Rejoice! Festive Music for the Festive Season
Saturday, December 6, 7:30 pm; Sunday, December 7, 3 pm; and Sunday, December 7, 6 pm
The Church of the Pilgrimage, 8 Town Square, Plymouth
Artistic Directors William B. Richter, conductor, and Elizabeth Chapman Reilly, organ
Tickets: $25 general, $20 seniors & students over 18
Admission is free for Card to Culture attendees and children 18 and under
Tickets available at pilgrimfestivalchorus.org, and at the door, limited to capacity
In “Rejoice!” Pilgrim Festival Chorus presents two very different sets of carols, both arranged for organ and orchestra. Alice Parker’s joyous “Seven Carols for Christmas,” commissioned by the Robert Shaw Chorale in 1970, includes relatively familiar music, while Shawn Kirchner’s exuberant “Behold New Joy: Ancient Carols for Christmas” (2011) includes Latin carols from the Piae Cantiones of 1582. In addition, the concert centerpiece is Vivaldi’s lesser known (but equally engaging) setting of “Gloria in Excelsis Deo,” composed around 1715.
Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC) is a 90-member premier, welcoming community choral ensemble, comprised of experienced vocalists from 20 South Shore communities. Marking its 26th season, the chorus is led by artistic directors William B. Richter and Elizabeth Chapman Reilly. Pilgrim Festival Chorus is dedicated to presenting diverse choral works that educate, enrich, and engage both its members and its audiences.
PFC is pleased to participate in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program. Reserve tickets on our website. Pilgrim Festival Chorus is supported, in part, by grants from Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, and its local cultural councils in Middleborough, Plymouth, and Scituate.
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