POTSDAM -- Nearly 300 student and faculty musicians from SUNY Potsdam's Crane School of Music will take the stage on Sunday, Dec. 5, in celebration of the holiday season, with the 2021 Crane Candlelight Concerts.

For the first time, the Crane Chorus and Crane Symphony Orchestra will be joined by the Crane Latin Ensemble for two free performances on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Both concerts will take place in the Helen M. Hosmer Concert Hall. This concert will also feature the Crane Concert Choir and Phoenix Club, and conductors Jeffrey Francom, Nils Klykken, William L. Lake Jr., and Peter McCoy.

Audience members are invited to bring a donation of canned goods or non-perishable items to benefit local food pantries.

To reserve tickets, contact the Community Performance Series Box Office, located in the Performing Arts Center lobby, or by calling (315) 267-2277. Tickets are also available at Brick & Mortar Music in downtown Potsdam.

The Crane Candlelight Concert evening performance will also be broadcast live on YouTube at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5. To view the program and see the performance, visit www.potsdam.edu/cranelive.https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/AKECaORLhriv7tbU0ZfbrJYRTIsG_nXEKkc1MwiEWgP4LxrWeH_NyFGtKgEPXXFvACrcM2vXxaDjVmDeg_o_3RvGuyCjDXt4uj5AU89rHBemnoIfHXB4chJESXNeKb6otVce8feK

Mountain Lake PBS will film the Candlelight Concert once again for a nationally syndicated public television broadcast.

The remaining broadcasts this year will be of the new "Peace and Love" concert, to be shown as follows:

Monday, Dec. 20, at 9 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 21, at 1:30 a.m., 3:30 a.m., and 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 22, at 3 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 24, at 2 p.m. and 9 p.m.