The National Institutes
of Health (NIH) Community Chorus in association with the East Avenue
Ensemble of Chevy Chase present “O Magnum Mysterium”. The
one-time only performance will take place on Saturday, December 7,
2013 at 7:30 p.m. at Saint Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old
Georgetown Road, North Bethesda, Maryland. The concert, which is
sponsored by the NIH Recreation
and Welfare Association and the
American Music Performance Foundation,
benefits the charities of the NIH. The concert and
parking are free. Donations are welcome to benefit the NIH charities.
The performance will
feature timeless holiday music from the sacred to the secular. In
addition to the signature piece, Lauridsen’s O Magnum Mysterium,
the Chorus will perform three of The Alfred Burt Carols,
Dett’s Ave Maria, Mendelssohn’s There shall a star come
out of Jacob, Near’s What Is This Lovely Fragrance,
Pinkham’s Christmas Cantata, and Ray Charles’ arrangement
of Jingle Bells. The East Avenue Ensemble will perform Swingle
Bells #1, a vocal jazz medley arranged by Ward Swingle, the
founder of the Swingle Singers.
For
more information, please visit
http://www.nihco.org
