"Winter Carols and Lullabies" showcases the Cleveland Chamber Choir under the direction of Jelani Watkins in a concert with more than two-thirds of the works being from the twentieth or twenty-first centuries. The central features of this concert will be the world premiere of carols on the German Krampus legend by Ryan Farrell (Dr. F of Mushroomhead), a performance of a winter work by Dolores White, and a commissioned Hanukkah piece by Mickey McGroarty – all three Northeast Ohio composers. The concert will also intersperse Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols with carols arranged by 21st century composers.
Free-will donations accepted. A pre-concert talk will be presented by Charles Edward McGuire, PhD, from Oberlin College & Conservatory, 30 minutes before each performance. This concert is sponsored in part by The Mandel Foundation and Local 4 Music Fund.