The Susquehanna Chorale, a nationally acclaimed adult chamber ensemble of 40 auditioned singers, will present its Candlelight Christmas concert series on Dec. 19-21, under the direction of Linda L. Tedford.
Performances are scheduled for Friday, Dec. 19 at the Calvin and Janet High Center for Performing Arts, Messiah University, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 20 at Market Square Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 21 at the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren, Elizabethtown, 4:00 p.m.
This year’s Candlelight Christmas concerts feature holiday pieces ranging from the works of Praetorius, Bach, and Rachmaninov to the sacred and secular music of our own time, featuring accompaniments by brass and solo cello. You’ll hear Daniel Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata, Biebl’s Ave Maria for men’s voices, premiers of works composed by Linda’s former Messiah University colleagues, Richard Roberson and William Stowman as well as Dan Forrest’s Let the Stable Still Astonish, commissioned in honor of the Chorale’s 40th Anniversary. As always, there will be carol singalongs and the treasured finale, Silent Night sung by candlelight.
A pre-concert recital by Susquehanna Chorale accompanist, Daniel L. Dorty and guest artists, Scott Kuntz, cello, and The Messiah University Brass, will be presented 15 minutes prior to each performance.
Let the voices of the Susquehanna Chorale, captured in gorgeous music of the season, offer you moments of peace, joy and reflection. Come and experience the magic of Candlelight Christmas.
Visit www.susquehannachorale.org/performances or call the Messiah University Box Office at 717-691-6036, option 1, for tickets and information. Group discounts are offered for 10 or more tickets purchased at the same time.
The Chorale is supported in part by the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The Christmas concerts are sponsored by the Anne M. and Philip H. Glatfelter III Family Foundation, American Products, Inc. and Fulton Private Banks.
Messiah University Parmer Hall Calvin & Janet High Center for Worship and Performing Arts
One University Avenue
PA 17055
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