The Christmas Chorus will perform on Saturday December 5th and Sunday December 6th, 2009.
For families and children under 8 years: Saturday December 5th at 2:00 pm.
For adults and children 8 years and older: Sunday, December 6th at 7:00 pm.
The Chorus will perform at its traditional venue at chapel at the State Mental Hospital. Admission is free but donations are appreciated.
The Chapel is located at 1300 East Center St. in Provo. Head east on Center Street; after the 900 East intersection, take the right turn leading to the hospital and go all the way to the end of the street. On the right side you will see the parking lot and the chapel, nestled in the trees. Parking is free.
2009 Program
To celebrate our 30 years of singing we are bringing back favorites that we've sung in the past in addition to new pieces.
A Virgin Most Pure arr. John Rutter
Petit Enfánt (Tiny Child) A Lullaby by Linda Miller Shaw and Dana Thompson
O Come, All You Children arr. By Kevin Riehle
What Sweeter Music by Eleanor Daley
Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day, Traditional Carol arr. John Rutter (1999)
How Can I Keep From Singing, Southern hymn arr. by Jane R. Fjeldsted (2001)
L'dor vador (From Generation to Generation), Valerie Shields (2003)
A Christmas Carol, Sara Teasdale/Ulysses Kay
Donkey Carol, John Rutter (1999)
Mirth, David H. Sargent (2002)
Et in terra pax by Joan Szymko
Ceremony of Carols, Benjamin Britten
To celebrate the Christmas Chorus' 30 years of singing we're inviting all alumnae of the chorus to come and join us in singing our encore that night. Please send an email to lisaan@juno.com so that you can get a copy of the music. Rehearsals will be on Sunday, November 8 at 7pm at BYU and Saturday, November 21 at 9:00am at the State Mental Hospital Chapel.
