Five Holiday Concerts at Spivey Hall this weekend!
The Spivey Hall Children's Choir's three December concerts, Joe Gransden's Big Band Holiday Show with guest vocalist Francine Reed, and The Atlanta Singers' annual Spivey Hall Christmas concert are all happening this weekend -- lots of great festive music in store for us here!
The first of the three Children's Choir concerts is Friday evening at 7 PM, when all 170+ of the entire Chiildren's Choir Program membership sing, spotlighting the Spivey Hall Young Artists under the direction of Craig Hurley, and the Children's Choir under the direction of Dr. Martha Shaw. At the time of writing, there are about 18 tickets remaining for Friday's concert. The Saturday and Sunday concerts (both at 3 PM) by the Children's Choir -- which also showcase the advanced singers of the Tour Choir performing John Rutter's Dancing Day with harpist Nella Rigell -- are sold out!
These are joyous occasions, especially when everyone on stage and in the audience is singing along with Spivey Hall's Fratelli Ruffatti organ for "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and "O Come, All Ye Faithful" -- such a big, stirring, majestic sound! I look forward to it greatly each season -- it never fails to move my spirit. Spivey Hall could not be more proud of the talented musicians in the Children's Choir Program, and we are truly grateful for the dedication and talents of Dr. Martha Shaw, Judy Mason, Craig Hurley, Steven Wooddell, Carol Abarr and Sharon Bonner -- the "Big 6" responsible for the strength and success of the Children's Choir Program, working closely with the students and their families. A bonus to the great music: if you like cookies, there are cookies in abundance after each peformance (yum).
Saturday night at 8:15 PM, jazz trumpeter and vocalist Joe Gransden returns to Spivey Hall for his Band Band Holiday Show and a very special guest vocalist, Francine Reed. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's AccessAtlanta.com has named this performance a "Hot Pick" for this weekend http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-music-scene/2010/12/09/4701/
"If you’re looking for a swinging holiday, here’s the place to be. The Atlanta trumpeter and his band will be joined by the bold, big-voiced Francine Reed. The charisma of these two beloved performers could light up Spivey Hall without benefit of electricity."
And Sunday evening at 7:30 PM, The Atlanta Singers and conductor David Morrow perform "A Nowell Fantasy," with mostly a cappella (unaccompanied) holiday music ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries, including Tomas Luis de Victoria's O Magnum Mysterium, Eric Whitacre's Lux Arumque, and Jocelyn Hagen's See Amid the Winter Snow with cellist Ismail Akbar, plus We Wish You a Merry Christmas, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and audience participation in sing-alongs of The First Nowell and Angels We Have Heard on High.
The Atlanta Singers regularly perform in December at Spivey Hall. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has warmly praised this tradition:
"This little concert could well be the musical highlight of the whole holiday season in Atlanta, just in terms of the pure joy for the listener. And as for technique, anyone who has ever sung in a choir will sit in wonder. These guys are money."
And a great value, too -- tickets for The Atlanta Singers are just $20 for adults and $10 for children.
Tickets are available online at www.spiveyhall.org or from the Box Office, which opens one hour before concert time.
And don't forget -- next weekend (Sunday, December 19 at 3 PM) there's Coro Vocati and conductor John Dickson. See the website for details...and a special blog post about this early next week.
The first of the three Children's Choir concerts is Friday evening at 7 PM, when all 170+ of the entire Chiildren's Choir Program membership sing, spotlighting the Spivey Hall Young Artists under the direction of Craig Hurley, and the Children's Choir under the direction of Dr. Martha Shaw. At the time of writing, there are about 18 tickets remaining for Friday's concert. The Saturday and Sunday concerts (both at 3 PM) by the Children's Choir -- which also showcase the advanced singers of the Tour Choir performing John Rutter's Dancing Day with harpist Nella Rigell -- are sold out!
These are joyous occasions, especially when everyone on stage and in the audience is singing along with Spivey Hall's Fratelli Ruffatti organ for "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" and "O Come, All Ye Faithful" -- such a big, stirring, majestic sound! I look forward to it greatly each season -- it never fails to move my spirit. Spivey Hall could not be more proud of the talented musicians in the Children's Choir Program, and we are truly grateful for the dedication and talents of Dr. Martha Shaw, Judy Mason, Craig Hurley, Steven Wooddell, Carol Abarr and Sharon Bonner -- the "Big 6" responsible for the strength and success of the Children's Choir Program, working closely with the students and their families. A bonus to the great music: if you like cookies, there are cookies in abundance after each peformance (yum).
Saturday night at 8:15 PM, jazz trumpeter and vocalist Joe Gransden returns to Spivey Hall for his Band Band Holiday Show and a very special guest vocalist, Francine Reed. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's AccessAtlanta.com has named this performance a "Hot Pick" for this weekend http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-music-scene/2010/12/09/4701/
"If you’re looking for a swinging holiday, here’s the place to be. The Atlanta trumpeter and his band will be joined by the bold, big-voiced Francine Reed. The charisma of these two beloved performers could light up Spivey Hall without benefit of electricity."
And Sunday evening at 7:30 PM, The Atlanta Singers and conductor David Morrow perform "A Nowell Fantasy," with mostly a cappella (unaccompanied) holiday music ranging from the 16th to the 20th centuries, including Tomas Luis de Victoria's O Magnum Mysterium, Eric Whitacre's Lux Arumque, and Jocelyn Hagen's See Amid the Winter Snow with cellist Ismail Akbar, plus We Wish You a Merry Christmas, The Twelve Days of Christmas, and audience participation in sing-alongs of The First Nowell and Angels We Have Heard on High.
The Atlanta Singers regularly perform in December at Spivey Hall. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has warmly praised this tradition:
"This little concert could well be the musical highlight of the whole holiday season in Atlanta, just in terms of the pure joy for the listener. And as for technique, anyone who has ever sung in a choir will sit in wonder. These guys are money."
And a great value, too -- tickets for The Atlanta Singers are just $20 for adults and $10 for children.
Tickets are available online at www.spiveyhall.org or from the Box Office, which opens one hour before concert time.
And don't forget -- next weekend (Sunday, December 19 at 3 PM) there's Coro Vocati and conductor John Dickson. See the website for details...and a special blog post about this early next week.
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