Glory of Christmas
Schedule
Sun Dec 08 2024 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm
UTC-08:00Location
First United Methodist Church PDX | Portland, OR
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“Everyone wants to hear this one chord in a Christmas Carol,” claims the New York Times (link below), and now Portland audiences will have their chance at Oregon Repertory Singers’ annual Glory of Christmas with guest organist Jonas Nordwall.Oregon Repertory Singers pulls all the stops (quite literally) for this year’s Glory of Christmas with legendary guest organist Jonas Nordwall, who will accompany the choir in many of the most famous arrangements of traditional carols including David Willcocks’s world-famous O Come All Ye Faithful. With ORS accompanist Naomi LaViolette, patrons will hear choir, organ, and piano (and sometimes harpsichord) for versions of great holiday classics by Handel, Berlioz, and Poulenc, as well as three audience favorites: Franz Biebl’s Ave Maria, Naomi LaVoilette’s Noel, and Ēriks Ešenvalds Stars for choir and tuned wine glasses.
Oregon Repertory Singers is excited to collaborate with @LiftUrbanPDX for Glory of Christmas, encouraging our patrons to contribute to the LiftUP Nut Butter Drive. Donate jars of nut butters at each performance in the collection barrels or make a contribution on the Oregon Repertory Singers Nut Butter Drive page here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/lift-urban-portland/oregon-repertory-singers-nut-butter-drive.
Glory of Christmas tickets sell quickly. Grab your favorite seats before they disappear! Tickets go on sale October 1, 2024.
Noteworthy pieces to be performed:
Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars (as heard on the acclaimed ORS album “50”)
Franz Biebl: Ave Maria (as heard on the acclaimed ORS album “50”)
Naomi LaViolette: Noel & Angel in the Snow
Handel: For Unto Us a Child is Born from Messiah
Hector Berlioz: Thou Must Leave Thy Lowly Dwelling
David Willcocks (arranger): O Come All Ye Faithful
*New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/arts/music/o-come-all-ye-faithful-christmas-chord.html?searchResultPosition=1
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Where is it happening?
First United Methodist Church PDX, 1838 SW Jefferson St, Portland, OR 97201-2463, United States,Portland, OregonEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
