Sunday, December 9, 2018, 3 p.m.
The Church of St. Luke & the Epiphany, 330 S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA
With Singing City, Bill Carter and Presbybop, and Elizabeth Weigle, soprano
The Mexican tradition of “La Fiesta de la Posada” recreates Joseph and Mary’s search for a room at an inn-a universal story of faith, community, and the joy of sharing. The second half features jazz with Presbybop, playing holiday favorites, and audience singing!
Tickets are $25; $35 preferred seating; $10 for students, available through our online box office.
I was born in a California town founded by the Spanish, raised on a cattle ranch that had been a Mexican land grant, and have absorbed and observed Mexican folk music all my life. As a musician, I have toured Mexico six times and always enjoyed listening to the folk music of the various regions. The ethnic music reflects those qualities I most admire in people… dignity in moments of tragedy, infectious high spirits in moments of joy, and an unshakeable religious faith made evident in a strong sense of one’s own worth and a deep respect for the shared values of one’s own group — family, church, village. These qualities, I think, are universal to people with a strong communal sense — an increasingly rare attribute in urban culture. It is this sense of sharing in an event which I have tried to capture in the simple retelling of the Christmas story.
—Dave Brubeck, 1975
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