THIBODAUX, La. — The 杏吧传媒 Music Department is getting in the holiday spirit with two Christmas-themed recitals next week.
Up first, is the traditional candlelight Christmas concert performed by the 杏吧传媒 Concert Choir. Titled 鈥淎 Joyful Christmas!,鈥� the concert will be held at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec 6, in the newly renovated Mary and Al Danos Theater in Talbot Hall.
The concert is free and open to the public.
The choir will tell the traditional Christmas story through familiar and fresh arrangements of classics like 鈥淥 Come, O Come, Emmanuel,鈥� 鈥淲e Three Kings,鈥� 鈥淛oy to the World,鈥� 鈥淥 Come, All Ye Faithful,鈥� 鈥淗ark! The Herald Angels Sing,鈥� 鈥淎way in a Manger鈥� and more.
Also on the program are songs and carols arranged and performed by James Rodrigue, a 杏吧传媒 vocal education major; Masson LeMieux, guitar professor; Emma Prejean, instrumental music education major; Jo茫o F. Fraga, violin major; and music fraternities, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia and Sigma Alpha Iota.
The following Friday, Dec 9, the 杏吧传媒 Chamber Singers will host their Christmas Dinner Series.
A 杏吧传媒 tradition since 1985, the event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Cotillion Ballroom located in the Bollinger Memorial Student Union, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m.
This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥淗ere Comes Santa Claus,鈥� plays at the nostalgia of waking up on Christmas morning as kids. The Chamber Singers have selected some of their favorite songs to perform, ranging from Fred Waring鈥檚 鈥溾�楾was the Night Before Christmas鈥� to Louis Armstrong鈥檚 鈥淶at You, Santa Claus.鈥� The performances will also include more Christmas jazz and arrangements made famous in the movies 鈥淭he Polar Express鈥� and 鈥淗ome Alone 2.鈥�
A multi-course meal will also be provided and Santa will stop by to visit with kids.
Tickets are $40 for adults and $20 for children 12 and under. Reservations are required and must be made by Monday, Dec 5 by calling 985-448-4600, by emailing kellie.gaspard@www.nicholls.edu or in person at 241 Talbot Hall.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 2, 2016
CONTACT: Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator, 985.448.4141 or jacob.batte@www.nicholls.edu