Holiday Concert 2025

Admission to the concert is free, a suggested donation of $10 per person will be gratefully accepted at the door to help cover production costs. 

Program

• Unconditional Love,  A Cantata of Gratitude & Remembrance by Howard Goodall, 2021

          Mr. Goodall's thoughts on how this work came to be can be read by clicking the link below. 

• “Dance of the Reed Flutes” from Nutcracker Suite by Pyotr Illich Tchaikovsky, 1892 

•  Twas the Night Before Christmas by Andy Beck, based on the poem by Clement C. Moore, joined by the Chandler Children's Chorale

•  Magnificat by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, circa. 1745

       A translation of the latin into enlish is available at the link below.

       Walton Music, the publisher of Magnificat included a historical note, provided at the link below. 

• Christmas Jingles,  an arrangement by Christopher McWilliams, of Christmas is Surreal by Bill Wurtz, 2025 

• Sure on This Shining Night, Samuel Barber

• Gloucester Wassail, traditional carol, Ralph Vaughan Williams, arranger 

And of course, carols for the chorus and the audience to sing