>New Jersey Choral Society presents “on a winter’s night”
Bergen and Essex County – Celebrate the beauty and light of the holiday season as the New Jersey Choral Society presents “on a winter’s night” on Saturday, December 3 at 8:00 pm and Sunday, December 4 at 3:00 pm in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 30 North Fullerton Ave., Montclair. A third performance will be presented on Sunday, December 11 at 6:00 pm in Ridgewood’s West Side Presbyterian Church, 6 South Monroe St.
Under the direction of dynamic conductor Eric Dale Knapp, the New Jersey Choral Society will present an uplifting program featuring such festive works as Bach’s “Magnificat in D major,”“Fantasia on Christmas Carols” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and “Gloria” by Randol Alan Bass. Seasonal favorites include “In the Bleak Midwinter,” “Lo how a Rose e’er Blooming” and “Angels we have Heard on High” as well as the beautiful Christmas anthems “Night of Silence” and “There is no Rose of such Virtue.” Organist Linda Sweetman-Waters and a full orchestra will accompany the chorus. The NJCS Children’s Chorale and soloists Alicia Luick, Ryan Milkwick, Megan Knapp, David Adams and Keith Harris will be featured. Come one hour prior to concert times for The Inside Line, a complimentary lecture about the music for all ticket holders.
In support of the Center for Food Action, the New Jersey Choral Society will be collecting nonperishable food items at each concert. Donated food items can be deposited in one of the receptacles in the lobby. The Center for Food Action is a non-profit organization that provides emergency food, rental and utility assistance, counseling and advocacy for people in need.
Advance tickets are $20.00 for general admission, $17.00 for students, seniors, and patrons with disabilities, and $12 for children 12 and under (Add $5.00 at the door). Group discounts are available. The West Side Presbyterian Church and the Church of the Immaculate Conception are both wheelchair accessible. For reservations or more information, visit https://www.NJCS.org or call the New Jersey Choral Society at (201) 379-7719. Funding has been made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
