Holiday Choral Concerts by Candlelight 2026

Eric Choate, conductor
Marin Symphony Chamber Chorus
Marin Symphony Brass Quintet
Marin Girls Chorus — Cole Thomason-Redus, director
Ben Bachmann, organist

Traditional and contemporary holiday music and carols in the beautiful setting of Saint Raphael Church, accompanied by Marin Symphony instrumentalists. The always-popular Marin Girls Chorus is also featured.

PROGRAM:
Marin Symphony Chamber Chorus:
Bach: Jauchzet, frohlocket! Auf, preiset die Tage (from Christmas Oratorio)
Schütz: Jauchzet dem Herren
Praetorius: Es ist ein Ros
Howells: A Spotless Rose
Chilcott: A Rose in the Middle of Winter
Schütz: Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied

Marin Girls Chorus:
Cole Thomason-Redus: There Is No Rose
Morten Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Rodgers and Hart: Little Girl Blue (Arr. after Nina Simone by Cole Thomason-Redus)
Marianne Forman The Gift to Sing

FIVE-MINUTE STAND AND STRETCH

Marin Symphony Chamber Chorus:
Bach: Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Sandstrom: Jul, jul
Vaughan Williams Yorkshire Wassail
Vaughan Williams: Wassail Song (Gloucestershire)

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