November 15, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On December 21, Chorus pro Musica, led by Guest Conductor Lisa Graham, will present its annual holiday celebration concert at Old South Church, 645 Boylston Street, Copley Square, Boston. The performance includes Daniel Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata, Morten Lauridsen’s “O magnum mysterium,” and Gustav Holst’s arrangement of “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence,” among other seasonal favorites. As in the past, there will be a candlelight processional and opportunities for the audience to join in singing Christmas carols.
Lisa Graham is making her debut appearance with Chorus pro Musica. Now in her sixth year as Evelyn Barry Director of Choral Music at Wellesley College, Dr. Graham conducts the Wellesley College Choir, Glee Club, and Chamber Singers as well as teaching courses in the music department. She is also Music Director of the Brookline Chorus and conductor of the Handel and Haydn Society’s Young Women’s Chorus. She earned her Master of Music and Doctor of Musical Arts Degrees at the University of Southern California, and has served on the faculty at California State University Northridge, directed choirs at Sonoma State University, and performed in and directed productions at Cinnabar Opera Theater in Northern California.
The concert is reserved seating by pew. Tickets are $20, $30 or $40, with discounts available for seniors, students, WGBH members, and parties of 6 or more. Tickets may be purchased and seats selected online at www.choruspromusica.org or by calling 800-658-4276 at any time. For wheelchair-accessible seats, call 617-267-7442.
Now in its 59th season, Chorus pro Musica is a distinguished, independent Boston-based chorus, recognized for versatility and excellence in performing traditional, adventurous and seldom-heard works. The Chorus was founded in 1949 by the late Alfred Nash Patterson and has built a superb reputation for professional-level musical standards and innovative programming. In 2006, Chorus pro Musica was one of 45 cultural, environmental, and human service organizations profiled as “examples of excellence” in the Catalogue for Philanthropy.
The 2007–2008 season continues on March 7, 2008 when the chorus, led by Guest Conductor David Hodgkins, will perform A Celebration of New England Composers with a musical tribute to Daniel Pinkham at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, 138 Tremont St, Boston. The season will conclude on June 1, 2008 at NEC’s Jordan Hall with the traditional concert opera: Georges Bizet’s Carmen, featuring audience favorite Victoria Livengood in her signature role as Carmen, Adam Klein as Don José, Robert Honeysucker as Escamilllo, Nouné Karapetian as Micaela, and Philip Candilis as Zuniga.
See the Chorus pro Musica online press kit at: http://www.choruspromusica.org/press.shtml
For more information, contact Peter Pulsifer at 617-267-7442.