The Buffalo Choral Arts Society, a 110-voice community chorus under the direction of Marcia A. Giambrone; John A. Mitton, accompanist, is proud to present RINGING IN THE SEASON, a three Concert Series bringing the music of Christmas to the Northtowns, the Southtowns and the heart of the City of Buffalo. Returning to perform with BCAS for all three of these festive Holiday Spectaculars are Special Guest Artists, The Royalton Ringers Handbell Quartet.
RINGING IN THE SEASON
Friday, December 1, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Saint Mary’s Church of Swormville
6919 Transit Rd., Swormville, NY
Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 3:00 pm
Saint Joseph Cathedral
50 Franklin St., Buffalo, NY
Saturday, December 9, 2017 at 7:30 pm
Saints Peter and Paul RC Church
66 East Main St., Hamburg, NY
This year’s audiences will be treated to a program that offers a blend of familiar holiday favorites and hauntingly beautiful traditional Christmas choral literature. Seasonal sacred favorites include “Wexford Carol” from James Bassi’s “Carol Symphony,”and John Rutter’s arrangement of “Go Tell It On The Mountain.” Also included are two new arrangements by composer Dan Forrest. On the lighter side, the chorus presents two favorites arranged by Harry Simeone, “Do You Hear What I Hear?” and his arrangement of the Clement Clark Moore poem, “’Twas The Night Before Christmas,” made popular by Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians. The Buffalo Choral Arts Society is in its 52nd Season of enriching the lives of music lovers across Western New York. Join us for an evening of song guaranteed to inspire and delight.
The Concert will be approximately 70 minutes in length and will be performed without an intermission.
Find out why NYTheatreGuide.com declared: “Buffalo Choral Arts Society continues to deliver quality entertainment at extremely affordable prices, and we are lucky to have an organization that services our community so well.” Buffalo Choral Arts Society is a proud member of Chorus America and was voted Best Vocal Ensemble in Buffalo for 5 consecutive years by ARTVOICE and its readers.
Tickets to RINGING IN THE SEASON are $20 each and are on sale now. Tickets for Groups of 15 or more are $16. Order by phone at (716) 775-SONG (7664) or online here.
