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Monarch Tidings Concert Is Thursday at John Marshall High School

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John Marshall High School music students are preparing for the annual Monarch Tidings Christmas concert. Seated, from left, are Ella Kennen and Lauren Rice. Standing, from left, are Tyler Minch,Connor Dorsey, Victoria Henry, Dakota Chester and Grace Gatts. (Photo Provided)

GLEN DALE -- The John Marshall High School Music Department invites the public to celebrate the holiday season at a combined Christmas concert.

The sixth annual Monarch Tidings concert is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday in the JMHS Center for Performing Arts in Glen Dale.

This student-produced, one-day event will feature selections from a combination of ensembles including concert band, steel band, concert choir, Monarch choir, chamber orchestra, string orchestra and symphony orchestra.

Ella Kennen and Morgan Carlin will serve as hosts of the show. Festive tunes such as "Dashing through the Snow" and "Donde Esta Santa Claus" along with well-known favorites "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Grown Up Christmas List" and "The Chipmunk Song" will deck the halls of the CPA with holiday cheer.

WJMH Media will record the concert, and the production will be shown in its entirety on the WJMH Media YouTube page beginning Tuesday, Dec. 12.

Monarch Tidings can also be viewed on Christmas Eve from 5-6 p.m. on WTRF CBS and again on Christmas morning from 6-7 a.m. on WTRF ABC Ohio Valley. WLU-TV, West Liberty University's TV station on Xfinity Channel 14, and www.topperstation.com will air the show around Christmastime.

This holiday concert, sponsored by the Karl and Mildred Niekamp Charitable Foundation, is open to the public and an admission fee will be charged. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

Adult admission is $10, student (K-12) admission is $5, and children 5 years old and younger are free. Anyone showing their personalized Marshall County Schools Activity Pass will get free admission.

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