Choirs Present Annual Festival of Carols
The combined Alma College Choirs will ring in the Christmas season with their annual performance of the Festival of Carols.
More than 160 singers will share the stage during the holiday
performances at the Remick Heritage Center on the Alma College campus.
The concerts begin at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8
and 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $3 for youth 18 and under, and free for
Alma College staff and students. Seating is reserved. Call (989)
463-7304 for ticket information.
“We concentrate on the traditional, sacred music of the Christmas
season, so Santa Claus makes no appearance at the Festival of Carols,”
says Will Nichols, Secrest Professor of Music and Director of Choirs at
Alma College.
“The Festival of Carols is special every year because it is a wonderful
family outing for the people of mid-Michigan,” says Nichols. “You can
bring your children, grandchildren and neighbors to celebrate the
Christmas season together.”
The Alma Women's Glee Club, College Chorale and Alma College Choir will
combine to sing a collection of carols by American composer Robert Shaw
along with all three movements of “Christmas Cantata” by composer
Daniel Pinkham.
The program also will feature “Deck the Halls,” “Sing Noel,” “Hark the
Herald Angels Sing,” O Come All Ye Faithful” and “Little Drummer Boy,”
featuring a special arrangement for percussion by Alma faculty pianist
Tony Patterson.
Posted: Wed, November 28th, 2007 at 1:21PM
