And here it is, the first Yule post of the season...
"Peace On Earth - Holidays Around The World" is the title of this year's holiday concert program by the 150-voice Boston Gay Men's Chorus. “The world situation called out for a program that reaffirmed our shared values for peace during this season of light," said Music Director Reuben Reynolds. "So we’ve designed a program that celebrates many holiday traditions and takes us from France to Spain, Finland, Bosnia, Israel, Nigeria and back to the U.S. Through our singing, we hope to inspire the true values of the holiday season.”
Traditional Christmas music on the concert includes Holst’s “Christmas Day,” Hymn to the Nativity,” “Twelve Days of Christmas” “Silent Night,” and the Catalonian carol “Fum, Fum, Fum.” World music traditions include a Finnish folk song and Babatunde Olatunji’s “Betelehemu,” sung in the West African Yoruba dialect. Kurt Bestor’s “Prayer of the Children” is a song of peace from Bosnia, written during that country’s civil war. The finale features Christmas songs written for Broadway, like “Hard Candy Christmas” from Best Little Whorehouse.
Performances are set for Friday, December 7 at 8 pm, Saturday, December 8 at 3 pm and again on Saturday, December 8 at 8 pm., all at Jordan Hall. A one-hour family matinee concert featuring highlights of the program will be held on Saturday, December 15 at 2pm at Arlington Street Church. Tickets for Peace On Earth are $45, $35, $25, and $15 and are now on sale by phone by calling 617-542-SING. All tickets can also be purchased securely on the web at www.bgmc.org. Tickets are also available in person at the Jordan Hall Box Office. The family matinee performance is $10 for children under 18 and $25 for adults.
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