'HOLIDAY SPLENDOR' IN STORE MASTER CHORALE'S SIXTH SEASON OPENS SATURDAY.Byline: Daily News The Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Master Chorale chorale (kōrăl`, –räl`), any of the traditional hymns of the German Protestant Church. The form was developed after the Reformation to replace the plainsong of the earlier service and as a means of congregational participation in will begin its sixth season of making beautiful music with an early winter concert, ``Holiday Splendor,'' a family-pleasing array of seasonal songs and carols, enlivened en·liv·en tr.v. en·liv·ened, en·liv·en·ing, en·liv·ens To make lively or spirited; animate. en·liv  en·er n. with the sound of brass and bells. The 60-voice chorale, under the direction of Allan Robert Petker, will perform favorites of the ages along with the best of contemporary holiday music during two concerts this weekend. Leading off the program will be a special selection of Petker's original compositions. A highlight will be guest artists the Alchemy Handbell Ensemble and their director, Boude Moore, who will accompany Petker's carol arrangements as well as perform selections of their own. Familiar carol arrangements will include ``There is no Rose,'' ``Silent Night,'' ``I Wonder as I Wander'' and ``O Come, O Come, Emmanuel O come, O come, Emmanuel is a translation of the Christian Latin text ("Veni, veni, Emmanuel") by John Mason Neale in the mid-19th century. It is a metrical version of a collation of various Advent Antiphons (the O Antiphons .'' The chorale will also perform selections from K. Lee Scott's joyful Christmas cantata cantata (kəntä`tə) [Ital.,=sung], composite musical form similar to a short unacted opera or brief oratorio, developed in Italy in the baroque period. , ``The Incarnation,'' and the majestic ``Canite Tuba'' by Donald McCullough accompanied by a complement of brass. Later in the evening, the chorale will present Irving Berlin's beloved ``White Christmas'' and the delicately beautiful ``Velvet Shoes'' by local resident Jan Sanborn. ``Holiday Splendor'' will be presented at 7 p.m. Saturday and 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Valencia United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). , 25718 McBean Parkway, Valencia. Tickets are $19 for general admission and $14 for students and seniors. Tickets can be purchased by calling (661) 254-8886 or visiting www.scmasterchorale.org. Tickets are also available until Thursday at The Cobblestone Cottage, 24335 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Santa Clarita Master Chorale, under the direction of Allan Robert Petker, will perform holiday classics and newer songs this weekend in ``Holiday Splendor.'' |
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