ESU’s A Cappella Ensemble Was a Featured Performer at the White House

East Stroudsburg University’s A Cappella Ensemble was a featured performer at the White House on Saturday, December 14, for the annual Holiday Open House. Invited by audition, the group performed a variety of unaccompanied classical and holiday selections for a large audience.

The A Cappella Ensemble, founded and directed by Dr. James Maroney, associate professor of music at ESU, is an auditioned group of 14-18 student singers. The group has performed in China, Austria, Italy, Toronto and Boston. The singers have been honored by the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Choral Directors Association with an invitation to perform at the inaugural Fall Conference in October 2011.

For more information on ESU’s A Cappella Ensemble, contact Maroney at 570-422-3258 or