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Popular choral "Celebration of Christmas" at BYU Dec. 2-3

The Brigham Young University Combined Choirs and Philharmonic Orchestra will present their annual Christmas concert “A Celebration of Christmas” Friday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 3 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m in the de Jong Concert Hall.

Tickets are available for general audience at $16 with $1 off for seniors and alumni and $5 off for students. Tickets are available at the Harris Fine Arts Ticket Office, 801-422-4322 or online at byuarts.com/tickets.

All four of BYU’s auditioned choirs, Men’s Chorus, Women’s Chorus, Concert Choir and Singers, will perform separate numbers before intermission including two numbers together to begin the show; “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” by John Ness Beck and “Wishes and Candles” by Stephen Paulus.

The choirs will be followed by the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kory Katseanes and a "group sing" of carols with the audience. The concert will end with “A Star Shall Rise Up out of Jacob” Mendelssohn and “There is a Star” by Joseph Martin performed by all the groups together.

For more information, contact Ken Crossley at (801) 422-9348 or ken_crossley@byu.edu.

Writer: Charles Krebs

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Photo by BYU Stress Management Lab

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