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A Community of Singers
Dr. Anthony T. Leach, director
​State College, PA

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 2:00 p.m.
State College Area High School
650 Westerly Parkway
State College, PA 16801
High School Choral Invitational
Celebrating Black History Month

Participating Choirs
State College HS MasterSingers, Erik Clayton, conductor
Glendale HS Concert Choir, Lawrence Putorek, conductor
The Concert Choir from the The Village Charter School, Mark Lehnowsky, conductor
The Northwestern HS Concert Choir (MD), Stephanie Baker, conductor
The Men of Nazareth and the Nightingales, Nazareth HS, Kelly Rocchi, conductor
The Delaware Valley HS Chamber Singers, Richard Horst, conductor

Admission is free.

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Sunday, March 29, 2020 - 5:00 p.m.
​The Church of the Good Shepherd
867 Grays Woods Blvd.
Port Matilda, PA 16870
Essence 2 Ltd. Celebrates 20 Years of Service to the State College
Community
World Premiere: The Mass of Our Lady of Good Counsel
Stan Spottswood, composer
Choir, Soloists, Chamber Instrumental Ensemble
Free Will Offering will be collected at this event

Dr. Anthony T. Leach

Anthony T. Leach, emeritus professor of music/music education is founder of Essence of Joy, Essence2, and EOJAS. He served as conductor of the Penn State University Choir from 1994 – 2015 and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in choral music education. Leach coordinated the African American Music Festival at Penn State.
Leach holds a Ph.D. in music education and master’s degree in conducting from Penn State, and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA. During the 2009 – 2010 academic year, Leach served as Penn State University Laureate.
Read more about him by clicking here.

THE ESSENCE FAMILY

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