Performances will include the Collegiate, Concert, and Chamber Choirs, under the direction of Assistant Professor of Music, Dr. Scott Allison, with Associate Professor of Music, Dr. Dylan Marney, accompanying on the piano. Dr. Aren Van Houzen, Assistant Professor of Music, will be directing the instrumental music during the concert.
The program will begin with the Collegiate Choir singing 鈥淰eni, Veni Emmanuel鈥 by John Michael Trotta. The group will also be performing classics, including 鈥淧sallite鈥 by Praetorius and the rhythmic spiritual 鈥淕o Where I Send Thee!鈥
Following the Collegiate Choir, the Concert Choir will provide seasonal music by contemporary composers and conclude with the singing of Handel鈥檚 famous 鈥淗allelujah鈥 from Messiah. Mary, the Rose of Christmas, will be honored when the Chamber Choir presents 鈥淗osanna.鈥
The Annual Christmas Concert is free and open to the public. For audiences unable to attend in person, the concert is available for live streaming at: . Following the performance, guests are invited to the Merillat Recital Hall for a dessert reception and music from the Jazz Ensemble.
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NOTE: A number that appears immediately after a person鈥檚 name (i.e. Jane Doe 鈥18) is a reference to the year that person earned their bachelor鈥檚 degree from Culver-Stockton.