Upper St. Clair and several other local high school music groups are scheduled to perform this holiday season in the 45th Annual Holiday Choral Program in Pittsburgh.

The Upper St. Clair High School Pantheon Choir will perform Dec. 19 at 11:30 a.m. on the Grand Staircase of the Allegheny County Courthouse,  at 436 Grant Street in downtown Pittsburgh.

The following local high school groups also will perform:

• Jefferson Middle School 8^th Grade Chorus, Dec. 5 at 11:30 a.m.
• Mt. Lebanon Choral Ensembles, Dec. 5 at 12:20 p.m.
• Keystone Oaks High School Symphonic Band, Dec. 10 at 12:20 p.m.
• Chartiers Valley Middle School Orchestra, Dec. 17 at 11:30 a.m.

Performances will be held each weekday at 11:30 a.m. and 12:20 p.m. through Friday, December 19. Twenty-four local choirs and orchestras will participate in this year’s program. Each performance will also be broadcast on the Grant Street side of the Courthouse.

Participating schools also are making donations of filled stockings to The Holiday Project, a program that has provided holiday gifts to children and youth who receive services through the Allegheny County human services system since the late 1960s.  Concert-goers can make a donation of an unwrapped gift. More information about The Holiday Project, including suggested gifts, is available at http://www.alleghenycounty.us/dhs/holidayproject.aspx.

For more information about the holiday choral program, and a full list of participating schools, see the Allegheny County website or call 412-350-6500.

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