The Lehman College and Community Chorus will present its annual free Winter Concert on Sunday, December 7, 2014 at  2:30 PM in the Lehman Concert Hall. The program will feature Part 1 of Handel's Messiah, and the finale of Part 3.

Directed by Lehman Professor Diana Mittler-Battipaglia and accompanied by the Lehman Chamber Orchestra, the 150 member chorus will also perform the finale of Act 2 from Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss and shorter works by Rutter, and Handel, as well as multicultural seasonal selections. In addition, the program will feature an excerpt from Respighi's Ancient Airs and Dances, and a sing-along for the audience. Members of the chorus and soloists include Lehman students, alumni, faculty, staff, and a broad selection of residents from many communities in the Bronx and the greater New York area.