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Utah Chamber Artists will offer the second program of its "Milestones" concert season.
The "Christmas with Utah Chamber Artists" concert takes place in the University of Utah's Libby Gardner Concert Hall at 7:30 pm on Monday, Dec. 6. The concert and choir will present music of Poulenc, Howells, and Artistic Director Barlow Bradford.
Actress Anne Cullimore Decker joins the music ensemble as a complement to the evening and will present various Christmas poetry and readings throughout the concert. She comments in a press release, "Utah Chamber Artists always give remarkable concerts. It is a privilege for me to have the opportunity to participate in their Christmas Concert." Ms. Decker has performed as a professional actress and civic leader locally and nationally, on stage and in film. The audience will join the choir for a couple of carols and is invited to join the musicians in the Atrium of Libby Gardner Hall (1395 President's Circle) for light refreshments following the concert.
The university shuttle runs from Rice-Eccles Stadium to Libby Gardner Concert Hall beginning at 6:15 PM.
The concert begins at 7:30 PM. Tickets may be purchased online at kingtix.com, by phoning 801.581.7100, or by visiting utahchamberartists.org.
Tickets are $15, $10 for students, or $50 for a family of six. Encore Club memberships are $250 and include two tickets to all performances, preferred seating at the Cathedral Collage Concert, and a recording of each performance.Complete program for "Christmas with Utah Chamber Artists:1. O Come, O Come Emmanuel arr. Bradford – Choir processional2. Ding Dong, Merrily on High arr. Bradford (audience favorite)3. Coventry Carol arr. Bradford (Coventry Carol)4. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (premiere) 5. Away in a Manger (premiere)6. Sussex Carol arr. Bradford7. O Come All Ye Faithful - Procession with audience singing8. O magnum mysterium Francis Poulenc (sung at UCA's first Christmas concert)9. Here is the Little Door – Herbert Howells (conductor's favorite)10. A Day, a Day of Glory - Barlow Bradford11. The Shepherds Had an Angel - Barlow Bradford12. A Christmas Medley - arr. BradfordIn dulci jubiloJoseph Dearest, Joseph MineHark the Herald Angels Sing!