Holiday Pops

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Diane Wittry, Conductor
Alli Mauzey, Vocalist
Emmaus High School Chorale | Julie Zimmer, Director
El Sistema Lehigh Valley Chorus | Amanda Haag, Director
The Choir of the Mediator | Anthony Hahn, Director
Pennsylvania Youth Ballet | Karen Knerr, Director

A sell-out every year ad now an Allentown holiday music tradition! Enjoy classics, carols, sing-a-longs, plus special guest artists, dancers, spotlight high school chorus, and Santa!!

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ARTIST BIOS

ALLI MAUZEY
Alli Mauzey was most recently seen starring on Broadway in the critically acclaimed world premiere musical Kimberly Akimbo. Before that, Alli starred as Ernestina in the Tony Award winning revival of Hello, Dolly!. Other Broadway credits include Glinda in Wicked, a role she also performed to critical acclaim on the First National Tour and the San Francisco company, Lenora in the musical Cry-Baby, for which she won a Theatre World Award and was nominated for a Drama League Award, and Brenda in Hairspray (both on Broadway and in the original company of the First National Tour). Alli also originated the role of Lenora in the Pre-Broadway production of Cry-Baby at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego (Theatre Critics Circle Award). Other New York Credits include New York City Center Encores in the role of Minerva in The Golden Apple as well as Sydney in It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman, and the Off-Broadway production of Red Eye of Love. Regionally, she has appeared as Mallory in City of Angels for Reprise! in Los Angeles, Snookie in 110 in the Shade at the Pasadena Playhouse, and Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors at The Muny, for which she was nominated for a Kevin Kline Award. 

Ms. Mauzey has also had the pleasure of doing several concerts with symphony orchestras across the country including playing Ellie in Show Boat with the New York Philharmonic and the title role in Cinderella alongside the Nashville Symphony Orchestra benefiting the charity Show Hope. Recent and upcoming engagements include The Philly Pops, Pittsburgh Symphony, Pacific Symphony, Charlotte Symphony, Maryland Symphony, Nashville Symphony, Maui Pops Orchestra, Corpus Christi Symphony, Sarasota Orchestra, Tuscan Symphony, Kalamazoo Symphony, Fort Worth Symphony, Shreveport Symphony, Desert Symphony, Virginia Symphony, Phoenix Symphony, Missouri Symphony, Oklahoma City Philharmonic, Idaho State Civic Symphony, West Virginia Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Orlando Philharmonic, North Carolina Symphony, Akron Symphony, Houston Symphony, Knoxville Symphony,  Allentown Symphony, Lincoln Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic, and Wurttenbembreg Philharmonic of Reutlingen (Germany).  Among many voiceover credits, her voice can be heard as a series regular on the animated television series Alpha Teens on Machines. She has a BFA from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in drama and a minor in music.

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EMMAUS HIGH SCHOOL CHORALE | JULIA ZIMMER, DIRECTOR
The Emmaus High School Chorale is the premier varsity mixed choir at Emmaus High School, chosen by a competitive audition process and made up of primarily juniors and seniors with proficiency in vocal performance and musicianship, as well as an outstanding academic and community service records. Over half of our students have performed at the PMEA District, Region or All-State Chorus festivals, as well as with the NAFME All-Eastern Honor Choir. Over the past several years, the EHS Chorale has performed with Walt Disney World, the Allentown Symphony and at Carnegie Hall. The ensemble has also received “Superior” ratings at multiple adjudicated choral festivals including the Boston Heritage Festival and Music in the Parks at Hershey. Our Chorale students are very involved in their local community, and perform at many local events throughout the year including holiday tree lightings, senior citizen luncheons and at the local hospital. Many of our members are also involved in the school theater department as well, and have won multiple Freddy Awards for their performances over the past four years.

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THE CHOIR OF THE MEDIATOR | ANTHONY HAHN, DIRECTOR
The Choir of the Mediator is an intergenerational church choir based in Allentown, PA, blending musical excellence with community spirit.  Under the direction of Anthony Hahn, the ensemble features professional section leaders alongside a dedicated group of volunteer singers. The choir regularly presents masterworks in collaboration with professional instrumentalists.  Deeply committed to musical diversity and inclusivity, the choir often studies and performs repertoire written by historically overlooked composers and poets. Frequent collaborations with El Sistema Lehigh Valley further enrich the choir’s artistic and educational mission. Open to all who wish to sing, the Choir of the Mediator offers a welcoming space where music and community come together in celebration and reflection.

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