The Crane Chorus and the Crane Symphony Orchestra come together to present a very special Holiday concert. Featuring over 300 carolers and musicians from the renowned Crane School of Music at the State University of New York at Potsdam, the concert includes traditional Christmas and seasonal hymns along with popular favorites. Conducted by Jeffrey Francom, Ching-Chun Lai, and Michael Sitton, this year features baritone Johnathan Stinson on Fantasia on Christmas Carols; the Crane West African Ensemble with Noel; a stunning rendition of Stars, using glasses of water as instruments; a moving adaptation of Carmen: Suite No. 2; Thou Gracious God with Michael Merdoch on bagpipes; and the title piece, Brightest and Best, a Southern Harmony hymn first published in 1835.
