The 95 voices of the Waterbury Chorale, and the 16-piece Waterbury Chorale Festival Orchestra, under the direction of Joseph Jacovino Jr., will present holiday concerts Saturday, Dec. 5, at 8 p.m., at St. Rose of Lima Church in Newtown and Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4 p.m. at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Waterbury. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door.
The first half of the concert will feature seasonal works of a religious and sacred nature. Selections will be “Gloria in Excelsis Deo” by Mack Wilberg, “Magnificat in C” by Charles Theodore Pachelbel, “Ave Maria” by Tomas Luis de Victoria, “O Magnum Mysterium” by Morten Lauridsen, “The First Nowell” arranged by David Willcocks, and “Hodie,” a major chorale work in three movements by Z. Randall
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The second half will feature more traditional and secular selections with “Joy to the World” and “Go Tell It On the Mountain” arranged by Paul Halley, “Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day” arranged by Howard Helvey, “Mary Had a Baby” arranged by Phillip Kern, and “Christmas Ornaments,” a multi-movement medley that draws upon a wide variety of traditional carols – “Personent Hodie.” “Deck the Halls,” lullaby carols (“Lully, Lullay” and “What Child is This?”), bell carols (“Ding, Dong Merrily on High” and “Ukranian Bell Carol”), “I Wonder As I Wander,” and “The Twelve Days of Christmas.”
Start your holiday season off with a spirited Christmas concert. For more information, or to purchase tickets online in advance, go to www.waterburychorale.org and click on “concerts & events.”
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