MORRIS COUNTY — Muhlenberg students took part in the college’s 67th annual Advent Candlelight Carols Service, December 7-8 – held in the Gideon F. Egner Memorial Chapel. Adapted from the Festival of Lessons and Carols of King’s College, Cambridge University in England, the event featured stories of promise, songs of hope and liberation, and a reminder of the power of presence and community. Local participants included:
Zachary Kleiman of Florham Park. A graduate of Hanover Park High School, Kleiman is studying Music at Muhlenberg and participated as a member of the Muhlenberg College Choir and Muhlenberg Chamber Choir. Kleiman also performed on percussion.
Sophia Morris of East Hanover. A graduate of Hanover Park High School, Morris is studying at Muhlenberg and participated as a member of the Muhlenberg Treble Choir.
Services were led by Chaplain Janelle Suzanne Neubauer, M.Div., and the concert was directed by music professors Katherine Kaiser and Victoria Pitre. Vincent Trovato accompanied on piano.
Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg is a highly selective, four-year residential, liberal arts college in the city of Allentown, Pa., with nearly 2,000 bachelor’s and master’s degree-seeking students. The college’s curriculum and experiences are designed to open doors to new ideas, discoveries, friendships, and a lifetime of personal and intellectual growth.