[NEohioPAL]TrueNorth Cultural Arts presents “A TrueNorth Christmas” Concert Weekend

[Carol Cordova]

TrueNorth Cultural Arts presents “A TrueNorth Christmas” Concert Weekend 
featuring the TrueNorth Chorale and Symphony under the direction of Richard 
A. Fortney. The Christmas Concerts will take place on Friday, December 15th 
in the Westlake High School Auditorium located at 27830 Hilliard Blvd. (1/2 
mile west of Dover Center) in Westlake and Saturday, December 16th at Avon 
Lake United Church of Christ located at 32801 Electric Blvd. (1/10 mile west 
of Rt. 83) in Avon Lake. Both concerts begin at 7:30 p.m. with the doors 
opening at 6:45 p.m.

The TrueNorth Christmas Concert will feature over 100 TrueNorth musicians 
and artists … dancers, actors, and visual artists, instrumental and vocal 
soloists, The TrueNorth Chorale, Community Chorus and Symphony.

Acclaimed Vocalist Leah Crocetto and Pianist Todd Schreiber will be 
performing throughout the evening.  Leah and Todd sing with TrueNorth 
soprano Kristen Jones and Director Rick Fortney in the Canterbury Singers, a 
group based out of the USA who travel to England annually singing and 
serving as resident artists within its’ various Cathedrals.  New Years Eve 
2005 they led EvenSong at St. Paul’s Cathedral followed by leading in Mass 
New Year’s Day Worship at Westminster Abbey.  Ms. Crocetto, amazing vocal 
stylist in any genre, currently resides in New York City where she sings 
professionally, recently performing her debut solo rectal at Weil Recital 
Hall at Carnegee Hall.  Todd Schreiber is the Co-Director of BGSU and 
Muskingum College Summer Musical Theatre Camps and is a “much sought after" 
Accompanist, Music Director and Vocal Coach throughout Northwest Ohio and 
Southeast Michigan.

Two Reader’s Theatre pieces will be shared.  The first is entitled The 
Christmas Truce and is an account of the most remarkable incidents of World 
War I and perhaps of all military history.  Starting in some places on 
Christmas Eve and in others on Christmas Day, the truce covered as much as 
two-thirds of the British-German front, with thousands of soldiers taking 
part.  Perhaps most remarkably, it grew out of no single initiative but 
sprang up in each place spontaneously and independently.  Nearly everything 
described is drawn from first-hand accounts in letters and diaries of the 
time.  The other reading will be The Night before Christmas.

TrueNorth’s Performance Dance Ensemble will be dancing to Schubert’s Ave 
Maria, played by Harpist Ceci Ilg-McKay and Cellist Dan Hild.

The TrueNorth Jr. Symphony, TrueNorth Chorale, Community Chorus and Symphony 
will be sharing Carols and Holiday favorites of the season, led by Mr. 
Fortney and Symphony Director James Traxler.  This diverse celebration 
promises to be fun and geared toward the entire family.  This is the 8th 
year TrueNorth has performed its’ Christmas Concerts.

Tickets are $8 in advance and $5 for students/seniors and can be purchased 
through any TrueNorth Musician or through the TrueNorth Gallery located at 
33491 Lake Road, Avon Lake; just west of Moore Road located in the Old 
Saddle Inn. Gallery hours are 12noon-7pm, Monday-Friday and 9am-4pm on 
Saturday. Tickets will also be available at the door for $10 or $8 for 
students/seniors. Further information can be found at TrueNorth’s web-site, 
www.TNCArts.org, or by calling TrueNorth Cultural Arts at (440) 933-7771.

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