Submitted by Masterworks Choral Ensemble
Masterworks Choral Ensemble continues its 35th Anniversary Season with yes, you read it right, Mistletunes and Songflakes. A memorable title for a holiday concert confection including music about fruitcake and, of course, chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Not to mention selections from “The Polar Express” and “Frozen” and, in keeping with the season, gospel harmonies and timeless messages of thankfulness, peace, joy and love for every day of the year. Masterworks performs December 5 at 7:30pm at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts.
Musical selections promise a rollicking holiday party for the entire family, including the opening musical number from the Disney animated feature “Frozen”, a song inspired by indigenous Saami and Norwegian culture. A fantastic arrangement of “Believe” from “The Polar Express” evokes images of children sleeping and snow softly falling, and a lovely song by the artist Enya, “Amid the Falling Snow”, sets the perfect mood for the holiday with layered harmonies and gentle chords.
The choir performs old classics as well as compositions destined to become classics. “Feliz Navidad”, famous for generations and driving with Latin/pop energy, and “I Wish you Christmas”, an uplifting Christmas carol by the incomparable British composer and conductor, John Rutter, founder of The Cambridge Singers, are two examples.
And don’t forget the “Fruitcake”! A choral favorite that has been around for 50 years, the lifespan of some gift fruitcakes, it’s a wacky musical recipe, adding the ingredients for a sumptuous fruitcake one by one. Santa is coming for a visit – and there’s going to be snow! (Just outside the Center). Your Christmas stocking will overflow with fun, family Holiday classics and new Christmas treasures.
The concert includes a performance by Martha Nguyen on piano, a student at Garfield Elementary School. Ms. Nguyen won MCE’s Youth Music Competition in the Elementary School Category.
And don’t forget to join us at 6:00 PM to participate in our annual Holiday Silent Auction, where you will be guaranteed to find special and unique items perfect for the season. New this year – a wreath raffle, a “Wine Pull” and a “Buy-It-Now” Board.
The concert begins at 7:30pm. Tickets for the December concert are $25 for adults, $21 for Seniors, and $14 for Students, and are on sale now. You may purchase tickets online at Masterworks secure website MCE.org, as well as at the Washington Center Box Office, 512 Washington Street SE, Olympia, 360-753-8586, or online via the Washington Center’s website: Olytix.org.
For more information contact: Sally Alhadeff; 360-349-3635; sallya@scattercreek.com
