Crane School of Music Will Celebrate 2014 Crane Candlelight Concerts on Sunday

2014 Crane Candlelight Concerts Feature Over 350 Musicians Performing Two World Premieres on Dec. 7

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The 2014 Crane Candlelight Concerts at SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music will be offered on Sunday, Dec. 7, at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall.

POTSDAM, NY (12/03/2014)(readMedia)-- More than 350 musicians will join together to celebrate the holiday season this weekend, as SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music hosts the 2014 Crane Candlelight Concerts.

This year, the performance will also feature the children's chorus from the Holy Name of Jesus Academy in Massena, N.Y. The concert will also include the world premieres of works by William Averitt and Gregory Wanamaker.

The Crane Chorus and Crane Symphony Orchestra will present two performances, at 3 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m., on Sunday, Dec. 7, in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall.

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

The 2014 Crane Candlelight Concert will feature classic carols, such as "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and "The First Nowell," alongside new works. There will be two pieces by composer William Averitt on the program, including his 1990 piece, "All Through the Night," and "Alleluia, the Mother Sings," in its world premiere.

Rounding out the program are an arrangement of "Ubi Caritas" by Paul Mealor, as well as "Hannukah Blessings" by Ron Jeffers and "We Are..." by Ysaye Barnwell. The concert will conclude with the world premiere of "Stella Nuova" by Gregory Wanamaker, professor of music composition at The Crane School of Music.

Watch live online

The 2014 Crane Candlelight Concert will also be broadcast live on The Crane School of Music YouTube channel at the performance times on Dec. 7.

To watch these and other Crane concerts live online, visit www.potsdam.edu/academics/Crane/streaming.

Watch past concerts on PBS

In addition, you can catch past Crane Candlelight Concert performances in syndication on public television throughout the U.S. and Canada again this year.

In the North Country, WPBS TV, which produces the broadcasts, will present past Crane Candlelight Concerts on Monday nights and on Christmas Eve this December.

All WPBS broadcasts will be at 10 p.m. Eastern Time. The schedule is as follows:

  • 2013 Crane Candlelight Concert, "Around the World": Monday, Dec. 8
  • 2011 Crane Candlelight Concert, "Yuletide Joy": Monday, Dec. 15
  • 2012 Crane Candlelight Concert, "Shimmering Light": Monday, Dec. 22
  • 2013 Crane Candlelight Concert, "Around the World": Wednesday, Dec. 24

Watch past concerts online

To see past Crane Candlelight Concerts online, visit watch.wpbstv.org/program/crane-candlelight-concert.

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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