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The McKeesport Area High School Orchestra is among the groups invited to perform at the Allegheny County Courthouse during the holidays, a spokeswoman announced.

The group will perform 11:30 a.m to 12:10 p.m. Dec. 14 on the courthouse's Grand Staircase.

Other Mon-Yough student organizations scheduled to perform this holiday season include the Steel Valley High School Concert Choir from 11:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. Dec. 11, and the chorus from Pittsburgh Mifflin Elementary School in Lincoln Place from 12:20 to 1 p.m. the same day.

The county's 45th Annual Holiday Choral Program begins Wednesday with a performance by the Quaker Valley High School Concert Choir at 11:30 a.m.

Performances will be held each weekday through Dec. 19. Twenty-four local choirs, orchestras and bands will participate in this year's program. Each performance will also be broadcast on the Grant Street side of the courthouse so shoppers and office workers may enjoy the music.

Giant Eagle and Colteryahn Dairy are providing refreshments for the school groups on their performance days.

Participating schools have also been asked to make 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. Concertgoers are invited to participate in the program by making a donation of an unwrapped gift.

More information about The Holiday Project, including suggested gifts, is available on the county's website.

The full schedule for the 45th Annual Holiday Choral Program follows:

Nov. 28
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
Quaker Valley High School Concert Choir

Nov. 29
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
Ingomar Middle School 8th Grade Orchestra

Nov. 30
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
Seneca Valley Intermediate High School Choirs

Dec. 3
11:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
Marshall Middle School 8th Grade Orchestra

Dec. 5
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
Jefferson Middle School 8th Grade Chorus
12:20 p.m.-1 p.m.
Mt. Lebanon High School Choral Ensembles

Dec. 6
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
Ingomar Middle School 7th Grade Orchestra

Dec. 7
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
Deer Lakes Chamber Singers

Dec. 10
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
Marshall Middle School 7th Grade Orchestra
12:20 p.m.-1 p.m.
Keystone Oaks High School Symphonic Band

Dec. 11
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
Steel Valley High School Concert Choir
12:20 p.m.-1 p.m.
Pittsburgh Mifflin Chorus

Dec. 12
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
Carson Middle School Orchestra
12:20 p.m.-1 p.m.
Northgate "Sizzlers" Jazz Band

Dec. 13
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
Shaler Area High School Choir
12:20 p.m.-1 p.m.
Shaler Area High School Advanced Jazz Band

Dec. 14
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
McKeesport Area High School Orchestra
12:20 p.m.-1 p.m.
Montour High School Concert Choir

Dec. 17
11:30 a.m-12:10 p.m.
Chartiers Valley Middle School Orchestra
12:20 p.m.-1 p.m.
Shaler Area High School String Orchestra

Dec. 18
11:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
Pittsburgh Minadeo Elementary School Chorus
12:20 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Harrison Middle School Band, Chorus and Orchestra

Dec. 19
11:30 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
Upper St. Clair High School Pantheon Choir
12:20 p.m.-1 p.m.
Mellon Middle School 8th Grade Chorus

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