Western Wind Vocal Sextet Presents HOLIDAY LIGHT – Joyous Music for Chanukkah and Christmas

The Western Wind vocal sextet will present Holiday Light - Joyous Music for Chanukkah and Christmas on Saturday, December 17 at 8:00 PM in AbiGail Adams Smith Auditorium, 417 East 61st Street in Manhattan.

The program celebrates Chanukkah and Christmas, all in one evening of song. Holiday Light presents a diverse array of holiday music from the middle ages to today. Organized by themes such as Stars and Lights, Angels and Shepherds, Holiday Messages and Food & Festivities, the program presents a broad selection of vocal music in styles ranging from Medieval, Renaissance, Early American and Romantic to contemporary works, folk songs and spirituals. New arrangements of seasonal classics such as The Cherry Tree Carol and charming Chanukkah Songs such as Flory Jagoda's Ocho Kandelikas will be featured.

The concert will take place in AbiGail Adams Smith Auditorium, known for its intimate atmosphere and warm acoustics.

Western Wind members are Linda Lee Jones, Michele Kennedy, sopranos, William Zukof, countertenor, Todd Frizzell, David Vanderwal, tenors and Peter Walker, bass

Guest performers will be Patricia Davis, violin and Will Holshouser, accordion.

Tickets for the December 17 concert are $35 reserved section, $25 general admission and $20 Student/senior, and can be purchased online at http://www.westernwind.org/store.html?tix. For more concert information, please call 212-873-2848 or e-mail: info@westernwind.org.

Since 1969, the internationally acclaimed vocal sextet The Western Wind has devoted itself to the special beauty and variety of a cappella music. The New York Times has called them, "A kaleidoscopic tapestry of vocal hues..." The Ensemble's repertoire reveals its diverse background - from Renaissance motets to Fifties rock 'n' roll, from medieval carols to Duke Ellington, from complex works by avant-garde composers to the simplest folk melodies. Visit them at http://www.westernwind.org/.

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