SF Girls Chorus and Deborah Voigt in 'An American Christmas'
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The full complement of more than 300 voices of the San Francisco Girls Chorus and School take the Davies Symphony Hall stage in song for the annual celebration of the season. This year, the holiday concert will feature soprano Deborah Voigt and a program that illustrates in music how American composers and culture have shaped how we view, celebrate and sing about the holidays from colonial times to the present. The concert will feature William Billings' (1746-1800) Shepherd's Carol, Judaea and Bethlehem; Kirke Mechem's (b. 1925) Seven Joys of Christmas ; PDQ Bach's (Peter Schikele, born 1935) Little Town, Good King Kong and Throw the Yule ; Edward Pola/George Wyle's 1963 It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year ; Felix Bernard/Richard B. Smith's 1934 Winter Wonderland; Robert Wells/Mel Torme's 1946 The Christmas Song; John Jacob Niles' 1933 I Wonder as I Wander and other American works to be announced. Sing-along favorite carols from abroad that have inspired generations of Americans will include We Three Kings, Joy to the World, Hark the Herald, The First Noel and Silent Night.
$30-$60.
Presented by San Francisco Girls Chorus