Mixed ensemble, chorale perform

Members of the mixed ensemble and chorale at LSMSA presented a holiday concert Sunday, Dec. 4, and Monday, Dec. 5, in the recital hall of the Center for Performance and Technology.

Music presented by the mixed ensemble included “Jamaican Holiday,” “Down a Country Lane,” “At the Game,” “Ave Maria,” “Chaconne for Winds” and “Beneath the Holly.”

Dr. Al Benner, senior lecturer of instrumentals, theory and composition and chair of the Department of Creative and Performing Arts, serves as director of the mixed ensemble.

Members of the chorale presented “Thirty Second Fa La La,” “We’ll Dress the House,” “The Snow Lay on the Ground,” “Still, Still, Still,” “O Magnum Mysterium,” “Gloria,” “Jazz Gloria,” “Do You Hear What I Hear” and “This Little Babe.”

Lisa Benner, senior lecturer of voice and chorale, leads the chorale.

Students participating in the holiday concert included Kathy Barrios, a junior from Houma; Kamryn Chauncy, a senior from Benton; Sarah Green, a junior from Houma; Veronica Jimenez, a senior from Bogalusa; Clara Kolterman, a junior from Sterlington; Genesis Lambert, a senior from Denham Springs; Daniel Metzger, a sophomore from Slidell; Ian Sager, a senior from Geismar; Tamika Simpson, a senior from Bossier City; Christian Hairr, a senior from Sulphur; Marcos Cecchini, a senior from Denham Springs; Bethany Jenkins, a senior from Ville Platte; Abby Pace, a junior from Iowa; Kaitlyn Randall, a junior from Vidalia; Juan Cecchini, a sophomore from Denham Springs; Elyse Duplantier, a sophomore from Zachary; Carrie Thomas, a senior from Denham Springs; Julian Hunter, a junior from Lafayette; Jonas Truax, a sophomore from Denham Springs; Garett Byrne, a junior from Denham Springs; Shona McCullough, a senior from Baton Rouge; Milan Arpino, a senior from Monroe; Madi Bolin, a sophomore from Slidell; Triniti Bulliard, a senior from New Iberia; Christopher Comeaux, a sophomore from Covington; Alaina Davis, a senior from Denham Springs; Grace Dumdaw, a senior from Mandeville; Hadley Hines, a sophomore from Denham Springs; Dennis Keo, a junior from Buras; Vi Kinney, a senior from Natchitoches; Caroline Koonce, a sophomore from Baton Rouge; Emma Miller, a junior from Meraux; Lexi Nestrud, a sophomore from Ruston; Tobi Ojemakinde, a sophomore from Shreveport; Katelyn Prescott, a senior from Walker; Hannah Rice, a junior from Mandeville; Charlie Roppolo, a junior from Denham Springs; Sydney Schroedter, a sophomore from Lafayette; Mary Edna Tanksley, a junior from Lake Providence; and Annie Tyler, a sophomore from Shreveport..