December 4, 2020
Story by Joe Vinduska
Photo by Brandon Steinert
The Barton Performing Arts Department invites听the community to enjoy nostalgic, holiday-themed entertainment from the comfort of their own home as it presents its first-ever 鈥渧irtual鈥 Holiday Concert premiering at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 16. Livestream information can be found at
Barton Director of Choral Activities Vern Fryberger said the Holiday Concert is always an exciting show to prepare for and present.
鈥淭he Holiday Concert is a long-time tradition at Barton,鈥 he said. 鈥淚t's usually in a variety show type format and includes various ensembles and solos performing traditional music of the Christmas season. Although we couldn't present a live concert this year, we wanted to continue the tradition. Happy holidays and merry Christmas from the Barton Music Department!鈥澨
The concert will feature Christmas music from all genres performed by Barton鈥檚 Concert Choir, Hilltop Singers, Barton Jazz Ensemble and the talented Performing Arts Faculty.
Barton鈥檚 dance company, Barton Dance Theatre, will perform the ballet 鈥淲altz of the Snowflakes鈥 from the holiday favorite, 鈥淭he Nutcracker.鈥 In a flurry of movement, the dancers will evoke the feeling of a winter鈥檚 first perfect snow with every spin and leap.
The concert is free and will remain posted on Facebook and YouTube after the premiere. All videos for the concert were filmed by Coordinator of Video Julie K. Munden and Public Relations Video Student Employees Aaron Crawford and Peyton Steiner, with additional videos by Dance Instructor Danika Bielek and Theatre Technical Director Leon Sobba.
For more information, contact Fryberger at (620) 792-9395 or frybergerv@bartonccc.edu.