A Great Week For Music In Atlanta – Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Morehouse and Spelman, Clark Atlanta
This is a great week for music in Atlanta if you love Christmas music. There is so much going on that you can’t possibly catch it all. I’m going to list just a few of the events.
The ASO Gospel Christmas
The ASO Gospel Christmas concert is on Friday, Dec. 4th at 8:00 PM and Saturday, Dec 5th at 2:00 PM in Symphony Hall. The program includes Carol of the Bells and For Every Mountain.
Handel’s Messiah
The ASO is performing the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah along with the Hallelujah! Chorus, and Part III of Bach’s Weihnachts-Oratorium (Christmas Oratorio), BWV 248 (1734). For those of you who think that you do not like classical music, this may be a good concert to attend because some of the music may be familiar. This concert is Thursday, Dec. 3rd at 8:00 PM and Saturday, Dec. 5th at 8:00 at Symphony Hall.
ASO Kid’s Christmas
The ASO Kid’s Christmas is Sunday, Dec. 6th at 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM ; and Sunday, Dec. 13th at 1:30 PM and 3:30 PM. This program features the musical Second Chance Christmas, with some favorite sing-alongs (“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” “Jingle Bells,” “Frosty the Snowman”)!
Spelman – Morehouse Christmas Concert
The 83rd Annual Spelman – Morehouse Christmas will be Friday, Dec. 4 at 8:00 PM in the King Chapel at Morehouse College; Saturday, Dec. 5th at 8:00 PM in Sisters Chapel at Spelman College; and again on Sunday, Dec. 6th at 8:00 PM the King Chapel at Morehouse. The first time that I attended this concert I was about 7 years old. I have never forgotten it. That was the first time that I heard “Go, Tell It On The Mountain.” The youth choir director at my church in LaGrange brought us to the concert. I will always be grateful for that experience.
This concert is free! You should arrive early.
Clark Atlanta University Philharmonic Society
The CAU Philharmonic Society gives a very fine Christmas concert every year. I know because I attend it every year. Their group is small by comparison with Spelman and Morehouse, but director Glynn Halsey is known for the beautiful sound of his choirs. I’ve never been disappointed by CAU’s Philharmonic Society. This concert is Sunday, Dec. 6 at 4:00 PM. at the Park St. Music and Art Complex, 793 Park St., S.W., Atlanta, GA 30310. The concert is free.
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