Chor Leoni Men's Choir: Yuletide Fires December 21, 2008

This year’s Yuletide Fires glows with the warmth of candlelight on old icons and moonlight on the gentle hills of Tuscany as Chor Leoni presents a decidedly Italianate Christmas with special guests mezzo-soprano Mariateresa Magisano and the Elektra Women’s Choir. The concert’s centrepiece is Ottorino Respighi's Lauda per la Natività del Signore, a beautiful pastoral cantata depicting the nativity of Jesus as the shepherds might have seen it. Enchanting rustic harmonies, vivid orchestral colour, and ancient plainchant combine to create a concert of expectation and mystical vision.

Adults $28 | Seniors & Students $23

Official Website: http://www.chorleoni.org/events/2008/12/event75/?frm=522948AB