CHORALE TO KICK OFF HOLIDAY SEASON IN STYLE.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - The Santa Clarita Master Chorale will open its 2005-06 season Dec. 4 with a holiday concert, ``Caroling, Caroling!,'' at the College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. performing arts center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . The 55-voice chorale, directed by Allan Robert Petker, will perform Christmas carols at the 4:30 p.m. event. Accompanied by a professional chamber orchestra and piano, the singers will perform David Willcocks' arrangements of ``God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,'' ``O Come All Ye Faithful,'' ``Unto Us Is Born a Son,'' ``The First Noel'' and ``Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Hark! the Herald Angels Sing traditional Christmas carol. [Western Culture: “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing” in Rockwell, 132–133] See : Christmas .'' Arrangements of ``Joy to the World,'' ``Infant Holy, Infant Lowly'' and ``Masters in This Hall,'' published just this year by Mack Wilberg and accompanied by strings, will be highlighted. Also featured will be familiar Alfred Burt carols arranged by local composer Jan Sanborn: ``Caroling, Caroling,'' ``Some Children See Him,'' ``O Hearken hear·ken also har·ken v. hear·kened, hear·ken·ing, hear·kens v.intr. To listen attentively; give heed. v.tr. Archaic To listen to; hear. Ye,'' and ``Star Carol.'' Paul Sjolund's arrangement of ``Silent Night,'' an audience favorite, will be on this year's program. Two Hanukkah pieces by Samuel Adler and Michael Isaacson will be presented, as will a little tongue-in-cheek frivolity that will have the audience smiling, or possibly laughing out loud. The chorale will perform selections from ``A PDQ (Parallel Data Query) A query optimized for massively parallel processors (MPPs). The software breaks down the query into pieces so that several parts of the database can be searched simultaneously. See SMP. Bach Christmas,'' and ``A Musicological mu·si·col·o·gy n. The historical and scientific study of music. mu  si·co·log Journey Through the Twelve Days of Christmas Twelve Days of Christmaspresents increase with each day of Yuletide. [Am. Music: “Twelve Days of Christmas” in Rockwell] See : Generosity ,'' where for each day of Christmas, composer Craig Courtney has cleverly a different musical style, from Gregorian chant to John Philip Sousa. In addition to the ``fun'' pieces, concertgoers will be treated to a majestic orchestral prelude composed by Petker, now in his third season as the chorale's artistic director. Also featured will be a Petker choral composition, ``Canticle can·ti·cle n. 1. A song or chant, especially a nonmetrical hymn with words taken from a biblical text other than from the Book of Psalms. 2. Canticles Bible The Song of Songs. of St. Augustine,'' an advent work with chamber orchestra. ``Caroling, Caroling!'' features additional gems, such as works by Poulenc and Victoria, a piece by California composer Eric Whitacre, and Schalk's ``Before the Marvel of the Night.'' Tickets for ``Caroling, Caroling!'' are $19 for general admission and $14 for seniors and students and are available at The Cobblestone Cottage, 24335 Magic Mountain Parkway, Valencia, and at Cookbooks Plus, 18919 Soledad Canyon Road, Canyon County. Order forms are also found on the chorale's Web site, www.scmasterchorale.org. For information, call at (661) 254-8886. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Santa Clarita Master Chorale will open its 2005-06 season Dec. 4 with a holiday concert at College of the Canyons. |
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