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Seven Joys of Christmas: Music to Celebrate the Season with Pilgrim Festival Chorus

December 5 - December 6

Saturday, December 5, 7:30 pm, and Sunday, December 6, 1 pm and 4 pm
The Church of the Pilgrimage, 8 Town Square, Plymouth
Tickets: $25 general, $20 seniors and students over 18, free for children 18 and under and Card to Culture attendees, available at pilgrimfestivalchorus.org, limited availability at the door

Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC), a 60-member premier community choral ensemble comprised of experienced vocalists from over 15 South Shore communities, presents its winter concert, “Seven Joys of Christmas: Music to Celebrate the Season.” The program includes several different types of carols by well-known composers such as Mendelssohn and Vaughan Williams, as well as delightful contemporary music by Elaine Hagenberg, Shawn Kirchner, and Eric Whitacre. The centerpiece of the concert is Kirke Mechem’s 1964 suite of carols from different countries, “Seven Joys of Christmas,” which focuses on the various “joys” that come with this festive season.

 

About Pilgrim Festival Chorus

Pilgrim Festival Chorus (PFC) is a 60-member premier community choral ensemble, comprised of experienced vocalists from over 15 South Shore communities. PFC is under the artistic direction of William B. Richter and Elizabeth Chapman Reilly. The chorus is dedicated to presenting diverse choral works that educate, enrich, and engage both its members and its audiences. A typical season begins with a festive holiday concert in early December. In mid-December, PFC hosts its annual “Celebrate! Messiah and Carol Sing” where the audience is invited to become the chorus in one of the most famous choral pieces ever written. The spring concert often features a larger work with orchestra and soloists. In June, Pilgrim Festival Singers, an ensemble of PFC, performs concerts with repertoire drawn from Broadway and American traditions. Smaller volunteer groups serve the community by engaging in appearances at various local events.

 

PFC is pleased to participate in Mass Cultural Council’s Card to Culture program. Pilgrim Festival Chorus is supported, in part, by grants from Mass Cultural Council, a state agency, and its local cultural councils in Plymouth and Scituate.

 

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