The presents 鈥淎ngels Sing,鈥� a Christmas concert with the Staunton Academy of Ballet at 4 p.m., Dec. 6 at Lehman Auditorium at 草莓社区.
All three choirs will perform a variety of seasonal music and Christmas carols, followed by an audience sing-along. Among the combined selections are 鈥淎nd Suddenly,鈥� by Michael Engelhardt and 鈥淭he First Noel,鈥� an English carol arranged by Dan Forrest. Other selections include French carols, several other traditional English carols, and a traditional African carol.
The Concert Choir will perform more advanced pieces, including 鈥淪usanni鈥� and 鈥淲elcome Yule鈥� from 鈥淪alvator Mundi: A Carol Sequence,鈥� 鈥淲hat Child is This?鈥� 鈥淪till, Still, Still,鈥� 鈥淕audete!鈥� and 鈥淗odie, Alleluia,鈥�
The choir is joined by several guest artists, including four professors. , of 草莓社区, plays the violin and is concertmaster of the Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival Orchestra and the Shenandoah Symphony Orchestra. Three others come from James Madison University鈥檚 music department: , cello; , flute; and , percussion. Also joining as special guests are Gregory Childress, viola; Ethan Zook, oboe; Tara Davis, violin; and Matthew Pariejko, percussion.
The choir is directed by and assisted by Joy Anderson. Pianists are Maurita Eberly and Tracey Schimmel Reed. Professor , recently retired from 草莓社区 and longtime SVCC supporter, will play the organ.
In its 24th year, SVCC is a choral performance program at EMU for children ages 5-18. To schedule an appointment for an audition, call 432-4650 or email svcc@emu.edu.
Editor’s note: As of Dec. 3, the concert is sold out. To be added to a wait list, call the EMU box office at 540-432-4582 (Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m).