The winter season will be ushered in at Fresno Pacific University during its Winter Celebration Concert on December 4 at 7:00-8:30 p.m.
The concert will be held in the Warkentine Culture and Arts Center located at the FPU main campus, 1717 S. Chestnut Ave., Fresno.
All students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends of FPU are welcome to come and enjoy an evening of joyful music and festive spirit with performances by the FPU Concert Choir, the Community Flute Choir of Fresno, and the San Joaquin Valley Community Band.
The choir will be singing arrangements of classic Christmas carols such as Angels from the Realms of Glory, The First Noel, Silent Night and even the Latin version of O Come, O Come Emmanuel. Professor Christa Pehl-Evans, Ph.D., will play flute for one of the songs, and Professor Karen Madden will join choir accompanist Matt Horton for a four-handed piano number.
This is the second concert headed by new choir director and professor Carrie Vail. Vail comes to FPU from Ohio and has been with the university since the start of the Fall 2025 semester. She worked at her previous institution for 12 years, teaching a variety of classes as well as serving as program coordinator for the institution’s Worship Arts degree.
“I love being at FPU,” said Vail. “I love the community and am so excited to be here!”