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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.

Americolor Opera Alliance Presents

“3kings and a PRINCE” by Sharon J. Willis

Friday, December 18th at 8:00 P.M. and Sunday, Dec 20th at 5:00 P.M.

Starring

Mel Foster, Samuel Martin, Parker Burton and Wendel Stephens

at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts Center
3181 Rainbow Dr., Decatur, GA, 30034

for ticket information:
404-917-4137

or info@americoloropera.org

This is an opera based on the nativity stories found in the Bible. It is becoming an Atlanta Christmas tradition. Don’t miss it.

For more information visit the Americolor Opera Alliance web site.

Ann Marie McPhail, soprano, and Pamela Dillard, mezzo-soprano, perform Stages, a new operetta whose libretto deals with the various stages of life. This promises to be an exciting and entertaining afternoon with these incredibly talented women. In 2008, Ms. McPhail and Ms. Dillard both graced the stage of the Opera Comique in Paris in a critically acclaimed long run of George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Both women are professors of voice in the Music Department of Spelman College, and both women are staff singers in the Music Department St. Paul’s. Come enjoy an afternoon of drama and fabulous music making!

St. Paul’s is located at 306 Peyton Road SW, Atlanta, GA 30311. Visit their site at http://www.stpaulsatl.org/.

Sunday, November 22—3:00 PM

Free Admission

A love offering will be taken

Opera Scenes: “Amahl and the Night Visitors”

Friday, November 20, 2009 – 6:00 PM Park St. Music and Art Complex
Saturday, November 21, 2009 – 4:00 PM Park St. Music and Art Complex

Location Info: The Park St. Music and Art Complex is located at 793 Park St., S.W., Atlanta, GA 30310

Christmas at Park Street: CAU Philharmonic Society

Director Glynn Halsey and the Clark Atlanta University Philharmonic Society always have an interesting program for “Christmas at Park Street.” On occasion he has presented guests soloists. I don’t know what the program will be this year, but I attend every year and I have never been disappointed. I hope that they sing “Children Go Where I Send Thee.”

Start Date: 12/6/2009
End Date: 12/6/2009

Start Time: 4:00 PM
End Time: 5:00 PM

Location Info:
Park St. Music and Art Complex

Event Information:
Christmas at Park Street: Clark Atlanta University Philharmonic Society Sanctuary, CAU Park St. Music and Art Complex 793 Park St., S.W., Atlanta, GA 30310