," Sunday, Dec. 15 at 3 p.m.
  • "Yuletide Joy," Sunday, Dec. 22 at 3 p.m.
  • "Shimmering Light," Monday, Dec. 23 at 10 p.m.

The newest concert, "Shimmering Light," which was taped last year, will also be available to watch online beginning on Dec. 11, on www.wpbstv.org. Several of the other concerts from past years are also available online now.

To see the concerts, visit www.wpbstv.org, or go to watch.wpbstv.org/program/crane-candlelight-concert.

Every year, during the first weekend in December, WPBS crew members, with television equipment in tow, invade the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall. Since 2001, WPBS Digital TV has recorded and televised the annual Crane Candlelight Concerts, and offers the programs nationally to other stations.

Don't miss the chance to hear the magic in person! The 2013 Crane Candlelight Concerts will be offered on Sunday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m., in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall at SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music.

While both concerts are free, donations to support musical programming at Crane will be accepted at the door. SUNY Potsdam and The Crane School of Music invite you and your family to join us.

The 2013 Crane Candlelight Concert will also be broadcast live on the SUNY Potsdam website at the performance times on Dec. 8. To view the program and see other upcoming streaming performances, visit www.potsdam.edu/academics/Crane/streaming.

For more information about SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music, please visit www.potsdam.edu/crane.

Founded in 1886, SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music has a long legacy of excellence in music education and performance. Life at Crane includes an incredible array of more than 300 recitals, lectures and concerts presented by faculty, students and guests each year. The Crane School of Music is the State University of New York's only All-Steinway institution.

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