Marquette Choral Society will present winter-themed concerts at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 7 and 3 p.m. on Dec. 8 in the Reynolds Recital Hall at Northern Michigan University in Marquette. Tickets cost $10 for general admission and $5 for children under 12.
The featured work will be John Rutter’s “Magnificat,” with soprano soloist Amanda Boundy and chamber orchestra.
Many MCS members also perform one movement of the Rutter “Magnificat” with the Marquette Symphony Orchestra on Dec. 14 at Kaufman Auditorium in Marquette. In addition, MCS will lead a Community Christmas Sing-along at 5 p.m. on Dec. 20 at St. Michael Catholic Church in Marquette.
The sing-along will feature choirs and handbells from several local churches. Andrew LaCombe will serve as master of ceremonies. Admission is free, but monetary and cannedfood donations for St. Vincent de Paul will be welcome.
Marquette Choral Society is a mixed-voice, non-auditioned choir of approximately 100 singers from a four-county region in the Upper Peninsula. MCS strives to engage, enrich and inspire this region through the art of choral music. The ensemble is currently led by musical director Dr. Erin Colwitz.
For more information, visit marquettechoralsociety.org.
State police offer emergency alerts
The Michigan State Police Emergency Management and Homeland Security Division is launching the “Know Your Plan. Be Alert.” campaign, a public awareness initiative that encourages residents to stay informed, stay safe and know their emergency plan.
From now through February 2025, a statewide billboard campaign encourages Michiganders to sign up to receive electronic emergency alerts from their local community.
Local emergency alerts, which usually come as text messages, provide life-safety information directly from local emergency management programs about severe weather, active shooter incidents, missing/ endangered individuals and other emergencies occurring in your geographic area.
The “Know Your Plan. Be Alert.” campaign aims to connect more residents with life-saving emergency alerts.
To sign up for your local emergency alert notification program, visit michigan.gov/ miready/local-alerts.
