Classics for Christmas: A Ceremony of Carols

Schedule

Thu Dec 17 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-05:00
Location

Carnegie Hall | Manhattan, NY

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The highlight of Musica Sacra’s annual holiday season concert at Carnegie Hall this year is Benjamin Britten’s eternal Christmas classic A Ceremony of Carols for chorus and harp, with guest harpist Mariko Anraku. The evening also features music for chorus and orchestra both classic (Sleigh Ride by Leopold Mozart, The King Shall Rejoice by Handel) and modern (works by Reena Esmail, Morton Lauridsen, and Wayne Oquin).
Kent Tritle, conductor
Mariko Anraku, harp
Benjamin Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Francesco Onofrio Manfredini: Concerto for Two Trumpets
Morton Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Reena Esmail: “The unexpected early hour” from A Winter Breviary
Edward Elgar: The Snow
Leopold Mozart: Sleigh Ride (Schlittenfahrt)
Marcel Grandjany: Aria in Classic Style for harp and strings
Wayne Oquin: O Magnum Mysterium
George Frideric Handel: The King Shall Rejoice
Tickets $35-$130
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Carnegie Hall, Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave, New York, NY 10019, United States, Manhattan

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