Montana PBS to broadcast Noël! concert on Dec. 23 and 24

BOZEMAN - Holiday cheer abounds on Montana PBS, which will broadcast Montana State University's Noël! concert at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23, and at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24.

The MSU Symphony Orchestra and three student choirs from MSU's School of Music - the Montanans, University Chorale and Voces Luminis - join faculty conductors Kirk Aamot, Lukas Graf and Tobin Stewart in performing wintertime music from around the world. Montana PBS recorded the concert on Dec. 5 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in downtown Bozeman.

Viewers can tune into the concert via Montana PBS broadcast channels or watch.montanapbs.org/livestream/. The concert is also available to watch on-demand, including from out-of-state locations, with the PBS app and at watch.montanapbs.org/show/noel-concert/.

"This was the first-ever production of this concert by Montana PBS," said Paul Heitt-Rennie, Montana PBS director of programming and the concert's co-producer.

"Seventy-five percent of the TV production, lighting and sound crew are current or former MSU students. It's a remarkable testament to the skill and talent developed by this university," added Scott Sterling, Montana PBS director of production and the concert's co-producer and director.

For 40 years, Montana PBS has connected the people of Montana to the land they call home - and to each other - by highlighting their shared stories and fostering a spirit of community. The statewide network now broadcasts five channels to more than 275,000 Montanans each week.