Whitworth choirs to present 2016 Christmas Festival Concert, "Gloria"
November 16, 2016
The 2016 Whitworth University Christmas Festival Concert, Gloria, will take place in Bellevue Dec. 3, in Seattle Dec. 4, and in Spokane Dec. 10 and 11. The concerts will feature more than 100 student-musicians, including members of the Whitworth Choir, the Whitworth Women’s Choir and the Whitworth Men’s Chorus, as well as student instrumentalists and narrators. For more information, please call (509) 777-3280.
“This marks the 14th consecutive Christmas Festival Concert I will have directed at the university, and I am as excited about this concert as about any we’ve done at Whitworth,” says Marc A. Hafso, professor of music and director of choral activities at Whitworth. “I encourage all who have yet to experience this unique presentation by our gifted and passionate student-singers and instrumentalists to attend and see why the concert remains the traditional beginning of Advent and Christmas celebrations for so many.”
The concert theme, Gloria, will be elevated through choral works, readings and traditional carols for audience and choirs. Presented without interruption, the concert will be concluded by candlelight.
Following is concert and ticket information for each performance location:
Seattle & Bellevue
Saturday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, 1717 NE Bellevue Way
Sunday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Seattle, 1013 8th Ave.
Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 students and seniors (62-plus)
Tickets available at www.whitworth.edu/musictickets
Spokane
Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11, 3 p.m.
Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 West Sprague Ave.
Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 students and seniors (62-plus)
Tickets available at the Fox box office, (509) 624-1200 or www.martinwoldsontheater.com
A limited number of tickets may also be available for purchase at the door prior to each concert.
Located in Spokane, Wash., Whitworth is a private, liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian church. The university, which has an enrollment of nearly 3,000 students, offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Contacts:
Marc A. Hafso, professor of music and director of choral activities, Whitworth University, (509) 777-4589 or mhafso@whitworth.edu.
Joan Lack, performing arts tour coordinator, Whitworth University, (509) 777-4847 or music@whitworth.edu.
Lauren Clark Hughes, media relations manager, Whitworth University, (509) 777-4703 or lclark@whitworth.edu.
“This marks the 14th consecutive Christmas Festival Concert I will have directed at the university, and I am as excited about this concert as about any we’ve done at Whitworth,” says Marc A. Hafso, professor of music and director of choral activities at Whitworth. “I encourage all who have yet to experience this unique presentation by our gifted and passionate student-singers and instrumentalists to attend and see why the concert remains the traditional beginning of Advent and Christmas celebrations for so many.”
The concert theme, Gloria, will be elevated through choral works, readings and traditional carols for audience and choirs. Presented without interruption, the concert will be concluded by candlelight.
Following is concert and ticket information for each performance location:
Seattle & Bellevue
Saturday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m. First Presbyterian Church of Bellevue, 1717 NE Bellevue Way
Sunday, Dec. 4, 2 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Seattle, 1013 8th Ave.
Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 students and seniors (62-plus)
Tickets available at www.whitworth.edu/musictickets
Spokane
Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m.
Sunday, Dec. 11, 3 p.m.
Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox, 1001 West Sprague Ave.
Tickets: $20 general admission, $15 students and seniors (62-plus)
Tickets available at the Fox box office, (509) 624-1200 or www.martinwoldsontheater.com
A limited number of tickets may also be available for purchase at the door prior to each concert.
Located in Spokane, Wash., Whitworth is a private, liberal arts university affiliated with the Presbyterian church. The university, which has an enrollment of nearly 3,000 students, offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Contacts:
Marc A. Hafso, professor of music and director of choral activities, Whitworth University, (509) 777-4589 or mhafso@whitworth.edu.
Joan Lack, performing arts tour coordinator, Whitworth University, (509) 777-4847 or music@whitworth.edu.
Lauren Clark Hughes, media relations manager, Whitworth University, (509) 777-4703 or lclark@whitworth.edu.
