Holiday Pops

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Diane Wittry, Conductor
Alli Mauzey, Vocalist
Kendal Conrad, Community Spotlight Vocalist
Emmaus High School Chorale | Julie Zimmer, Director
El Sistema Lehigh Valley Chorus | Amanda Haag, Director
The Choir of the Mediator | Anthony Hahn, Director
Accent School of Dance | Karen Rich, Director

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

Artists

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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Kendal Conrad

Kendal Conrad is a singer, actor, published writer, and award-winning songwriter. Kendal appeared on MTV and sang a duet onstage with Keith Urban. Kendal was featured on Keith Urban’s website as one of his favorite “Raise ‘Em Up” Tour moments. She also joined Walker Hayes onstage to perform “Halloween” for 92.5 XTU’s Ski Day at Jack Frost Big Boulder. She is International Miss Talent and won the title with her original song “Girlstrong.” She has performed at the White House, Wells Fargo Center, Sands Casino, Six Flags, Hersheypark, the Bitter End, and Musikfest, as well as the Susquehanna Bank Center for 92.5 XTU’s anniversary party. Kendal has sung the National Anthem for MLB, NBA, MMA, NASCAR, and NBC’s National Dog Show. She was a finalist in the NBC 10 Talent Search and a finalist in the Colgate Country Showdown. She is the 2015 Country Showdown Winner for Philadelphia’s 92.5 XTU. She has opened for country artists Blake Shelton, Charlie Daniels Band, Chris Lane, Trace Adkins, Adam Doleac, Devin Dawson, Drew Baldridge, Alabama, Walker Hayes, Hunter Hayes, Brandon Lay, Carter Winter, Sara Evans, Tucker Beathard, Jerrod Niemann, Michael Ray, Thompson Square, Parmalee, Dylan Schneider, Diamond Rio, Kane Brown, Granger Smith, Phil Vassar, Craig Morgan, Rodney Atkins, Easton Corbin, Trailer Choir, Maggie Rose, Craig Campbell, Mo Pitney, Striking Matches, Old Dominion, Outshyne, Chris Cagle, and The Cadillac Three and performed personally for author Nicholas Sparks. She has played the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, Citadel Country Spirit USA, the Foundry at the Fillmore, iPlay America, Jenks Club, Prospector’s Saloon, One Centre Square, Sherman Theater, Sellersville Theatre, Provident Bank Park, PPL Center, Wayne County Fair, PGA Concert at the Bogey, and the Santander Arena. As an extra in in the film Silver Linings Playbook, she can be seen bumping into Bradley Cooper, and she starred as Holly Golightly in the exclusive post-Broadway production of Breakfast at Tiffany’s at the Civic Theatre of Allentown. Kendal recorded her latest EP with platinum Kane Brown producer Matt McVaney in Nashville, TN. Kendal plays a Martin guitar.

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Jaciel Córdoba, Narrator

Jaciel Córdoba anchors 69 News at Sunrise and 69 News at Noon at WFMZ-TV. He joined the 69 News team in July 2003.

Jaciel began his on-air career at WINK-TV in Fort Myers, Florida, where he served as a general assignment reporter and hourly news update anchor before moving on to WDTN-TV in Dayton, Ohio where he had the opportunity to also work as a fill-in anchor. In 2002, he received an Emmy nomination for his reporting on a deadly tornado in Van Wert, Ohio.

From 1994 to 1997, Jaciel worked as a general assignment reporter for WMC-TV. In addition to covering the city hall beat, he was selected to produce and report religion stories for a newly created segment called People of Faith. These stories aired weekly and featured a wide range of communities, from Baháʼís to Baptists.

Jaciel also anchored and produced the 6 p.m. news at WBBJ-TV in Jackson, Tennessee, and hosted the weekly newsmagazine show Who’s on 7.

At WFMZ, Jaciel launched and hosted a morning news series called Winning at Work, where each month he sat down with a business leader to chat about practical tips for finding success on the job–no matter what field you’re in.

Jaciel’s work at WFMZ has not gone unnoticed. He is an Emmy Award winner for his participation in the station’s coverage of the 2020 General Election, and he was also inducted into the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle Society for his significant contributions to the journalism industry spanning 25 years or more.

Jaciel enjoys singing and acting on stage as a hobby and has played major roles in The Color Purple and Fences.

He graduated from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism. He is originally from Evanston, Illinois.

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Richard Warmkessel, Special Guest

Richard Warmkessel is a Lehigh Valley comedian, actor and improviser who “sunlights” as a Demo Engineer for a leading HCM technology provider. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Theatre from Kutztown University with a minor in Professional Writing. Notable works include Shrek and The Little Mermaid at Civic Theatre and Hairspray at NCC Summer Theatre.

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