The Kings of Brass are ready to make the holiday season merry and bright with Making Spirits Bright. This quintet never fails to delight with their winning combination of fabulous sound, engaging wit, popular programming, and top-notch showmanship. Making Spirits Bright includes original arrangements and signature takes on beloved holiday classics such as "'ll Be Home for Christmas," "Charlie Brown Christmas," "Silver Bells, "Songs of Hanukkah," and "Jingle Bell Rock" The spirit and sparkle of Canadian Brass has earned them a loyal legion of fans worldwide. "Nothing proclaims celebration and festivity like the sound of brass instruments. And if those instruments are played by Canadian Brass, there is even greater cause for celebration" (Toronto Star).

 

Join Masterworks Chorale for our 63rd Messiah Sings, the longest-running annual Messiah Sings in the country! This year, we are excited to return to Cary Hall as our venue location. As a community, we sing selections from Handel’s choral masterpiece with professional soloists and a volunteer orchestra led by Music Director Kevin Leong. Bring your score (or borrow one of ours), your voice, and a suggested donation of $15.

The showpiece of this concert will be the Missa Dei Filii (Mass for the Son of God) by Jan Dismas Zelenka, this distinctive and often overlooked composer's most ebullient choral work. Zelenka's music is original, distinctive, and offers dazzling rewards to the listener. Accompanying the Mass on the program are selections from the Cantatas for Advent and Christmas by Zelenka's admirer, Johann Sebastian Bach.