Essence 2, a community-based choir based in State College, will present a concert of African
American sacred and secular music. The 70-voice choir includes singers from high school age to elders, and is directed by Dr. Anthony T. Leach, professor emeritus of music/music education at Penn State. He founded Essence 2 as an extension of the Essence of Joy Choir, which he founded and directed while
serving as conductor of the Penn State University Choir from 1994 – 2015. Leach also
coordinated the African American Music Festival at Penn State.The concert will also feature numbers by the Chancel Choirs of College Hill and First Presbyterian Church.

All are welcome to attend; there will be a free will offering taken at the event.