Bach Festival Society of Winter Park Releases CD ALL IS BRIGHT: A CHORAL CHRISTMAS

The Bach Festival Society of Winter Park has announced the release of a new recording: All Is Bright: A Choral Christmas. The recording features the 160-voice Bach Festival Choir and full Orchestra performing twenty-one Christmas songs including original arrangements.

The Bach Festival Society is Central Florida's oldest arts organization. Following a Central Florida holiday tradition, the Bach Festival Society Christmas offerings have included an annual free concert at the Morse Museum's "Christmas in the Park" celebration as well as December holiday concerts at Knowles Memorial Chapel on the campus of Rollins College.

"We are thrilled about this recording," said Dr. John Sinclair, Artistic Director and Conductor of the Bach Festival Society. "With nearly 80 years of programming, we offer this recording as a musical gift to the community and a celebration of our rich choral tradition in Central Florida. We always strive to delight our listeners with a blend of the new and the old, and we think that with this selection of holiday favorites we have combined familiar music with exquisite new interpretations, most of them arranged especially for our choir and orchestra. I couldn't be happier with the results."

The cover art for the CD was created by artist Dean Quigley, known for his Florida history paintings and murals.

Tracks Include, Joy to the World; Coventry Carol; I'll Be Home for Christmas; First Noel; Carol of the Bells; Away in a Manger; Masters in This Hall; I Wonder As I Wander; Fum, Fum, Fum; O Tannenbaum; What Is This Lovely Fragrance; Hark! the Herald Angels Sing; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; We Three Kings; In the Bleak Mid-Winter; Deck the Halls; Veni, Veni; Dormi, Dormi; Jingle Bells; Silent Night; and Let There Be Peace on Earth.

Pre Orders of the CD can be made at www.BachFestivalFlorida.org. CDs will be available in mid-November through the Bach Festival Society, local retailers, and online music portals. $15 per CD.

The 2013 "A Classic Christmas" concerts will be held at Knowles Memorial Chapel on Saturday, December 14 at 7:30PM and Sunday, December 15 at 2:00PM. Tickets can be purchased online at BachFestivalFlorida.org and by telephone at 407.646.2182.

The mission of the Bach Festival Society is to inspire the human spirit through great classical music, featuring powerful choral performances, as we celebrate the legacy of J.S. Bach. The 2013-2014 Season is the Society's 79th year of presenting outstanding musical offerings to the Central Florida community.

Located in Winter Park, Florida, the Bach Festival Society is one of the longest continuously operating Bach Festivals in the country and among America's great oratorio societies. The Bach Festival Society brings the highest caliber of classical music to Central Florida. Performances are held in the intimate settings of Tiedtke Concert Hall and Knowles Memorial Chapel on the beautiful campus of Rollins College.

For more information regarding the season or to order tickets, call the Bach Festival Society at407.646.2182 or visit us online at www.BachFestivalFlorida.org.

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