PERFORMANCE NOTES.

Byline: The Register-Guard

Here comes choir's

annual Christmas concert

A preview performance of the Eugene Concert Choir's holiday program, "An Old-Fashioned Christmas ... With a Splash of Salsa," will be presented in the lobby of the Hult Center at 12:15 p.m. Thursday.

Sixty members of the choir will perform a sampling of the traditional carols and holiday favorites that will be included in the choir's upcoming concert next Sunday, Dec. 4.

Patrons are encouraged to bring their lunches to the Hult lobby. Beverages and light snacks will be available for purchase.

The full show begins at 2:30 p.m. Dec. 4 at the Hult's Silva Concert Hall.

In addition to the choir, Dance Theatre of Oregon, Lo Nuestro and Caliente will perform

Tickets are $15 to $28 through the Hult box office, 682-5000.

The concert program will include the Gloria and Sanctus from Misa Criolla, a Las Posadas Christmas carol medley as well as "And the Glory" from G.F. Handel's "Messiah."

The performance will wrap up with audience members being invited on stage to sing along with the "Hallelujah" portion of the "Messiah."