'Tis the season for holiday music

Masterworks Chorale, Toledo Symphony, Ballet Theatre of Toledo, many more celebrate the season.

By Wayne F. Anthony / Special to The Blade
Thu, 05 Dec 2019 12:30:00 GMT

Masterworks Chorale celebrates the season with a concert titled “New Life.” Tim Cloeter will conduct; Kevin McGill will accompany. The event celebrates mother and newborn child in both sacred and secular music, poetry, and audience carols.

Literature performed runs the historical gamut from the Renaissance to the present day. Featured works include David Dickau’s Hope Carol, William Mathias’ A Babe is Born, and Malcolm Archer’s O Nata Lux.

The concert happens twice, 8 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at Epworth United Methodist Church, 4955 W. Central Ave. Tickets available at 419-742-2775 or masterworkstoledo.com.

■ The Toledo Symphony continues holiday music around the area with several concerts this week including: 7 p.m. Dec. 10, Westgate Chapel, 2500 Wilford Dr., Toledo; tickets at 419-841-8004; 7 p.m. Dec. 11, Clay High School, 5665 Seaman Rd., Oregon; tickets at 419-693-0665 and 7 p.m. Dec.12, St. Patrick Catholic Church, 610 S. Portland St., Bryan; tickets at 419-636-1044.

In addition, the Symphony teams up with two area ensembles in other holiday offerings. Christmas at the Peristyle happens 3 p.m. Dec. 7 at the Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. Handel’s Messiah with the Toledo Chorale Society and the Terra Choral Society happens 4 p.m. Dec. 8 at Our Lady Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral, 2535 Collingwood Ave. Tickets at 419-246-8000 or toledosymphony.com.

■ Jazz vocalist Sarah D’Angelo celebrates the season with a free concert 6:30 p.m. Friday in the Cloister Gallery, Toledo Museum of Art, 2445 Monroe St. 419-255-8000 or toledomuseum.org.

■ The River Raisin Ballet Company presents its annual Nutcracker 7 p.m. Friday, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, and 3 p.m. Sunday at the River Raisin Centre for the Arts, 114 South Main St., Monroe. Tickets $18-$25 at 734-242-7722 or riverraisincentre.org.

■ The Ballet Theatre of Toledo takes its Nutcracker on the road 7 p.m. Saturday at the Sandusky State Theatre, 107 Columbus Ave., Sandusky. Tickets at 419-626-1950 or sanduskystate.com.

■ The Perrysburg Dance Academy stages a unique Nutcracker 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Saturday at the Maumee High School Performing Arts Center, 1124 Saco St., Maumee. Tickets $15 at tututix.com/perrysburgdanceacademy/.

■The University of Toledo Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Matthew Forte, tackles Holst’s The Planets assisted by the Rocket Choristers 8 p.m. Friday at the Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle, 2445 Monroe St. Tickets $5-$10 at 419-530-2787 or utoledo.tix.com.

■ The University of Toledo Glee Club and Rocket Choristers offer their semester-end concert 7 p.m. Saturday. The University of Toledo Children’s Choir performs 4 p.m. Sunday. Both concerts are at Doerman Theatre, University Hall, 2801 West Bancroft Ave. Tickets at 419-530-2787 or utoledo.tix.com.

■ Owens Concert Band presents a free holiday concert with soloist saxophonist Gary Herren 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Mainstage Theatre, Owens Community College Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg. 576-661-7081 or owens.edu.

■ Tower Brass Quintet gives a free Christmas Concert 6 p.m. Saturday at Community of Christ Lutheran Church, 6517 Finzel Rd., Whitehouse. 419-877-0607 or towerbrassquintet.com.

■ Clarence Smith Community Chorus hosts A Community Celebration of Christmas assisted by the Central Catholic High School Glee Club and T.H.E. Modern Dance Company 6 p.m. Saturday at Monroe Street United Methodist Church, 3613 Monroe St. More information at 419-283-1434 or 419-243-1958; tickets ($9-$13 advance, $11-$15 door) at CSCChorus.com.

■ The Maumee Community Band plays a free Holiday Concert 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Maumee Branch of the Toledo Lucas County Public Library, 501 River Rd., Maumee.

■ Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra offers Sounds of the Season 7:30 p.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church, 601 East Boundary St., Perrysburg. Tickets $10-$15 at the door.

■ Perrysburg Chorale and Owens Voices Choir present a free Classical Christmas 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First United Methodist Church, 200 West Second St., Perrysburg.

■ The Most Blessed Sacrament Parish Choir offers their 11th annual holiday concert followed by a reception 7 p.m. Saturday in the “Winter Scape” of the Donnelly Neighborhood Center, 4255 Bellevue Rd. Tickets $10 concert and $20 reception and concert (advance sale only) at 419-472-2288 ext. 220.

■ The piano studio of Darlene Stammer present Christmas by the Fireside 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Bedford Public Library, 8575 Jackman Rd., Temperance, Mich.

■ Prizm Duo Studios presents a free voice and piano holiday concert 2 p.m. Saturday at the Mainstage Theatre, Owens Community College Center for Fine and Performing Arts, 30335 Oregon Rd., Perrysburg.

■ Forté Music School holds a Winter Student Showcase with over 400 students performing on eight free recitals: 6:30 p.m. Thursday; 6 p.m. Friday; and 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4 p.m., and 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Harvest Lane Alliance Church, 5132 Harvest Lane. 419-471-2100 or ForteMusic419.com.

■ A TransSiberian Orchestra Tribute is offered by Siberian Solstice 7 p.m. Friday at the Fayette Opera House, 105 East Main ST., Fayette. Tickets $15 at 419-237-2721 or operahouse-fayette.org.

■ Today’s Brass Quintet offers a Croissant Concert 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Detroit’s most talented jazz musicians revisit the music of Billy Strayhorn in Something to Live For, 8 p.m. Saturday. Both events are at the Kerrytown Concert House, 415 North Fourth Ave., Ann Arbor. Tickets $10-$40 at 734-269-2999 or kerrytownconcerthouse.com.

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