Annual seasonal concert features students, alumni, faculty, and community musicians

Organized by Senior Adjunct Lecturer Shelley Ensor, "McDaniel for the Holidays” features McDaniel students, alumni, staff, and faculty, as well as community members. The free performance takes place Sunday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in Baker Memorial Chapel.

McDaniel for the Holidays 2026 — McDaniel Music faculty members, students, and alumni, along with community members, perform in a special seasonal concert celebrating the holiday season.

McDaniel College’s Department of Music presents "McDaniel for the Holidays" on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. in Baker Memorial Chapel.

Organized by Senior Adjunct Lecturer Shelley Ensor, the annual seasonal concert, which is free and open to the public, features McDaniel students, faculty, staff, alumni, as well as community members.

Ensor said, “Prepare yourself for an evening of holiday favorites and surprises. Come ready to sing along and wearing your dancing shoes! Kick off this holidays season with McDaniel for the Holidays…yule love it!”

Those performing include McDaniel College's Gospel Choir, the McDaniel College Pep Band, The Children's Chorus of Carroll County, and Flute Cocktail, the official 30-piece flute choir of Columbia Bands, Inc., of Howard County, Maryland, under the direction of Senior Lecturer Linda Kirkpatrick.

Listen to Shelley Ensor invite the community to this year's event! "Yule love it!"

More information about this and other fall music events

Performers:

McDaniel College's Gospel Choir consists of:

Nicholas Airing, first-year Physics major from Taneytown, Maryland
Siyon Barthlett, sophomore Biology major from Pasadena, Maryland
Claire Benton, sophomore American Sign Language major from Ashburn, Virginia
Linda Brown, senior Sociology and Theatre Arts major from Rosedale, Maryland
Paco Crespo, first-year student from Takoma Park, Maryland
Lizbeth Funes, junior Business Administration and Accounting major from Silver Spring, Maryland
Sommer Hill, senior Biology major from Owings, Maryland
Thomas Hunter, first-year Elementary Education major from Fulton, Maryland
Cadence Jones, first-year student from Crofton, Maryland
Cassandra Marable, first-year Social Work major from Owings Mills, Maryland
Lyndie McConaghy, junior Criminal Justice major from Columbia, Maryland
Declan McGinnis, first-year Psychology major from Laurel, Maryland
Ramar McPhail, first-year Environmental Studies major from Dundalk, Maryland
Marvel Nwabufo, junior Psychology major from Abuja, Nigeria
Taylor Parker, junior Social Work major from Elkridge, Maryland
Liana Samuel, sophomore Nursing major from Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Monet Smith, junior Writing & Publishing major from Randallstown, Maryland
Adelyn Stark, first-year Art major from Ashburn, Virginia
Sarah Wetherson, sophomore Nursing major from Westminster, Maryland

Other performers are Coordinator of Student Engagement Jordan Greene '24, Kate Jacob '22, and community members Michael Armacost and Lenny Foust.

Members of the McDaniel College Pep Band include:

*notes community member

Katrina Adhikari, first-year Health Sciences major from Severn, Maryland
Martina Adolfs*
Nicholas Airing, first-year Physics major from Taneytown, Maryland
Kailani Becker, first-year Business Administration and Theatre Arts major from Baltimore
Jeffrey Caballero, first-year Psychology major from Silver Spring, Maryland
Tyler Dale, first-year Physics student from Sykesville, Maryland
Kaitlyn Gebhardt, sophomore Psychology major from Silver Spring, Maryland
Alyssa Hain, sophomore American Sign Language major from Lovettsville, Virginia
Leo Hill, junior Writing & Publishing major from Catonsville, Maryland
Ben Maners, sophomore Psychology major from Rising Sun, Maryland
Breanna McKee, junior Elementary Education major from Hampstead, Maryland
Ramar McPhail, first-year Environmental Studies major from Dundalk, Maryland
Silas Pearson, sophomore Political Science major from White Marsh, Maryland
Dylan Smith, junior Art major from Baltimore
Jayden Smith, sophomore Art major from Takoma Park, Maryland
Alana Taylor, sophomore Biomedical Science major from Laurel, Maryland
Logan Wagner, first-year History major from Hanover, Pennsylvania

Also performing:

McDaniel Music faculty members Glenn Caldwell, Shelley Ensor, Linda Kirkpatrick, Brian Frazier, Jen Newgent, Rachel Andrews, David Duree, Lori Anderson, Peggy Brengle, and Jeff Hiner
Other faculty and staff, including Artist in Residence Walt Michael ’68, Associate Professor of Biology Katie Staab, Adjunct lecturer in English Katy Stanton, Associate Professor of Communication & Cinema Erin Watley, and Academic Secretary in Psychology Jessie Wolfen
McDaniel alumni Jaylin Smith '26 and Allison Wyper Ashby '09, who is a member of the Flute Cocktail
Local community performers Michael Aubin, Shawn Dennison, and Chris James

Nov 3, 2026