07 Dec Telluride Choral Society's WinterSing, 12/9 & 12/10
[click "Play" to hear Susan's interview with Rhonda Muckerman]
The thought of it makes some people quake in anticipation and others shiver with angst and cold. Whichever your camp, in Telluride, all over America, you own it. In this country, Christmas belongs to everyone, not just Christians who celebrate the birth stories about Christ, but also Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, even atheists.
The secular holiday is Chipmunks and Charlie Brown, Grinches and Scrooges. It is Rudolph and giant conifers, baked ham and chestnuts roasting on an open fire, and one too many tipples of eggnog. The holiday season is classic movies such as “It’s A Wonderful Life” and “Miracle on 34th Street.” But most of all, Christmas is music. Perhaps no other holiday in the world is more closely associated with music than Christmas. Locally, Christmas music means the Telluride Choral Society's WinterSing, one of the premier opening events of the holiday season.
The Telluride Choral Society is under the able direction of Rhonda Muckerman.
"The Telluride Choral Society would like to invite the entire community to join us as we make the journey 'From Darkness to Light,' our theme. This 'collage' concert features singers from third grade up through adult, singing a variety of folk songs from Africa, Germany, and Wales, classical hymns, and traditional holiday favorites. We are also featuring the work of one of our own, Dalen Stevens: a fine, three-movement piece based loosely on Silent Night, featuring the adult Chorale and teenage group, Emanon. It closes both shows."
The event takes place Thursday, December 9, 7 p.m., The Palm, and again on Friday, December 10, 7 p.m., Christ Church, a dessert fundraiser.
Tickets, 12/9, $15 for adults, $8 for kids. Questions? Check out the Telluride Choral Society's website, or call Rhonda, 970-729-0082.
For background and preview of WinterSing 2010, click the "play" button and listen to Rhonda's interview.
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