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“With Every Christmas Card I Write”
A heart warming musical show about the magic of Christmas🎄
Presented by Lauren James

The songs you love, the memories you cherish.

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Refreshment available for purchase.

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Join Siskiyou Singers for the holidays as we explore the origins of the music we’ve come to love during this special time of year, along with contemporary interpretations of many other seasonal favorites.

Performances of “Ancient Melodies” will be at SOU’s Music Recital Hall in Ashland on Friday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 10, at 3:00 p.m. General admission is $25 ($5 for students and Oregon Trail Card holders). Tickets are available from choir members, at Music Coop or Paddington Station in Ashland, online, or at the door.

The first half of the program will begin with two Spanish villancicos (Christmas carols) from the 16th century. These sprightly pieces will contrast with the beautifully pious “Ave Maria” by Josquin des Prez, Rachmaninoff’s “Bogoroditse Devo,” and “Videntes Stellam Magi” (“The Wise Men Saw the Star”) by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, a spectacular telling of the story of the wise men written for two antiphonal choirs.

We will also perform contemporary settings of ancient texts, including “O Magnum Mysterium” (“O Great Mystery”) by Morten Lauridsen. Also featured will be a neo-Renaissance piece by well-known local composer William Ashworth and a traditional black spiritual, “See Dat Babe,” in a great concert arrangement, by Stacey Gibbs.

In the second half of the concert we will perform holiday favorites set in exciting ways, including “The Holly and the Ivy” in a heart-warming setting by Alice Parker, and jazz arrangements of “Let It Snow,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” and “Winter Wonderland.” The program will end with a profound setting of “Silent Night” by Ivo Antognini and, as always for our choir, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” as arranged by John Rutter.

Rogue Valley musicologist Ed Wight will present a free pre-concert lecture about the music one hour before the Dec. 8 and 10 performances.

Don’t miss this exceptional holiday celebration!

The Museum Council of the Schneider Museum of Art cordially invites you to All That Jazz an exclusive cabaret event featuring nationally acclaimed jazz cabaret singer Paula West and celebrating Dr. David R. Humphrey, Director, Oregon Center for the Arts Southern Oregon University. There will be savory appetizers, sweets, and a hosted bar. Cocktail attire is highly encouraged.

The Cal Poly Humboldt School of Dance, Music and Theatre presents University Singers and Humboldt Chorale, led by conductor Rachel Samet, in two live concerts featuring 120 voices and chamber orchestra. This widely anticipated event is titled "Music of the Americas" and includes a range of compositions from across North and South America, as well as from across cultures and musical eras. The focal point of the evening is a rarely heard Mass by Afro-Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia, who was a prolific and celebrated South American contemporary of the great European classical composers including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

Black Sheep Karaoke
hosted by KJ Carli
Every Thursday at 8:30pm

Come and #SingYourHeartOut at #Karaoke!

All ages welcome!

***Now introducing***
THEMED THIRD THURSDAYS

Every Sunday
2pm-5pm

Gather your family and friends for a plate and a pint and enjoy the lively music of Ireland, Scotland and Wales. All ages welcome!

The Cal Poly Humboldt School of Dance, Music and Theatre presents University Singers and Humboldt Chorale, led by conductor Rachel Samet, in two live concerts featuring 120 voices and chamber orchestra. This widely anticipated event is titled "Music of the Americas" and includes a range of compositions from across North and South America, as well as from across cultures and musical eras. The focal point of the evening is a rarely heard Mass by Afro-Brazilian composer José Maurício Nunes Garcia, who was a prolific and celebrated South American contemporary of the great European classical composers including Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

Broadway singing star Steffanie Garrard Leigh will be joined by Rogue Valley musicians and singers during a gala fundraiser to help rebuild and restore Ashland’s “sister city” Sviatohirsk held December 10, 2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m., at the Historic Ashland Armory.
Also performing that night will be:

· The Ashland Peace Choir with the Ashland High School Choir
· The Ukrainian Folk Troupe
· The Ukrainian Dancers
· Iryna Kudielina, award-winning concert pianist and student of Southern Oregon University professor Dr. Alexander Tutunov
· Kris Yenney, cellist, composer, and conductor.

There will also be brief reports from volunteers who have worked in relief roles in Ukraine and information about relief and recovery efforts sponsored by the Ashland-Sviatohirsk Aid Project (ASAP).

A silent and live auction will be held as part of the fundraising effort.

Admission includes appetizers and desserts, and an open bar with beer and wine.

Join Siskiyou Singers for the holidays as we explore the origins of the music we’ve come to love during this special time of year, along with contemporary interpretations of many other seasonal favorites.

Performances of “Ancient Melodies” will be at SOU’s Music Recital Hall in Ashland on Friday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 9 and 10, at 3:00 p.m. General admission is $25 ($5 for students and Oregon Trail Card holders). Tickets are available from choir members, at Music Coop or Paddington Station in Ashland, online, or at the door.

The first half of the program will begin with two Spanish villancicos (Christmas carols) from the 16th century. These sprightly pieces will contrast with the beautifully pious “Ave Maria” by Josquin des Prez, Rachmaninoff’s “Bogoroditse Devo,” and “Videntes Stellam Magi” (“The Wise Men Saw the Star”) by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, a spectacular telling of the story of the wise men written for two antiphonal choirs.

We will also perform contemporary settings of ancient texts, including “O Magnum Mysterium” (“O Great Mystery”) by Morten Lauridsen. Also featured will be a neo-Renaissance piece by well-known local composer William Ashworth and a traditional black spiritual, “See Dat Babe,” in a great concert arrangement, by Stacey Gibbs.

In the second half of the concert we will perform holiday favorites set in exciting ways, including “The Holly and the Ivy” in a heart-warming setting by Alice Parker, and jazz arrangements of “Let It Snow,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” and “Winter Wonderland.” The program will end with a profound setting of “Silent Night” by Ivo Antognini and, as always for our choir, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” as arranged by John Rutter.

Rogue Valley musicologist Ed Wight will present a free pre-concert lecture about the music one hour before the Dec. 8 and 10 performances.

Don’t miss this exceptional holiday celebration!

RING A JOYFUL NOISE WITH THE MELODY RINGERS HANDBELLS CHOIR DIRECTED BY JT THOMAS AT FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MEDFORD OR BE A SUBSTITUTE.

The rehearsals are every Sunday at 4:30 pm. Experienced ringers can also join at later rehearsals and/or be a substitute. For more information call the church office at 541-773-3691 and we’ll get you ringing!