The Lyric Consort A Premiere Acappella Ensemble 2007-2008 Concert Series The Lyric Consort's 2007-2008 Season is supported by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency, through its regional arts funding partnership, Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts(PPA).  State government funding comes through an annual appropriation by Pennsylvania's General Assembly and from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.  PPA is administered in this region by The Scranton Area Foundation.  The season is also supported by a Lackawanna County Arts and Cultural Grant. Friends, Our 2007-2008 season features a new quartet of superb programs featuring the finest in acappella choral music.  Remember church like it used to be with our "Old Time Religion" program, locate some peace and beauty amid the holiday rush with our traditional "Lyric Consort Christmas," celebrate the Irish in all of us with our latest incarnation of "A Planxty for St. Patrick," and conclude the year with our latest novel effort, a cooperative venture with the Presbybop Quartet in a program of "Holy Jazz". Use the form located by clicking here to order your tickets for one or all.  Our 'general passes' are also good at the door for any program and make great gifts for friends, neighbors, or family. Consider, too, a 100% tax-deductible gift in support of The Lyric Consort.  Your donation will be acknowledged in our season program book according to the medieval classification of "Angels".  An "Angel" you will be, as for the 14th straight year, our ticket prices remain unchanged and the lowest in the region.  Your support not only brings great music to life, but helps make it available to everyone. Thanks and "see you at the concerts"! The Lyric Consort Sunday Afternoon October 28, 2007 3:00 pm St. Luke's Episcopal Church Scranton General Admission: $10.00 Description: Join us as we open our Season with a program of familiar and beloved hymns and spirituals. Friday Evening December 14, 2007 8:00 pm St. Stephen's Episcopal Pro-Cathedral Wilkes-Barre General Admission: $10.00 Friday Evening December 21, 2007 8:00 pm St. Luke's Episcopal Church Scranton General Admission: $10.00 Description: Our traditional homage to the season of joy and peace, featuring both newly-discovered acappella gems and long-loved favorites. Friday Evening March 14, 2008 8:00 pm Shopland Hall at the Scranton Cultural Center General Admission: $10.00 Description: Celebrate St. Patrick's Day in Scranton with Northeast PA's newest Irish tradition; our all acappella celebration of music, culture, and humor from the "Green Isle"! Sunday Afternoon May 4, 2008 3:00 pm First Presbyterian Church Clarks Summit General Admission: $10.00 Description: Gregorian Chant and Renaissance sacred polyphony inspire and intermingle with the sounds of the Presbybop Jazz Quartet in a novel program that will please both Jazz Lovers and "Lyric Lovers".