A Christmas Carol

Schedule

Sun Dec 07 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Emmanuel Episcopal Church | Baltimore, MD

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Charles Dickens' classic in an imaginative new choral setting, with narration by WJZ-TV anchor Denise Koch
About this Event

Charles Dickens' timeless masterpiece A Christmas Carol finds breathtaking new life in this innovative program featuring The Emmanuel Choir and distinguished guest narrator and beloved WJZ-TV anchor Denise Koch!

American composer Benedict Sheehan's brilliant choral setting illuminates Dickens' timeless narrative with rich, glorious harmonies while weaving in inventive arrangements of cherished Christmas classics. Experience Deck the Halls, Silent Night, and the hauntingly beautiful Coventry Carol interspersed throughout this remarkable journey. Gather your loved ones this holiday season to rediscover Dickens' universal story of redemption, forgiveness, and charity—reimagined through the transcendent power of choral music.

  • The Emmanuel Choir
  • Denise Koch, narration
  • Christian Lane, direction
  • Benedict Sheehan, featured composer


About Tickets

A ticket is required of all attendees, and may be obtained prior to the concert or at the door beginning 30 minutes prior to the performance.

Emmanuel Church is committed to ensuring all persons have access to its space and its musical offerings, regardless of income and ability to pay. Therefore, for most concerts, a limited number of Free Rush Tickets will be made available, online only, beginning 24 hours in advance of a concert's start time.

Single tickets are transferable, but not refundable. If your plans change and you can no longer attend a performance, we encourage you to transfer your tickets to a friend. To do so, open your ticket in Eventbrite and edit the ticket's name and email address.

Subscription tickets may be exchanged for a different concert on the same series. Simply write to [email protected] to request a ticket exchange.

We thank Emmanuel's Friends of Music for their ongoing and significant support of programming at Emmanuel. If you are intersted in becoming a Friend of Music, please click here.

Music at Emmanuel is grateful to the Maryland State Arts Council and the William G. Baker, Jr. Memorial Fund, creator of the Baker Artist Portfolios, www.BakerArtist.org, for their support of the 2025–2026 season.



About the choir

The Emmanuel Choir is Maryland's premier professional liturgical choral ensemble.

A 16-voice fully-professional mixed-voice ensemble, its 12-member core is augmented by four Choral Scholars, each a local young artist. Rooted in the great and expansive choral traditions of the Anglican (Episcopal) Church, the Emmanuel Choir’s repertoire spans the centuries — from Italian Renaissance to English Romantic; from plainsong to the 21st century — and includes regular world-premiere performances of new music composed for the church of today and tomorrow. The choir is directed by Christian Lane.



Parking and Transportation

Emmanuel Church is located at 811 Cathedral Street in Baltimore, on the corner of Cathedral & W. Read Streets in the Mt. Vernon neighborhood.

Ample street parking, both free and metered, is available in historic Mt. Vernon. After 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, and all day on Sundays, many meters do not require payment and most residential restrictions are lifted. Please be sure to consult signage carefully.

However, we strongly encourage our patrons to avoid the stress of searching for street parking, and to make a parking plan before arriving into our residential neighborhood. To that end, the following websites and associated mobile apps may be very useful:

The closest paid parking lot is directly behind Emmanuel Church, at 810 N. Charles Street. Public lots within a three-block radius of the church include:

  • 810 N. Charles Street*
  • 910 N. Charles Street*
  • 917 N. Charles Street
  • 926 N. Charles Street
  • 1000 N. Charles Street*
  • 1017 N. Charles Street
  • 124 W. Read Street
  • 230 W. Read Street
  • 600 Cathedral Street

*SAVE $5 on Parking!* Park in a PMI lot at 810, 910, or 1000 N. Charles St. and add promo code EEC when using the Honk app or honkmobile.com.

The church is also served by local bus routes on both Cathedral and N Charles Streets, as well as the Charm City Circulator (Purple Route) and Baltimore LiteRail Link (Mt Vernon/Centre St Stop).

Emmanuel Church is a 15-minute walk from Baltimore's Pennsylvania Rail Station (with regular MARC and Amtrak services).



About the venue

Emmanuel Episcopal Church is located in the heart of Baltimore's historic Mt. Vernon neighborhood. Its tremendous stone tower at the corner of Cathedral and W. Read Streets serves as a beacon in this community, and the nave's warm acoustic and gentle ambiance contribute to creating an ideal environment in which to hear choral and chamber music.

In 2022, the church building underwent a $3.2M transformation to make each space in its physical plant fully accessible to all; included in this project was an elevator, increased ramp access, and new restroom facilities.

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Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 811 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, United States

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