“Pergolesi Magnificat,” a small masterwork in Latin with strings will be featured in the annual holiday performance of the Tusculum Community Chorus on Monday, Dec. 4.
The annual Christmas concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Building, and there is no admission charge for the program. The Tusculum Community Chorus is under the direction of Kathryn May and the accompanist is Karen Miller.
The program will open with three pieces, including “Come Thou Long Expected Jesus,” “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming” and “The Work of Christmas.”
This trio will lead into the performance of “Magnificat in Bb.” Sections include “Magnificat,” “Et Misericordia,” “Deposuit,” “Suscepit Israel,” “Sicut Locutus Est” and “Sicut Erat in Principio.”
The concert will conclude with a series of holiday songs including “Tomorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day,” “Go Tell It on the Mountain,” “Deck the Hall,” “For the Beauty of the Earth,” “O Come, Little Children,” “Patapan,” “Winter Wonderland” and “The Very Best Time of the Year.”
Community Chorus members include Max Amoss, Sally Anderson, Alaina Arwood, Andrew Arwood, Stephen Athon, Hannah Bitner, Betty Black, Gary Brooks, Karen Brooks, Beth Casteel, Trisha Chesnut, Carolyn Claiborne, Bobbie Clarkston, Christine Dinwiddie, Lauren Edwards, Thomas Ervin, Caroline Fike, Maria Grimm, Emalee Gross, Glen Heins, Karen Hensley, Anne Higgins, Kathy Hoard, Doug Holcombe, Abby Hudson, Jason Hudson, Jo Knabel, Courteney Lane, Tom Lane, Jamie Lively, John Maddux, Katherine Manuel, Beverly Mersino, Bob Miller, Nathaniel Morgan, Beth Morrell, Ruth Moss, Eileen Musbach, Matthew Neas, Aimee Place, Beth Schnura, Ellen Shuck, Jessica Smith, Victoria Spendel, Amy Thomas, Phil Thwing, Caroline Tvardy, Leslie Vaughan, Martha Wiley, Dale Witt and Savannah Witt.
The Community Chorus was founded in the spring of 1996 with 35 singers as an avenue for people in the community and the college to come together to enjoy a shared love of vocal performance. Over the years, more than 300 different singers have participated in the group. The concert is part of Tusculum College Arts Outreach’s Acts, Arts, Academia 2017-18 performance and lecture series.