Bellevue Chamber Chorus “A Season of Light, Love, and Peace”
Sunday, December 14 at 3:00pm
Experience the holiday spirit as the Chorus joins with guest instrumentalists to present works by Pavel Chesnokov, Michael Praetorius, and Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck, as well as modern arrangements by Dan Forrest and Healey Willan. Highlights include the ethereal “Lo How a Rose E’er Blooming” by Jan Sandström for double choir, aurally depicting the slow opening of a rose. Holiday favorites include arrangements of “Silent Night,” “Deck the Halls,” “White Christmas,” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.”
The evening culminates with the powerful “Illuminare” by Elaine Hagenberg. Using lesser-known sacred Latin, Greek, and English texts, Elaine Hagenberg’s piece teaches us that although darkness may overwhelm, light will always be restored and illuminate a path to peace.
