The Houston Chamber Choir presents its Noël, Noël: Christmas at the Villa on Saturday, December 13 and Sunday, December 14 at 3:30 and 7:30 pm at the Chapel of the Villa de Matel, located at 6510 Lawndale Avenue, in Houston Texas.
Highlights of the program include Franz Biebl’s popular 1964 work Ave Maria, Giovanni Gabrieli’s Hodie Christus natus est, and traditional favorites and carols arranged by Alice Parker, Bob Chilcott, and John Rutter. Joining the Houston Chamber Choir for matinee performances will be The Treble Choir of Houston. The Treble Choir is directed by Marianna Parnas-Simpson, and comprised of children from many backgrounds from the greater Houston community.
TICKETS: Purchase tickets online at www.houstonchamberchoir.org or by calling 713/224-5566. General admission tickets to this concert are $40 for Adults and $36 for Seniors (65+).
Led by Artistic Director Robert Simpson, Houston Chamber Choir has collaborated with such artists as Dave Brubeck, Peter Schickele (a.k.a. P.D.Q. Bach), Bill McGlaughlin, Joseph Flummerfelt, Peter Phillips, Reinbert de Leeuw and Jamie Bernstein. A champion of contemporary music, the choir has commissioned new works from Christopher Theofanidis, David Ashley White, Dominick DiOrio, and Jocelyn Hagen. The choir’s recording of 19th and 20th century Russian secular choral music, Ravishingly Russian, was greeted with glowing reviews: “Ravishing is right” (Gramophone) and “The singing is top-of-the-line” (American Record Guide). In 2012, the ensemble released the world premiere recording of Psalmi ad Vesperas by late 17th century Italian composer Giovanni Paolo Colonna, and was hailed by Fanfare Magazine as “one recording that Baroque music lovers will need in their collection.”
Image credit: Photo by Jeff Grass Photography.
