VINCENNES, Ind. - The Vincennes University Department of Music will present A Christmas Gala concert on December 5, 7:30 p.m. (EST), at VU’s Red Skelton Performing Arts Center, 20 Red Skelton Boulevard.  Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.

The concert will include a wide variety of choral and instrumental literature ranging from traditional carols to jazz/rock tunes and pop selections, and standard holiday favorites. 

The concert will showcase a variety of VU student performing groups, including the Concert Band and the Percussion Ensemble, under the direction of Susie Jackson; the Concert Choir and the VU Connection, under the direction of Juliet Gilchrist; the Jazz Ensemble and the Brass Ensemble, under the direction of Addisson Grimm; the String Ensemble, under the direction of Dave Parman; and the Woodwind Ensemble, under the direction of Tom Wilson. 

Pre-concert entertainment will be provided in the lobby by piano faculty members Dr. Claudia Bossard and DeEtta Welte, and piano students Brendan Harrell, Mariah Bridgewater, Avery Lewis, Zane Meinhart, and Isabella Meier.

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